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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Philly Phresh
2-2 94.5
86.44
 
VS
proj
Spoon
54.5 1-3
82.01

Spoon succumb to Philly Phresh in 94.5-54.5 beatdown

There's no way around it, Spoon underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Philly Phresh cruised to a 94.5-54.5 win. Philly Phresh took an 18.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Justin Jefferson (20 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (9) and never let it go. Nick Chubb (13 points) and Brandin Cooks (11) were the leaders for Spoon in the loss. Philly Phresh (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Well Oiled Machine, while Spoon (1-3) try to right the ship against Gritz Blitz.

Matchup Timeline

  Philly Phresh   Spoon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson caught 10 passes for 147 yards as the Vikings beat the Saints 28-25. In doing so, he put up 20 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Philly Phresh this week. Jefferson will square off against the Bears in Week 5.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 94.5
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
20
8.72
21.2%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
14.5
7.32
15.3%
3
Courtland Sutton
WR
9
7.07
9.5%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
9
12.48
9.5%
Spoon
Points
% of total points 54.5
1
Nick Chubb
RB
13
8.6
23.9%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
11
7.38
20.2%
3
Nick Folk
K
6
6.29
11%
4
Bobby Okereke
LB
5
4.65
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Philly Phresh owned a 61.0-42.5 lead. For Philly Phresh, Justin Jefferson had a 41-yard catch. Nick Chubb had a 28-yard touchdown run for Spoon, while Kirk Cousins had a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard pass for Philly Phresh, contributing to a 94.5-52.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Philly Phresh   Spoon

Game Notes

Seven of the 12 starters on Philly Phresh exceeded their projected point totals.
Spoon had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Spoon can partially blame the loss on Mike Jackson, who didn't score any points.
Philly Phresh put up more points than their season scoring average (86.25) while Spoon fell short of theirs (71.38).
Philly Phresh put up more points than their projected total, while Spoon fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 40-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Philly Phresh earn the win, but they also easily covered the 4.43-point projected margin of victory.
Philly Phresh moves to (1-1) in blowout games this year, while Spoon falls to (1-1).
On the losing side, Nick Chubb registered 13 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

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