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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Packer backer
2-2 124.96
128.55
 
VS
proj
Boston TE Party
96.84 1-3
119.89

Offensively challenged Packer backer top Boston TE Party, 124.96-96.84

Packer backer secured a 124.96-96.84 win over Boston TE Party in spite of ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week. Packer backer jumped out to a 61.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 57.2 points from Melvin Gordon III (104 Rush Yds, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Julio Jones (9 Rec, 173 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Tyler Boyd (11 Rec, 100 Rec Yds) and John Brown (3 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Boston TE Party in the loss. Packer backer (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against OBJYN, while Boston TE Party (1-3) attempt to get back on track against Instant Kamara.

Matchup Timeline

  Packer backer   Boston TE Party

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 159 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the 49ers, Gordon III recorded 30.9 points this week. He scored 58.8% more than his 19.46-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Gordon III ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Packer backer
Points
% of total points 124.96
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
30.9
19.46
24.7%
2
Julio Jones
WR
26.3
17.78
21%
3
Tom Brady
QB
20.96
20.67
16.8%
4
Mason Crosby
K
14
8.92
11.2%
Boston TE Party
Points
% of total points 96.84
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
21
12.9
21.7%
2
John Brown
WR
20.9
11.68
21.6%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
17.2
19.96
17.8%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
13.6
11.18
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Packer backer boasted a 113.66-52.04 lead. Mason Crosby had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Packer backer, while Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 48-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for Boston TE Party, while Austin Ekeler had a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 71-yard catch for Boston TE Party, while Antonio Brown had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Boston TE Party, who trailed 113.66-96.84 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Packer backer   Boston TE Party

Game Notes

Packer backer won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Boston TE Party had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Packer backer won despite starting O.J. Howard, who scored zero points.
Packer backer put up more points than their season scoring average (117.06) while Boston TE Party fell short of theirs (112.61).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Packer backer ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Boston TE Party ranked 10th.
This victory ends a streak of two consecutive losses for Packer backer.
Not only did Packer backer earn the win, but they also easily covered the 8.66-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Packer backer
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to stout production from our ball-carriers, our team certainly took that to heart this past week. We doubled Boston TE Party up at running back (41.6 points to 20.3). With 159 total yards and a TD, Melvin Gordon III did most of the heavy lifting, while Tevin Coleman chipped in with 77 yards.
Boston TE Party
Your quarterback threw one interception and no touchdowns? We may have quite a dilemma on our hands here. Was Ryan Fitzpatrick really that out-of-sync with his receivers, or was the Dolphins secondary just that stout defending the pass? You'll need to decide one way or the other... Boston TE Party. The Buccaneers have a bye next week, so luckily you have some extra time to ponder that one!