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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
RJ Machismo
4-0 115
130.58
 
VS
proj
Kevin Shea's Team
103 1-3
126.27

RJ Machismo defeat Kevin Shea's Team to remain unbeaten, 115-103

RJ Machismo won their fourth matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Kevin Shea's Team, emerging victorious with a 115-103 win. It was the third consecutive loss for Kevin Shea's Team. Kevin Shea's Team jumped out to a 57-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Roquan Smith (20 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (17). But RJ Machismo held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray (23 points) and Marquise Brown (17). RJ Machismo (4-0) will look to maintain their momentum against TC's Goon Squad, while Kevin Shea's Team (1-3) will try to right the ship against Touch Down Town.

Matchup Timeline

  RJ Machismo   Kevin Shea's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert scored 10 points against the Chiefs in Week 4 to more-than-double his 4.57-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Goedert will battle the Panthers.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

RJ Machismo
Points
% of total points 115
1
Kyler Murray
QB
23
22.4
20%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
17
7.84
14.8%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
16
15.88
13.9%
4
Budda Baker
S
15
16.33
13%
Kevin Shea's Team
Points
% of total points 103
1
Roquan Smith
LB
20
18.77
19.4%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
17
11.06
16.5%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
14
12.15
13.6%
4
Jonathan Allen
DT
11
8.7
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 41-yard touchdown pass for RJ Machismo, while Marquise Brown had a 49-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 108-92 lead for RJ Machismo.

Points By Position

  RJ Machismo   Kevin Shea's Team

Game Notes

RJ Machismo got the victory even though only five of their 12 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Kevin Shea's Team had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
RJ Machismo won despite starting Robbie Gould, who scored zero points.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the year.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
RJ Machismo ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Kevin Shea's Team ranked 9th.
The matchup's 12-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did RJ Machismo get the win, but they also easily covered the 4.31-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Roquan Smith officially put up the fourth-best scoring output for any LB this season with 20 points.

Next Week Preview

RJ Machismo
Week 5 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. RJ Machismo (4-0) are on a four-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (TC's Goon Squad, 3-1), come in as winners of two in a row. After four weeks of action, RJ Machismo are ranked fifth in points scored, while TC's Goon Squad have put up the seventh-highest point total in Machismo League. Over the last three weeks, RJ Machismo have scored 131 points per game, while TC's Goon Squad have averaged 118 per contest.
Kevin Shea's Team
One losing streak will conclude in Week 5 as ninth-place Kevin Shea's Team have now lost three consecutive games while their opponent, Touch Down Town, have dropped four straight. Four weeks into the 2021 season, Kevin Shea's Team are ranked sixth in points scored, while Touch Down Town have scored the league's lowest point total. Over the last three weeks, Kevin Shea's Team has put up 123 points per game, while Touch Down Town has averaged just 76.33 per contest.