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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Leader of the PACK
3-1 238.7
207.56
 
VS
proj
Raiders soul smasher
175.1 1-3
230.17

Leader of the PACK beat Raiders soul smasher for third straight win, 238.7-175.1

Leader of the PACK extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Raiders soul smasher, emerging victorious with a 238.7-175.1 win. Leader of the PACK never trailed in this one after nabbing a 10.0-point lead on Thursday behind Laviska Shenault Jr. (15 points). Ben Roethlisberger (232 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Leonard Fournette (91 Rush Yds, 47 Rec Yds) led the charge for Raiders soul smasher in the loss. Leader of the PACK (3-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Raiders4Life, while Raiders soul smasher (1-3) will match up against Outlaws in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Leader of the PACK   Raiders soul smasher

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuel (8 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 34.2 points against the Seahawks in Week 4. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.07-point projection and was much higher than his 21.1-point season scoring average. Samuel ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Leader of the PACK
Points
% of total points 238.7
1
Josh Allen
QB
49.9
62.85
20.9%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
34.2
13.07
14.3%
3
DJ Moore
WR
29.4
14.88
12.3%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
18.4
13.12
7.7%
Raiders soul smasher
Points
% of total points 175.1
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
39.2
53.05
22.4%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
15.3
12.37
8.7%
3
Matt Prater
K
15
8.53
8.6%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
14.5
14.27
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Laviska Shenault Jr. had a 52-yard catch for Leader of the PACK, helping to give the team a 15.0-5.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Leader of the PACK to contribute to a 146.0-60.5 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Leader of the PACK emerged with a 231.7-158.2 lead. For Leader of the PACK, Deebo Samuel had a 76-yard touchdown catch. Ben Roethlisberger had a 45-yard touchdown pass for Raiders soul smasher, while Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Leader of the PACK   Raiders soul smasher

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Leader of the PACK scored more in this matchup (238.7) than their season average (205.3).
Leader of the PACK are on fire, with victories in three straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. Raiders soul smasher need some help then, averaging just 179.78 versus Leader of the PACK's 205.3.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Leader of the PACK (3-1) have a better record than Raiders soul smasher (1-3).
Even the computers think Leader of the PACK have better players. Their projected average points is higher (212.21) than Raiders soul smasher (201.39).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Leader of the PACK has left fewer points on the bench this season (302.3) than Raiders soul smasher (421.4).
Leader of the PACK have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Raiders soul smasher (1 vs 0).
Leader of the PACK should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Raiders soul smasher (2 vs 1).
Leader of the PACK have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Raiders soul smasher (32 vs 24).
By position, Leader of the PACK have outscored Raiders soul smasher at QB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Leader of the PACK has a higher average scoring margin (12) than Raiders soul smasher this season (-6).
The starters for Leader of the PACK had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Raiders soul smasher (2).
There's not much good to say about Raiders soul smasher this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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