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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
tardy perch
4-0 460.69
481.91
 
VS
proj
Word
372.08 2-2
384.14

tardy perch top Word to remain unbeaten, 460.69-372.08

tardy perch won their fourth straight to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Word, earning a 460.69-372.08 win. tardy perch nabbed an early 69.38-point lead on Thursday. Word bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Jalen Hurts (55.35 points) and DK Metcalf (50.8). Unphased, tardy perch made a run later that afternoon, as Marquise Brown (41.6 points) and Greg Dortch (6.6) put them back ahead for good. tardy perch (4-0) will look to earn another win against Strikers, while Word (2-2) try to right the ship against brandon's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  tardy perch   Word

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 55.98 points, Pierce nearly doubled his 30.21-point projection as the Texans lost to the Chargers 34-24. He ran for 131 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on tardy perch this week. Next week, Pierce will go up against the Jaguars.
Dameon Pierce

Top Player Comparison

tardy perch
Points
% of total points 460.69
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
63.88
39.75
13.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
59.85
59.29
13%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
55.98
30.21
12.2%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
51.4
36.3
11.2%
Word
Points
% of total points 372.08
1
Mike Evans
WR
56.6
35.89
15.2%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
55.35
64.72
14.9%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
50.8
28.35
13.7%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
37.5
40.49
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tyreek Hill had a 64-yard catch for tardy perch to contribute to a 69.38-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Word emerged with a 261.18-259.49 lead. Dameon Pierce had a 75-yard touchdown run for tardy perch, while CeeDee Lamb had a 30-yard touchdown catch. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for Word with a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Marquise Brown had a 23-yard touchdown catch for tardy perch to contribute to a 307.69-296.08 lead for the team.
Monday
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 32-yard touchdown run for tardy perch during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  tardy perch   Word

StatSmack

tardy perch are looking unstoppable, with victories in four straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. tardy perch are doing a better job of that, averaging 483.4 versus Word's 444.26.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. tardy perch (4-0) have a better record than Word (2-2).
Even the computers think tardy perch have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (485.65) than Word (445.95).
tardy perch don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Word (1 vs 0).
tardy perch should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Word (2 vs 1).
tardy perch have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Word (36 vs 29).
By position, tardy perch have outscored Word at QB, RB, DEF, and IDP this season.
tardy perch don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 112 points, highest in the league.
The starters for tardy perch had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Word (1).
Don't worry Word, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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