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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Planet united
4-0 138
98.58
 
VS
proj
Maharaja Daughters
120 2-2
102.83

Planet united knock off Maharaja Daughters to remain undefeated, 138-120

Planet united won their fourth straight game to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Maharaja Daughters, earning a 138-120 win. Planet united leapt out to a 37-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 37 points from Todd Gurley II (83 Rush Yds, 73 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Robert Woods (5 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Golden Tate (25 points) and Patrick Mahomes (24) led the way for Maharaja Daughters in the loss. Planet united (4-0) will look to get another win against V for ..., while Maharaja Daughters (2-2) try to right the ship against Shalabajzeri.

Matchup Timeline

  Planet united   Maharaja Daughters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook was one of six starters to overachieve for Planet united this week. He scored 23 points (8 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) against the Browns in Week 4 to more-than-quadruple his 5.24-point projection. Cook ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

Planet united
Points
% of total points 138
1
Philip Rivers
QB
28
22.86
20.3%
2
Jared Cook
TE
23
5.24
16.7%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
21
16.52
15.2%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
19
5.04
13.8%
Maharaja Daughters
Points
% of total points 120
1
Golden Tate
WR
25
7.83
20.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24
25.56
20%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
23
14.71
19.2%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
10
5.86
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Todd Gurley II had a 56-yard catch for Planet united, while Robert Woods had a 31-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 37-0 lead for Planet united.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Planet united boasted a 138-79 lead. For Planet united, Philip Rivers had a 22-yard touchdown pass. Golden Tate made the highlight reel for Maharaja Daughters with a 45-yard touchdown catch and a 38-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Planet united   Maharaja Daughters

Game Notes

Planet united had six of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Maharaja Daughters had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams recorded their highest point totals of the year.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Maharaja Daughters ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while Planet united put up the 1st-best score.
The 138 points scored by Planet united are the most in the league this season.
A bright spot in the defeat, Golden Tate officially registered the fourth-best score for a WR this season with 25 points.

Next Week Preview

Planet united
Planet united (4-0) are set to take on V for ... (2-2) in Week 5.Four weeks into the 2018 season, Planet united are ranked second in points scored, while V for ... have put up the league's seventh-highest point total. Over the last two weeks, Planet united have scored 122 points per game, while V for ... have averaged 108.5 per contest.
Maharaja Daughters
One losing streak will conclude in Week 5 as fifth-place Maharaja Daughters have now lost two consecutive games while the opposition, Shalabajzeri, have dropped each of their last four. Four weeks into the 2018 season, Maharaja Daughters are ranked fifth in points scored, while Shalabajzeri have scored the 11th-highest point total in Vince Lombardi Keeper League. Over the last three weeks, Maharaja Daughters has put up 101.33 points per game, while Shalabajzeri has averaged 92 per contest.