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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
AlexVerdugo
4-0 139.88
96.84
 
VS
proj
zxz_alexandre
111.86 2-2
97.19

AlexVerdugo climb into top spot in 139.88-111.86 rout

AlexVerdugo ascended to the top of the standings in TDL Advanced 2018 B with a convincing victory over zxz_alexandre, cruising to a 139.88-111.86 win. AlexVerdugo jumped out to a 31.68-point lead on Thursday behind a impressive showing from Kirk Cousins, who passed for 422 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards. zxz_alexandre came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (30 points) and Matt Ryan (29.26). Not to be deterred, AlexVerdugo rallied later that night, as John Brown (17.9 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (6) put them back ahead for good. AlexVerdugo (4-0) have now won four straight and will look to build on their success against Trigger. zxz_alexandre (2-2) attempt to right the ship against Chief.

Matchup Timeline

  AlexVerdugo   zxz_alexandre

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.99 points, Brown more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 17.9 points as the Ravens beat the Steelers 26-14. He caught 3 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on AlexVerdugo this week. In Week 5, Brown and the Ravens will play the Browns.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

AlexVerdugo
Points
% of total points 139.88
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
36.1
18.25
25.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
31.68
18.25
22.6%
3
John Brown
WR
17.9
7.99
12.8%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
15.7
11.26
11.2%
zxz_alexandre
Points
% of total points 111.86
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
30
16.86
26.8%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
29.26
19.78
26.2%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
10
7.7
8.9%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
10
6.53
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kirk Cousins had a 45-yard touchdown pass for AlexVerdugo, helping to stake the team to a 31.68-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, zxz_alexandre emerged with a 111.86-61.38 lead. Marshawn Lynch had a 52-yard run for AlexVerdugo, while Matt Bryant had a 55-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Ezekiel Elliott had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard run for zxz_alexandre, while Matt Ryan had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 49-yard touchdown run for AlexVerdugo, who trailed 111.86-97.48 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 71-yard catch for AlexVerdugo to contribute to a 126.08-111.86 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  AlexVerdugo   zxz_alexandre

What If

AlexVerdugo would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
zxz_alexandre would have lost to just one other team besides AlexVerdugo this week.
If AlexVerdugo played zxz_alexandre every week this season, they'd be 3-1.
Last week, zxz_alexandre would have topped AlexVerdugo 109-81.
AlexVerdugo would be 3-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as zxz_alexandre.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as AlexVerdugo, zxz_alexandre would be 1-2.
If AlexVerdugo had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-10.
If they played every team every week, zxz_alexandre would be 23-21.

Coach Talk

AlexVerdugo
Hey, we admire the confidence, AlexVerdugo. Deploying a starter with zero points (the Carolina Panthers defense), while still earning the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. We just ask you to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
zxz_alexandre
Unless zxz_alexandre wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" is definitely not an excuse this week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 45 targets in Week 4. With just 27 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.