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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Dez Nuts
3-1 135.4
114.53
 
VS
proj
chicago bears
78.18 1-3
98.36

Dez Nuts knock off chicago bears to remain undefeated in 135.40-78.18 rout

Dez Nuts extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over chicago bears, cruising to a 135.40-78.18 win. Dez Nuts nabbed a 25.10-point lead on Thursday behind Brandin Cooks and never let it go. Julio Jones (21.8 points) and David Johnson (16.7) were the leaders for chicago bears in defeat. Dez Nuts improve to 3-1 on the season, while chicago bears fall to 1-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Dez Nuts   chicago bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooks caught 7 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown as the Rams beat the Vikings 38-31. In doing so, he put up 22.1 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Cooks will battle the Seahawks next week.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

Dez Nuts
Points
% of total points 135.4
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.1
21.98
23.7%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
25
15.22
18.5%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
22.1
10.43
16.3%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
14.9
9.74
11%
chicago bears
Points
% of total points 78.18
1
Julio Jones
WR
21.8
14.77
27.9%
2
David Johnson
RB
16.7
15.75
21.4%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
15.5
10.3
19.8%
4
Drew Brees
QB
8.58
22.57
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Brandin Cooks had a 47-yard touchdown catch for Dez Nuts to contribute to a 22.10--3.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 49-yard catch for chicago bears, who trailed 86.50-58.50 after the early round of games.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 45-yard run for Dez Nuts on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Dez Nuts   chicago bears

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Dez Nuts scored higher than their point projections.
chicago bears had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dez Nuts had three players score more points than the leading scorer for chicago bears.
Dez Nuts put up more points than their season scoring average (114.89) while chicago bears fell short of theirs (94.43).
Dez Nuts scored more points than their projected total, while chicago bears failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 57.22-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Dez Nuts win, but they also easily covered the 16.16-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Dez Nuts moves to (2-1), while chicago bears falls to (1-1).

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