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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Big Blue Gators
3-1 108.36
123.74
 
VS
proj
ATL Steel Town
107.88 2-2
126.15

Big Blue Gators find way to knock off ATL Steel Town in 108.36-107.88 cliff-hanger despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Big Blue Gators did enough to beat ATL Steel Town. Predicted to lose by a score of 126.15-123.74, Big Blue Gators eked out a 108.36-107.88 win over ATL Steel Town. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Big Blue Gators led 108.36-81.68 heading into Monday night. ATL Steel Town made them sweat behind Cooper Kupp, who caught 14 passes for 122 yards for 26.2 points. Big Blue Gators were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 249 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 34 yards for 23.36 points, and Davante Adams, who caught 9 passes for 101 yards (19.5 points). Big Blue Gators (3-1) will look to get another W against The Boss, while ATL Steel Town (2-2) will attempt to get back on track against Keenan & Kelce.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Blue Gators   ATL Steel Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (8 Rec, 72 Rec Yds) scored 15.2 points against the Saints in Week 4. He scored 17% more than his 12.99-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Thielen will face the Bears next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Big Blue Gators
Points
% of total points 108.36
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.36
21.67
21.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
19.5
16.99
18%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
15.2
12.99
14%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
11.6
11.22
10.7%
ATL Steel Town
Points
% of total points 107.88
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
26.2
22.61
24.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
22.88
19.56
21.2%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
12.9
12.28
12%
4
Khalil Herbert
RB
11.1
12.85
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Evan McPherson had a 57-yard field goal for Big Blue Gators, contributing to an 11.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Big Blue Gators owned an 85.00-60.78 lead. For Big Blue Gators, DeVante Parker had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for ATL Steel Town with a 23-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Big Blue Gators   ATL Steel Town

What If

Big Blue Gators would have beaten five other teams besides ATL Steel Town this week.
ATL Steel Town would have lost to nine other teams besides Big Blue Gators this week.
Big Blue Gators would be 3-1 if they played ATL Steel Town every week.
Last week, Big Blue Gators would have been victorious over ATL Steel Town 157.28-121.46.
Big Blue Gators would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ATL Steel Town.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Big Blue Gators, ATL Steel Town would be 3-0.
If Big Blue Gators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-25.
If they played every team every week, ATL Steel Town would be 26-34.

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