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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
SIXBURGH
2-2 152.48
111.51
 
VS
proj
Nightmare LI
71.1 0-4
106.21

SIXBURGH hand Nightmare LI fourth straight loss in 152.48-71.10 blowout

SIXBURGH rolled to a 152.48-71.10 win to hand Nightmare LI their fourth straight loss to open the season. Nightmare LI jumped out to a 32.00-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Joe Mixon, who racked up 74 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 15.4 points, and the Cincinnati Bengals defense, who allowed 15 points, surrendered 378 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (7 points). But it was all SIXBURGH after that. They were led by Austin Ekeler (31.9 points) and Rashaad Penny (28.2). SIXBURGH (2-2) will look to add to their success against Az Redemption, while Nightmare LI (0-4) attempt to right the ship against LoKCed & Loaded.

Matchup Timeline

  SIXBURGH   Nightmare LI

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Penny was one of seven starters to overachieve for SIXBURGH this week. He scored 28.2 points (151 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) against the Lions in Week 4 to more-than-double his 10.36-point projection. Penny ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Rashaad Penny

Top Player Comparison

SIXBURGH
Points
% of total points 152.48
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
31.9
15.4
20.9%
2
Rashaad Penny
RB
28.2
10.36
18.5%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
25.88
21.55
17%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
20.7
14.54
13.6%
Nightmare LI
Points
% of total points 71.1
1
Joe Mixon
RB
15.4
16.82
21.7%
2
Breece Hall
RB
14.8
9.26
20.8%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
12
8.92
16.9%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
9.8
13.48
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Rashaad Penny had a 41-yard touchdown run and a 36-yard touchdown run for SIXBURGH, while Austin Ekeler had a 20-yard touchdown run, helping SIXBURGH to a 105.90-71.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass for SIXBURGH, helping the team to a 131.78-71.10 lead.
Monday
Deebo Samuel had a 57-yard touchdown catch for SIXBURGH on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  SIXBURGH   Nightmare LI

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. SIXBURGH scored more points in this matchup (152.48) than their season average (102.09).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Nightmare LI. They've dropped their last four matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" SIXBURGH (2-2) have a better record than Nightmare LI (0-4).
You can't win if you don't play. Nightmare LI has left more points on the bench this season (334.02) than SIXBURGH (212.8).
SIXBURGH don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Nightmare LI (1 vs 0).
SIXBURGH are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Nightmare LI (0 vs 1).
By position, SIXBURGH have outscored Nightmare LI at QB and TE this season.
SIXBURGH don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for SIXBURGH had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Nightmare LI (0).
There's not much good to say about Nightmare LI this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

SIXBURGH
You know, this sport is all about spotting the mismatches. Fueled by stellar showings by Deebo Samuel and Brandin Cooks, our team really took that to heart this past week. We royally dominated Nightmare LI at wide receiver (35.9 points to 7.4). Samuel had 115 receiving yards while Cooks logged 57 yards.
Nightmare LI
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 15 times in Week 4. Those players might need to spend more time with the JUGS machine, considering they pulled down only six balls.