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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Chester Rat's
2-2 136.5
114.04
 
VS
proj
Arkansas Razorbacks
123.18 2-2
113.79

Chester Rat's beat predictions, come back to defeat Arkansas Razorbacks, 136.50-123.18

Chester Rat's showed up and outperformed expectations, rallying for a 136.50-123.18 win over Arkansas Razorbacks. Despite trailing 123.18-115.80 heading into Monday night, Chester Rat's roared back behind Deebo Samuel (6 Rec, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Rashaad Penny (151 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Mike Evans (8 Rec, 103 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the top performers for Arkansas Razorbacks in defeat. Chester Rat's (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Aiden's Amazing Team, while Arkansas Razorbacks (2-2) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Tiderrrrrr's Crazy Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Chester Rat's   Arkansas Razorbacks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 109 yards from scrimmage and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Texans, Ekeler recorded 31.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.4-point projection and was much higher than his 16.08-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

Chester Rat's
Points
% of total points 136.5
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
31.9
15.4
23.4%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
21.1
21.48
15.5%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
20.7
14.55
15.2%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
18.7
14.15
13.7%
Arkansas Razorbacks
Points
% of total points 123.18
1
Rashaad Penny
RB
28.2
10.35
22.9%
2
Mike Evans
WR
26.3
14.34
21.4%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
23.88
20.37
19.4%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.9
15.26
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Chester Rat's became the proud owner of a 94.10-42.00 lead. Austin Ekeler had a 20-yard touchdown run for Chester Rat's, while Justin Herbert had a 50-yard pass. Rashaad Penny made the highlight reel for Arkansas Razorbacks with a 41-yard touchdown run and a 36-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Arkansas Razorbacks, who trailed 115.80-74.88 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Deebo Samuel had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Chester Rat's on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Chester Rat's   Arkansas Razorbacks

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Chester Rat's exceeded their projected point totals.
Arkansas Razorbacks lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
Arkansas Razorbacks can partially blame the loss on Dalton Schultz, who didn't score any points.
Both teams recorded their top point totals of the year.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Arkansas Razorbacks ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Chester Rat's put up the 1st-best score.
The 136.5 points scored by Chester Rat's are the 5th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 13.32-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Chester Rat's get the W, but they also covered the 0.25-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Chester Rat's moves to (1-0), while Arkansas Razorbacks falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Rashaad Penny recorded 28.2 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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