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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Yokels
1-3 130.68
102.27
 
VS
proj
The Foxx Force
103.75 1-3
100.66

Yokels hand The Foxx Force third straight loss in 130.68-103.75 beatdown

Yokels rolled to a 130.68-103.75 win to hand The Foxx Force their third straight loss. Yokels earned a 34.30-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Tee Higgins and Tyreek Hill. Higgins caught 7 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown for 18.4 points, while Hill caught 10 passes for 160 yards (15.9 points). The Foxx Force came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Justin Herbert (24.9 points) and Nick Chubb (18.7). Not to be deterred, Yokels rallied later that afternoon, as Kyler Murray (26.68 points) put them back on top once and for all. Yokels (1-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Sea Devil, while The Foxx Force (1-3) attempt to get back on track against TheRapists.

Matchup Timeline

  Yokels   The Foxx Force

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (60 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 49 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 28.9 points against the Texans in Week 4. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.06-point projection and was much higher than his 12.7-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Yokels
Points
% of total points 130.68
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
28.9
13.06
22.1%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
26.68
21.93
20.4%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
18.4
10.74
14.1%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.9
11.38
12.2%
The Foxx Force
Points
% of total points 103.75
1
Justin Herbert
QB
24.9
24.5
24%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
18.7
13.3
18%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
15.7
11.37
15.1%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
14.9
8.6
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tee Higgins had a 59-yard touchdown catch for Yokels, while Tyreek Hill had a 64-yard catch, helping Yokels to a 34.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which The Foxx Force owned a 95.75-90.60 lead. For Yokels, Austin Ekeler had a 20-yard touchdown run. Justin Herbert had a 50-yard pass for The Foxx Force, while Nick Chubb had a 28-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Yokels to contribute to a 117.28-95.75 lead for the team.
Monday
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 32-yard touchdown run for Yokels on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Yokels   The Foxx Force

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 9) of the starters on Yokels scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Foxx Force lost despite six of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
Yokels put up more points than their season scoring average (97.85) while The Foxx Force fell short of theirs (104.15).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Not only did Yokels win, but they also covered the 1.61-point projected margin of victory.
Yokels moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while The Foxx Force falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Justin Herbert scored 24.9 points, the fifth-highest score for a QB this week.

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