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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Sparkles and Pleases!
2-2 125.45
115.96
 
VS
proj
THE BIG DOGS
101.95 2-2
123.63

THE BIG DOGS fall short of projections, lose to Sparkles and Pleases! in 125.45-101.95 beatdown

THE BIG DOGS failed to bring their A game, as Sparkles and Pleases! cruised to a 125.45-101.95 win. There wasn't much drama in this one, as Sparkles and Pleases! jumped out to a 47.05-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Justin Jefferson (31 points) and Miles Sanders (29.6). Josh Allen (213 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 70 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (9 Pts Allowed, 257 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for THE BIG DOGS in the loss. Sparkles and Pleases! (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Papasmrff360, while THE BIG DOGS (2-2) will attempt to right the ship against Charlie's Tunas.

Matchup Timeline

  Sparkles and Pleases!   THE BIG DOGS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 29.6 points, Sanders more-than-doubled his 12.19-point projection as the Eagles beat the Jaguars 29-21. He racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Sanders will square off against the Cardinals in Week 5.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Sparkles and Pleases!
Points
% of total points 125.45
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
31
18
24.7%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
29.85
21.09
23.8%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
29.6
12.19
23.6%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
14.5
16.1
11.6%
THE BIG DOGS
Points
% of total points 101.95
1
Josh Allen
QB
25.65
30.25
25.2%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
21
7.83
20.6%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
16.7
11.17
16.4%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.6
14.7
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 41-yard catch for Sparkles and Pleases!, helping the team to a 92.30-45.25 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard pass for Sparkles and Pleases!, contributing to a 122.15-71.35 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Sparkles and Pleases!   THE BIG DOGS

StatSmack

Sparkles and Pleases! must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (125.45) than their season average (109.85).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. THE BIG DOGS has left more points on the bench this season (189.1) than Sparkles and Pleases! (135).
Once Sparkles and Pleases! put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than THE BIG DOGS (2 vs 0).
Sparkles and Pleases! see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than THE BIG DOGS (0).
Sparkles and Pleases! are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than THE BIG DOGS (0 vs 1).
Sparkles and Pleases! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than THE BIG DOGS (2 vs 1).
THE BIG DOGS have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Sparkles and Pleases! (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Sparkles and Pleases! have outscored THE BIG DOGS at WR and K this season.
The starters for Sparkles and Pleases! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for THE BIG DOGS (0).
Hey THE BIG DOGS, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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