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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Espiritu de Noches
3-1 139.6
118.55
 
VS
proj
James's Swell Team
84.18 2-2
111.91

Espiritu de Noches outperform predictions, knock off James's Swell Team in 139.60-84.18 rout

Espiritu de Noches stepped up and beat expectations, rolling to a 139.60-84.18 win over James's Swell Team, who fell short of projections. James's Swell Team got out to a 5.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Espiritu de Noches after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara, who racked up 181 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns for 38.6 points, and Deshaun Watson, who passed for 375 yards , ran for 41 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (32.1 points). Todd Gurley II (83 Rush Yds, 73 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Royce Freeman (67 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for James's Swell Team in defeat. Espiritu de Noches (3-1) will look to notch another W against Dcchick, while James's Swell Team (2-2) will take on NettieC's Neat Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Espiritu de Noches   James's Swell Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Parkey made both of his FG attempts as the Bears beat the Buccaneers 48-10. In doing so, he put up 15 points to scored 80.9% higher than his 8.29-point projection, the second-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Next week, Parkey will square off against the Dolphins.
Cody Parkey

Top Player Comparison

Espiritu de Noches
Points
% of total points 139.6
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
38.6
21.74
27.7%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.1
21.98
23%
3
Robert Woods
WR
18.6
11.86
13.3%
4
Cody Parkey
K
15
8.29
10.7%
James's Swell Team
Points
% of total points 84.18
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
23.6
19.18
28%
2
Royce Freeman
RB
12.7
11.12
15.1%
3
Mike Evans
WR
8.9
14.08
10.6%
4
Drew Brees
QB
8.58
22.57
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Thursday, after which James's Swell Team became the proud owner of a 23.60-18.60 lead. For Espiritu de Noches, Robert Woods had a 31-yard touchdown catch. Todd Gurley II made the highlight reel for James's Swell Team with a 56-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Cody Parkey had a 50-yard field goal for Espiritu de Noches, contributing to a 93.10-46.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 49-yard touchdown run for Espiritu de Noches, helping the team to a 131.70-63.48 lead.

Points By Position

  Espiritu de Noches   James's Swell Team

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Espiritu de Noches scored higher than their projected point totals.
James's Swell Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
James's Swell Team can partially blame the loss on Joe Mixon, who didn't score any points.
Espiritu de Noches put up more points than their season scoring average (116.01) while James's Swell Team fell short of theirs (120.88).
Espiritu de Noches put up more points than their projected total, while James's Swell Team fell short of their projection.
Not only did Espiritu de Noches earn the win, but they also easily covered the 6.64-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Espiritu de Noches have been blowout wins.

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