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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
You Dirty Rat
3-1 113.98
120.26
 
VS
proj
STINGERS
107.8 1-3
96.87

You Dirty Rat defeat STINGERS for third straight win, 113.98-107.80

You Dirty Rat extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over STINGERS, earning a 113.98-107.80 win. You Dirty Rat earned an early 15.90-point lead on Thursday. STINGERS came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Miles Sanders (28.6 points) and Justin Herbert (21.1). Not to be deterred, You Dirty Rat got it going later that afternoon, as Josh Jacobs (32 points) and Kyler Murray (23.88) put them back in the lead for good. You Dirty Rat (3-1) will look to get another W against bobtoo999's Optimal Team, while STINGERS (1-3) will attempt to get back on track against Kevin's Standout Team.

Matchup Timeline

  You Dirty Rat   STINGERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray was one of four starters to overachieve for You Dirty Rat this week. He scored 23.88 points (207 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) in a 26-16 win over the Panthers to beat his 20.37-point projection. Murray ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

You Dirty Rat
Points
% of total points 113.98
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
32
11.61
28.1%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
23.88
20.37
21%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21.3
16.33
18.7%
4
Evan McPherson
K
11
9.75
9.7%
STINGERS
Points
% of total points 107.8
1
Miles Sanders
RB
28.6
11.12
26.5%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
21.1
21.48
19.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19.7
13.45
18.3%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
11.2
10.6
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Evan McPherson had a 57-yard field goal for You Dirty Rat, helping to give the team a 15.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Justin Herbert had a 50-yard pass for STINGERS, helping the team to an 88.10-29.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Josh Jacobs had a 43-yard run for You Dirty Rat, while Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 113.98-88.10 lead for You Dirty Rat.

Points By Position

  You Dirty Rat   STINGERS

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on You Dirty Rat exceeded their scoring projections.
STINGERS lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection.
STINGERS can partially blame the loss on Michael Thomas, who didn't score any points.
You Dirty Rat put up fewer points than their season scoring average (129.96) while STINGERS scored above theirs (98.08).
You Dirty Rat got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while STINGERS exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 6.18-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with You Dirty Rat. They won, but did not cover the 23.39-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Miles Sanders (28.6 points) officially put up the top overall score of any player on STINGERS this season.

Next Week Preview

You Dirty Rat
In a matchup between teams separated by just a game in the standings, You Dirty Rat (3-1) will square off against bobtoo999's Optimal Team (2-2) in Week 5. Four weeks into the season, You Dirty Rat are ranked first in points scored, while bobtoo999's Optimal Team have put up the league's third-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, You Dirty Rat have scored 137.71 points per game, while bobtoo999's Optimal Team have averaged 119.88 per contest.
STINGERS
Two teams with matching 1-3 records, eighth-place STINGERS are set to face ninth-place Kevin's Standout Team next week. Four weeks into the 2022 season, STINGERS have posted the league's third-lowest point total. Kevin's Standout Team (91.33 PPG) are ranked last. In terms of recent scoring production, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. STINGERS has put up 92.5 points per game over the last three weeks, while Kevin's Standout Team has averaged 92.02 per matchup over that same period.