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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Pump it up
1-3 118.58
116.24
 
VS
proj
Hoodsta 2
78.66 0-4
95.25

Pump it up knock off Hoodsta 2 in 118.58-78.66 runaway

Despite similar records, Pump it up held a big season point advantage over Hoodsta 2 coming into this one (466-356), and they lived up to their reputation with an easy victory, rolling to a 118.58-78.66 win. Pump it up grabbed an 11.00-point lead on Thursday behind Evan McPherson and never relinquished it. Patrick Mahomes (249 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 34 Rush Yds) and Jamaal Williams (108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) were the leaders for Hoodsta 2 in defeat. Pump it up (1-3) will look to build on their success against Cbone's Choice Team, while Hoodsta 2 (0-4) attempt to right the ship against Ralph's Reasonable Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Pump it up   Hoodsta 2

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pierce was one of five starters to overachieve for Pump it up this week. He scored 22.9 points (131 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) in a 34-24 lost to the Chargers to more-than-double his 9.86-point projection. Pierce ranks #53 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Dameon Pierce

Top Player Comparison

Pump it up
Points
% of total points 118.58
1
Kyler Murray
QB
23.88
20.37
20.1%
2
Dameon Pierce
RB
22.9
9.86
19.3%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
19.2
18.64
16.2%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.9
15.26
12.6%
Hoodsta 2
Points
% of total points 78.66
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24.36
22.42
31%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
23.4
14.02
29.7%
3
Ryan Succop
K
8
8.14
10.2%
4
Najee Harris
RB
7.4
13.28
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Evan McPherson had a 57-yard field goal for Pump it up, helping to give the team an 11.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Pump it up owned a 47.30-42.40 lead. For Pump it up, Dameon Pierce had a 75-yard touchdown run. Jamaal Williams made the highlight reel for Hoodsta 2 with a 51-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Pump it up, contributing to a 71.18-46.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pump it up   Hoodsta 2

What If

Pump it up would have beaten four other teams besides Hoodsta 2 this week.
Hoodsta 2 would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Pump it up would be 3-1 if they played Hoodsta 2 every week.
Had they played each other last week, Pump it up would have defeated Hoodsta 2 90.36-78.58.
Pump it up would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hoodsta 2.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pump it up, Hoodsta 2 would be 0-3.
If Pump it up had played every team in the league each week, they would be 20-16.
If they played every team every week, Hoodsta 2 would be 5-31.

Coach Talk

Pump it up
You know, the key to football is finding the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling Hoodsta 2 at the wide receiver position (32.6 points to 7.6).
Hoodsta 2
Hey, it's possible that Hoodsta 2 would be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 10 total targets in Week 4, their three wide receivers apparently spent the majority of their games blocking downfield and running decoy routes.