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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Chicken nuggets
2-2 163.96
140.55
 
VS
proj
WinterbothamWankers
156.61 0-4
137.39

Back-and-forth battle ends with Chicken nuggets coming back to defeat WinterbothamWankers, 163.96-156.61

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Chicken nuggets came from behind to earn a 163.96-156.61 win to hand WinterbothamWankers their fourth straight loss to open the season. After trailing 156.61-144.11 heading into Monday night, Chicken nuggets made a run behind Jared Cook (14.5 points) and Keenan Allen (5.35). Sam Darnold (301 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Dak Prescott (188 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds) did their part for WinterbothamWankers in the loss. Chicken nuggets (2-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Molly Hatchet, while WinterbothamWankers (0-4) will face The RC Padres in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicken nuggets   WinterbothamWankers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense was one of five starters to overachieve for Chicken nuggets this week. They scored 23 points (0 Pts Allowed, 109 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) against the Texans in Week 4 to more-than-double their 9.32-point projection. The Bills defense ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Chicken nuggets
Points
% of total points 163.96
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
39.35
15.95
24%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
24.96
25.34
15.2%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
23
9.32
14%
4
James Robinson
RB
19.85
10.75
12.1%
WinterbothamWankers
Points
% of total points 156.61
1
Sam Darnold
QB
36.44
23.23
23.3%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
29.12
26.91
18.6%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
25.8
12.98
16.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
14.61
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was WinterbothamWankers who claimed the lead, 130.01-115.75. For Chicken nuggets, Tyreek Hill had a 44-yard touchdown catch. Dak Prescott had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for WinterbothamWankers, while Terry McLaurin had a 33-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Chicken nuggets   WinterbothamWankers

What If

Chicken nuggets would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
WinterbothamWankers would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Chicken nuggets this week.
Chicken nuggets would be 4-0 if they played WinterbothamWankers every week.
Chicken nuggets would have gotten the victory over WinterbothamWankers 123.56-115.78 had they played each other last week.
Chicken nuggets would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WinterbothamWankers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicken nuggets, WinterbothamWankers would be 0-3.
If Chicken nuggets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-14.
If they played every team every week, WinterbothamWankers would be 11-25.

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