Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
4-0 93
105.09
 
VS
proj
BelgradePatriots
88 1-3
89.83

Desert Eagles beat BelgradePatriots to remain perfect, 93-88

Desert Eagles won their fourth game in a row to open the season with a hard-fought victory over BelgradePatriots, securing a 93-88 win. Desert Eagles took a 19-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Patrick Mahomes (278 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and Antonio Gibson (63 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Deebo Samuel (8 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tyler Bass (4-4 FG, 33 long, 4-4 XP) carried the flag for BelgradePatriots in the loss. Desert Eagles (4-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Beloglavi, while BelgradePatriots (1-3) will face off against Fools and Horses in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   BelgradePatriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Rams in Week 4, Prater made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 15 points to scored 75.8% higher than his 8.53-point projection, the third-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. In Week 5, Prater and the Cardinals will play the 49ers.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 93
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
41
28.2
44.1%
2
Matt Prater
K
15
8.53
16.1%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
13
12.01
14%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
7
8.84
7.5%
BelgradePatriots
Points
% of total points 88
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
27
9.33
30.7%
2
Tyler Bass
K
16
10.33
18.2%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
12
22.07
13.6%
4
Darren Waller
TE
11
10.94
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 44-yard touchdown pass for Desert Eagles, helping the team to a 63-44 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Desert Eagles became the proud owner of a 93-72 lead. For Desert Eagles, Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal. Deebo Samuel made the highlight reel for BelgradePatriots with a 76-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   BelgradePatriots

Game Notes

Desert Eagles emerged victorious despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
BelgradePatriots had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Desert Eagles got the win despite scoring a season-low 93 points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Desert Eagles managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 15.26-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Deebo Samuel (27 points) officially put up the third-best score for a WR this season.

More from Yahoo Sports

Desert Eagles
Hey Desert Eagles, nice victory this week! Are you ready for another challenge? Read all about Pro Pick'em and sign up today!
BelgradePatriots
You may have lost this matchup, BelgradePatriots, but I'm sure you won in your "other league." You are in multiple leagues, right? If not, what are you waiting for? The NFL Yahoo Cup is open all season long and is completely free to enter.