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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Magic Skol Bus
2-2 149.18
109.23
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
87.12 2-2
102.4

Magic Skol Bus smirk at predictions, defeat Nerd Herd in 149.18-87.12 blowout

Magic Skol Bus showed up, rolling to a 149.18-87.12 win over Nerd Herd, who fell short of projections. Nerd Herd jumped out to a 22.32-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive showing from Joe Burrow (348 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). But it was all Magic Skol Bus after that. They were led by Deebo Samuel (27.7 points) and Austin Ekeler (26.5). Magic Skol Bus (2-2) will look to earn another W against The Chubb Clubb, while Nerd Herd (2-2) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Packerbackers.

Matchup Timeline

  Magic Skol Bus   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuel (8 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 27.7 points in a 28-21 lost to the Seahawks in Week 4. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.39-point projection and was much higher than his 16.47-point season scoring average. Samuel ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Magic Skol Bus
Points
% of total points 149.18
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
27.7
10.39
18.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
26.5
14.16
17.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.6
13.59
16.5%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
23
9.32
15.4%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 87.12
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
24.3
11.48
27.9%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
23.7
17.54
27.2%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
22.32
20.33
25.6%
4
Harrison Butker
K
6
9.39
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Joe Burrow had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Nerd Herd, contributing to a 22.32-0.00 lead for Nerd Herd.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Nerd Herd emerged with an 82.42-48.90 lead. For Magic Skol Bus, Saquon Barkley had a 54-yard touchdown catch. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for Nerd Herd with a 33-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 76-yard touchdown catch for Magic Skol Bus to contribute to a 92.20-82.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Magic Skol Bus   Nerd Herd

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Magic Skol Bus exceeded their projected point totals.
Nerd Herd had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Magic Skol Bus had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Nerd Herd.
Magic Skol Bus put up more points than their season scoring average (105.86) while Nerd Herd fell short of theirs (98.46).
Magic Skol Bus recorded more points than their projected total, while Nerd Herd failed to reach their projection.
The 149.18 points scored by Magic Skol Bus are the 2nd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 62.06-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for Nerd Herd.
Not only did Magic Skol Bus earn the win, but they also easily covered the 6.83-point predicted margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Magic Skol Bus have been blowout wins.
In a losing effort, Terry McLaurin recorded 24.3 points, the third-best score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Magic Skol Bus
Yo, Magic Skol Bus, do you work at SpaceX or something? Not only did you win by 62+ points, you also skyrocketed up to fifth place in the league standings!
Nerd Herd
"Not getting enough opportunities" really isn't an excuse this week for Nerd Herd. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) combined to see a respectable 37 targets in Week 4. With only 18 total receptions, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.