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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
MILLER'S KILLERS
2-2 122.44
132.54
 
VS
proj
Slinks Mayhem
106.06 1-3
115.61

MILLER'S KILLERS hand Slinks Mayhem third straight loss, 122.44-106.06

MILLER'S KILLERS earned a 122.44-106.06 win to hand Slinks Mayhem their third consecutive loss. Slinks Mayhem nabbed a 4.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but MILLER'S KILLERS held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Terry McLaurin (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Derrick Henry (157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds). Cordarrelle Patterson (34 Rush Yds, 82 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Dalton Schultz (6 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Slinks Mayhem in the loss. MILLER'S KILLERS (2-2) will look to add to their success against Neopol jets, while Slinks Mayhem (1-3) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Vikes.

Matchup Timeline

  MILLER'S KILLERS   Slinks Mayhem

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McLaurin scored 27.3 points against the Falcons in Week 4 to nearly double his 14.46-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on MILLER'S KILLERS this week. In Week 5, McLaurin and the Football Team will square off against the Saints.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

MILLER'S KILLERS
Points
% of total points 122.44
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
27.3
14.46
22.3%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
24.7
18.62
20.2%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
15.6
11.47
12.7%
4
Derek Carr
QB
15.44
20.22
12.6%
Slinks Mayhem
Points
% of total points 106.06
1
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
32.1
8.24
30.3%
2
Dalton Schultz
TE
14.8
6.99
14%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
14.4
14.73
13.6%
4
Tom Brady
QB
11.06
23.75
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Slinks Mayhem who owned the lead, 79.30-74.50. For MILLER'S KILLERS, Terry McLaurin had a 33-yard touchdown catch. Cordarrelle Patterson had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Slinks Mayhem, while Amari Cooper had a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Derek Carr had a 51-yard pass for MILLER'S KILLERS on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  MILLER'S KILLERS   Slinks Mayhem

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. MILLER'S KILLERS scored fewer points in this one (122.44) than their season average of 131.59.
Slinks Mayhem are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. MILLER'S KILLERS are doing a better job of that, averaging 131.59 versus Slinks Mayhem's 118.41.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" MILLER'S KILLERS (2-2) have a better record than Slinks Mayhem (1-3).
Even the machines think MILLER'S KILLERS have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (133.6) than Slinks Mayhem (123.18).
MILLER'S KILLERS have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Slinks Mayhem (19 vs 12).
Slinks Mayhem have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than MILLER'S KILLERS (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, MILLER'S KILLERS have outscored Slinks Mayhem at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
MILLER'S KILLERS has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Slinks Mayhem this season (-4).
Don't worry Slinks Mayhem, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

MILLER'S KILLERS
Listen MILLER'S KILLERS, the good news is that we took this matchup by over 16 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through three weeks was 134.63. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Slinks Mayhem
Well, Slinks Mayhem, this week's problem is pretty easy to identify. Going with Robbie Gould in a tough fantasy matchup... we'll just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume that something like this won't happen again.