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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Nate's Awesome Team
2-2 126.62
96.96
 
VS
proj
Citrus Coolers
95.6 2-2
86.24

Nate's Awesome Team earn win over Citrus Coolers in 126.62-95.60 rout

Both teams stepped up and beat their projected point totals, but Nate's Awesome Team got the best of Citrus Coolers. Predicted to win 96.96-86.24, Nate's Awesome Team cruised to a 126.62-95.60 victory over Citrus Coolers. Nate's Awesome Team got out to a 12.00-point lead on Thursday behind Tyreek Hill (15.9 points) and never let go of it. Tom Brady (385 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (27 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Citrus Coolers in defeat. Nate's Awesome Team improve to 2-2 on the season, while Citrus Coolers fall to 2-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Nate's Awesome Team   Citrus Coolers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf scored 14.9 points against the Lions in Week 4 to beat his 8.6-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 149 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nate's Awesome Team this week. Metcalf will face the Saints in Week 5.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Nate's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 126.62
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
31.9
7.36
25.2%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.9
11.38
12.6%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
15.7
11.37
12.4%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
14.9
8.6
11.8%
Citrus Coolers
Points
% of total points 95.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.4
19.24
26.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
16.8
14.33
17.6%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
14.8
9.11
15.5%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
11.2
9.45
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 64-yard catch for Nate's Awesome Team, helping to stake the team to a 15.90-3.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Nate's Awesome Team who claimed the lead, 110.92-16.40. T.J. Hockenson had a 32-yard touchdown catch and an 81-yard catch for Nate's Awesome Team, while DK Metcalf had a 54-yard catch. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Citrus Coolers with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Marquise Brown had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Citrus Coolers, who trailed 118.62-70.20 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Nate's Awesome Team   Citrus Coolers

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Nate's Awesome Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Citrus Coolers lost despite six of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
Citrus Coolers can partially blame the loss on D'Andre Swift, who didn't score any points.
Nate's Awesome Team put up more points than their season scoring average (98.54) while Citrus Coolers fell short of theirs (102.08).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 126.62 points scored by Nate's Awesome Team are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 31.02-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Nate's Awesome Team win, but they also easily covered the 10.72-point forecasted margin of victory.
Both of the losses for Citrus Coolers have been blowout losses.
In a losing effort, Tom Brady put up 25.4 points, the best overall score for a quarterback this week.

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