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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Antonio Clowns
4-0 126.66
124.27
 
VS
proj
Arizona Golub
106.12 2-2
96.84

Antonio Clowns defeat Arizona Golub to remain unbeaten in 126.66-106.12 romp

Antonio Clowns won their fourth game in a row to open the season with an easy victory over Arizona Golub, cruising to a 126.66-106.12 win. Antonio Clowns nabbed a 7.20-point lead on Thursday behind Ja'Marr Chase (7.7 points) and never let it go. Austin Ekeler (117 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 28 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Dak Prescott (188 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Arizona Golub in defeat. Antonio Clowns (4-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Pretorians Skoczów, while Arizona Golub (2-2) seek to generate some positive momentum against Mike’s Crew.

Matchup Timeline

  Antonio Clowns   Arizona Golub

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Samuel scored 31.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 10.3-point projection and was much higher than his 18.47-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

Antonio Clowns
Points
% of total points 126.66
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
31.7
10.3
25%
2
David Montgomery
RB
25.6
12.92
20.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
13.5
13.96
10.7%
4
Tom Brady
QB
11.06
22.65
8.7%
Arizona Golub
Points
% of total points 106.12
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
29.5
14.09
27.8%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
27.02
23
25.5%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
12.9
11.4
12.2%
4
Justin Tucker
K
10
8.65
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Ja'Marr Chase had a 44-yard catch for Antonio Clowns, helping the team to a 7.70-0.50 lead.
Sunday Early
Dak Prescott hit Amari Cooper for a 35-yard touchdown pass for Arizona Golub. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 23-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 59.30-48.22 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 76-yard touchdown catch for Antonio Clowns, helping the team to a 105.60-76.62 lead.

Points By Position

  Antonio Clowns   Arizona Golub

Game Notes

Antonio Clowns won despite the fact that only three of their 12 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Arizona Golub lost despite six of their 12 starters scoring higher than their projected points.
Arizona Golub could have used points from Julio Jones and Clayton Fejedelem, as both put up goose eggs.
Arizona Golub took the loss despite scoring a season-high 106.12 points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The loss ends a streak of two consecutive wins for Arizona Golub.
Antonio Clowns managed to get the win, but did not cover the 27.43-point projected margin of victory.
Antonio Clowns moves to (3-0) in blowout games this year, while Arizona Golub falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Austin Ekeler recorded 29.5 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this season.

Next Week Preview

Antonio Clowns
Next week will feature two teams heading in opposite directions, as Antonio Clowns (4-0) go into the matchup on a four-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (Pretorians Skoczów, 0-4), have recorded four straight losses. Four weeks into the 2021 season, Antonio Clowns have tallied the second-most points in the league while Pretorians Skoczów (96.67 PPG) are ranked 11th. Over the last three weeks, Antonio Clowns have put up 121.19 points per game, while Pretorians Skoczów have averaged just 95.08 per contest.
Arizona Golub
Two teams with matching 2-2 records, ninth-place Arizona Golub are set to face sixth-place Mike’s Crew next week. Four weeks into the season, Arizona Golub are ranked last in points scored, while Mike’s Crew have posted the league's seventh-highest point total. Looking at just the last two weeks, Arizona Golub has scored 93.62 points per game, while Mike’s Crew has averaged 119.12 per contest.