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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Will McAvoy
2-2 119.26
103.87
 
VS
proj
buttfumble's Team
85.16 2-2
92.11

Will McAvoy outperform projections, earn win over buttfumble's Team in 119.26-85.16 rout

Will McAvoy showed up and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 119.26-85.16 win over buttfumble's Team, who fell short of projections. buttfumble's Team earned a 5.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Will McAvoy after that. They were led by Ezekiel Elliott (152 Rush Yds, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Ryan (419 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). The Green Bay Packers defense (23 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (15.86) did everything they could for buttfumble's Team in the loss. Will McAvoy (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against will's Team, while buttfumble's Team (2-2) will try to get back on track against Mcdulldfx.

Matchup Timeline

  Will McAvoy   buttfumble's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott (152 Rush Yds, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 30 points against the Lions in Week 4. His scoring output was 77.9% more than his 16.86-point projection and was much higher than his 17.78-point season scoring average. Elliott ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Will McAvoy
Points
% of total points 119.26
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
30
16.86
25.2%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
29.26
19.78
24.5%
3
Golden Tate
WR
25.2
8.73
21.1%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
10
6.53
8.4%
buttfumble's Team
Points
% of total points 85.16
1
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
23
8.34
27%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.86
20.18
18.6%
3
David Johnson
RB
15.2
14.1
17.8%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.3
9.53
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ezekiel Elliott had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard run for Will McAvoy, while Matt Ryan had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass to contribute to a 109.96-69.30 lead for Will McAvoy.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass for buttfumble's Team, who trailed 119.26-85.16 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Will McAvoy   buttfumble's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Will McAvoy scored more in this one (119.26) than their season average (102.58).
We heard scoring helps you win. Will McAvoy are doing a better job of that, averaging 102.58 versus buttfumble's Team's 85.87.
Even the computers think Will McAvoy have better players. Their projected average points is higher (102.75) than buttfumble's Team (95.33).
Will McAvoy don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than buttfumble's Team (2 vs 1).
Will McAvoy should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than buttfumble's Team (2 vs 1).
By position, Will McAvoy have outscored buttfumble's Team at RB and DEF this season.
Will McAvoy has a higher average scoring margin (7) than buttfumble's Team this season (-3).
The starters for Will McAvoy had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for buttfumble's Team (1).
There's not much good to say about buttfumble's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Will McAvoy
In a duel that'll showcase a pair of teams that are separated by only a game in the standings, Will McAvoy (2-2) will square off against will's Team (1-3) in Week 5.Will McAvoy might have to shuffle the deck some with DeSean Jackson and Jordan Howard out on bye next week. will's Team will be without Peyton Barber. Over the last three weeks, Will McAvoy have scored 92.68 points per game, while will's Team have averaged 77.85 per contest.
buttfumble's Team
The outlook doesn't exactly get any rosier for seventh-place buttfumble's Team, as they next get to face off against first-place and undefeated Mcdulldfx in Week 5. buttfumble's Team might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with O.J. Howard out on bye in Week 5. Over the last two weeks, buttfumble's Team has scored 81.54 points per game, while Mcdulldfx has averaged 101.76 per contest.