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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Raiders4Life
3-1 178.5
227.55
 
VS
proj
BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE
168.3 1-3
202.02

Raiders4Life manage to top BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE 178.5-168.3

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Raiders4Life did enough to take down BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE, earning a 178.5-168.3 win. BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE earned a 16.2-point lead on Thursday, but Raiders4Life held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 278 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 26 yards for 71.4 points, and Justin Jefferson, who caught 6 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown (17.4 points). Lamar Jackson (52.4 points) and James Robinson (20.1) carried the flag for BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE in the loss. Raiders4Life (3-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Leader of the PACK, while BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE (1-3) take on Smack down boyz in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Raiders4Life   BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson was one of three starters to overachieve for Raiders4Life this week. He scored 17.4 points (6 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) against the Browns in Week 4 to just beat his 15.22-point projection. Jefferson ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Raiders4Life
Points
% of total points 178.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
71.4
62.78
40%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
17.4
15.22
9.7%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
14.1
14.23
7.9%
4
Roquan Smith
LB
12
10.63
6.7%
BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE
Points
% of total points 168.3
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
52.4
46.13
31.1%
2
James Robinson
RB
20.1
11.42
11.9%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
16.7
10.21
9.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.9
16.19
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Raiders4Life who emerged with the lead, 131.2-86.5. For Raiders4Life, Patrick Mahomes had a 44-yard touchdown pass. DeVante Parker had a 42-yard catch for BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE, while Zach Pascal had a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard touchdown pass for BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE, who trailed 168.3-163.3 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Raiders4Life   BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE

Game Notes

Raiders4Life won even though only three of their 18 starters scored higher than their point projections.
BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE had only four of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Raiders4Life had three starters score zero points, while BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE had three.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the season.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Raiders4Life ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE ranked 12th.
The matchup's 10.2-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Raiders4Life managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 25.53-point projected margin of victory.

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