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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team
2-2 168.19
171.77
 
VS
proj
Matthew's Unreal Team
128.86 0-4
104.59

Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team hand Matthew's Unreal Team fourth straight loss in 168.19-128.86 runaway

Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team rolled to a 168.19-128.86 win to hand Matthew's Unreal Team their fourth straight loss to open the season. Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team grabbed a 20.36-point lead on Thursday behind Trevor Lawrence and never let it go. Austin Ekeler (28.75 points) and Jonathan Taylor (18.4) did their part for Matthew's Unreal Team in the loss. Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team improve to 2-2 on the season, while Matthew's Unreal Team fall to 0-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team   Matthew's Unreal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chiefs in Week 4, Gainwell racked up 89 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 16.15 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team this week. In Week 5, Gainwell and the Eagles will play the Panthers.
Kenneth Gainwell

Top Player Comparison

Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team
Points
% of total points 168.19
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
20.36
18.4
12.1%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
17.6
9.24
10.5%
3
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
16.15
5.74
9.6%
4
Zack Moss
RB
12.85
10.09
7.6%
Matthew's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 128.86
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
28.75
15.9
22.3%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.4
15.52
14.3%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
17.65
10.15
13.7%
4
Jared Cook
TE
14.25
7.07
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Trevor Lawrence had a 52-yard pass for Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team, helping the team to a 20.36-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Jonathan Taylor had a 23-yard touchdown run for Matthew's Unreal Team, who trailed 125.84-56.01 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team who took the lead, 161.94-85.86. For Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team, Marquise Brown had a 49-yard touchdown catch. Chase Edmonds made the highlight reel for Matthew's Unreal Team with a 54-yard run.

Points By Position

  Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team   Matthew's Unreal Team

Game Notes

Only 11 of the 24 starters on Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Matthew's Unreal Team had only eight of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team had two starters score zero points, while Matthew's Unreal Team had 12.
Both teams scored their highest point totals of the season.
Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Matthew's Unreal Team outscored their projection.
The matchup's 39.33-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team. They got the W, but did not cover the 67.18-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Stacey's Slam-Dunk Team moves to (1-1), while Matthew's Unreal Team falls to (0-3).
A bright spot in the loss, Austin Ekeler officially recorded the fourth-highest scoring output for any RB this season with 28.75 points.

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