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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
3-1 82.64
103.49
 
VS
proj
Yeti Attack!
73.72 1-3
97.29

Offensively challenged The Mad Scientist beat Yeti Attack!, 82.64-73.72

With the 10th-ranked point total in the league for the week, The Mad Scientist were lucky to earn a win against an opponent that performed even worse, emerging victorious with an 82.64-73.72 win over Yeti Attack!. The Mad Scientist jumped out to a 32.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Ezekiel Elliott (20.3 points) and DeVonta Smith (7 Rec, 122 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Aaron Rodgers (248 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Darren Waller (4 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Yeti Attack! in the loss. The Mad Scientist (3-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Isotopes, while Yeti Attack! (1-3) match up against The Minor Prophets in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   Yeti Attack!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott (143 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 20.3 points in a 36-28 win over the Panthers in Week 4. He scored 46.5% more than his 13.86-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Elliott ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 82.64
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
13.86
24.6%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.44
22.4
23.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
12.5
11.79
15.1%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
12.2
9.45
14.8%
Yeti Attack!
Points
% of total points 73.72
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.12
21.79
32.7%
2
Darren Waller
TE
11
11.29
14.9%
3
Matt Gay
K
9
9.44
12.2%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
9
8.29
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ezekiel Elliott had a 47-yard run for The Mad Scientist, contributing to a 44.70-12.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, The Mad Scientist boasted an 80.64-62.52 lead. For The Mad Scientist, Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Yeti Attack! with a 23-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   Yeti Attack!

What If

The Mad Scientist would have beaten only one other team besides Yeti Attack! this week.
Yeti Attack! would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Yeti Attack! every week, The Mad Scientist would be 2-2 this season.
The Mad Scientist would have been victorious over Yeti Attack! 104.08-63.14 had they played each other last week.
The Mad Scientist would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Yeti Attack!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Mad Scientist, Yeti Attack! would be 1-2.
If The Mad Scientist had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-26.
If they played every team every week, Yeti Attack! would be 17-27.

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