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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
NashVegas Rebels
3-1 220.86
251.66
 
VS
proj
Kamara Chameleon
202.74 2-2
283.06

NashVegas Rebels manage to top Kamara Chameleon 220.86-202.74 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but NashVegas Rebels did enough to get the best of Kamara Chameleon, emerging victorious with a 220.86-202.74 win. Kamara Chameleon earned a 32.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but NashVegas Rebels held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Rodgers (57.16 points) and Jonathan Taylor (45.4). Justin Herbert (222 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Aaron Jones (48 Rush Yds, 51 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Kamara Chameleon in the loss. NashVegas Rebels improve to 3-1 on the season, while Kamara Chameleon fall to 2-2.

Matchup Timeline

  NashVegas Rebels   Kamara Chameleon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the Dolphins, Blankenship recorded 10 points this week. He scored 42.9% more than his 7-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Blankenship ranks #5 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Rodrigo Blankenship

Top Player Comparison

NashVegas Rebels
Points
% of total points 220.86
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
57.16
63.98
25.9%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
45.4
38.28
20.6%
3
Najee Harris
RB
43.1
39.67
19.5%
4
Noah Fant
TE
19.6
15
8.9%
Kamara Chameleon
Points
% of total points 202.74
1
Justin Herbert
QB
61.84
70.91
30.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
30.9
42.64
15.2%
3
Chuba Hubbard
RB
25.1
34.82
12.4%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
18.9
36.42
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Kamara Chameleon who emerged with the lead, 92.20-59.70. For NashVegas Rebels, Jonathan Taylor had a 23-yard touchdown run. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for Kamara Chameleon with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 23-yard touchdown pass for NashVegas Rebels to contribute to a 210.26-140.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  NashVegas Rebels   Kamara Chameleon

StatSmack

"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. NashVegas Rebels (3-1) have a better record than Kamara Chameleon (2-2).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. NashVegas Rebels has left fewer points on the bench this season (310.96) than Kamara Chameleon (562.9).
NashVegas Rebels see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Kamara Chameleon (0).
NashVegas Rebels have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Kamara Chameleon (15 vs 11).
Kamara Chameleon have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than NashVegas Rebels (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, NashVegas Rebels have outscored Kamara Chameleon at RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for NashVegas Rebels had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Kamara Chameleon (1).
Don't worry Kamara Chameleon, 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

NashVegas Rebels
Well done, NashVegas Rebels. Nice job deploying a team that won by more than 18 points this past week. Let's keep this momentum as we head into our Week 5 matchup.
Kamara Chameleon
Let's use this last matchup as a learning opportunity and try to re-focus for next week, Kamara Chameleon. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and deploy the strongest lineup possible in Week 5.