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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Blacktips
3-1 113.52
112.55
 
VS
proj
The Cosmos
105.38 1-3
103.88

Despite top scorer Herbert, The Cosmos fall to Blacktips, 113.52-105.38

The Cosmos had the highest scorer in the matchup with QB Justin Herbert posting 27.28 points, the seventh-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Blacktips, who earned a 113.52-105.38 victory. Blacktips jumped out to a 44.12-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 48.3 points from Saquon Barkley (52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Derrick Henry (157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Justin Herbert (27.28 points) and Jonathan Taylor (17.4) were the leaders for The Cosmos in the loss. Blacktips (3-1) will look to get another W against 2Snax, while The Cosmos (1-3) face off against Burger Tyme in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Blacktips   The Cosmos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense allowed only 7 points, surrendered 254 yards, and intercepted a pass in a 23-7 win over the Broncos. In doing so, they put up 11 points to scored 72.4% higher than their 6.38-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Blacktips this week. In Week 5, the Ravens will face the Colts.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Blacktips
Points
% of total points 113.52
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.6
13.59
21.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
23.7
17.54
20.9%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
20.82
21.88
18.3%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
14.4
11.87
12.7%
The Cosmos
Points
% of total points 105.38
1
Justin Herbert
QB
27.28
26.47
25.9%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.4
13.54
16.5%
3
Corey Davis
WR
17.1
8.29
16.2%
4
Najee Harris
RB
15.1
13.61
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Blacktips owned a 90.82-46.70 lead. For Blacktips, Saquon Barkley had a 54-yard touchdown catch. Jonathan Taylor had a 23-yard touchdown run for The Cosmos, while Corey Davis had a 53-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Blacktips   The Cosmos

What If

Blacktips would have beaten six other teams besides The Cosmos this week.
The Cosmos would have lost to three other teams besides Blacktips this week.
If they played The Cosmos every week, Blacktips would be 3-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Blacktips would have gotten the victory over The Cosmos 105.58-103.74.
Blacktips would be 1-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Cosmos.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blacktips, The Cosmos would be 2-1.
If Blacktips had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-15.
If they played every team every week, The Cosmos would be 13-23.

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