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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
michael V's Team
4-0 128.28
112.71
 
VS
proj
Matthew's Team
117.38 1-3
103.62

michael V's Team knock off Matthew's Team to remain unbeaten, 128.28-117.38

michael V's Team won their fourth matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Matthew's Team, earning a 128.28-117.38 win. michael V's Team leapt out to a 61.98-point lead on Thursday behind 53.78 points from Kirk Cousins (422 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Brandin Cooks (10 Rush Yds, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matthew Stafford (307 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the way for Matthew's Team in the loss. michael V's Team (4-0) will look to notch another W against TITO's Tip-Top Team, while Matthew's Team (1-3) will attempt to get back on track against JENNIFER R's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  michael V's Team   Matthew's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Vikings in Week 4, Cooks caught 7 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 22.1 points to more-than-double his 10.43-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on michael V's Team this week. Next week, Cooks will go up against the Seahawks.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

michael V's Team
Points
% of total points 128.28
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
31.68
18.26
24.7%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
27.4
17.64
21.4%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
22.1
10.43
17.2%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
12.6
9.52
9.8%
Matthew's Team
Points
% of total points 117.38
1
Amari Cooper
WR
22.8
11.05
19.4%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.78
18.47
17.7%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
17.3
13.13
14.7%
4
David Johnson
RB
16.7
15.75
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kirk Cousins had a 45-yard touchdown pass for michael V's Team, while Brandin Cooks had a 47-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 61.98-0.00 lead for michael V's Team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which michael V's Team emerged with a 119.28-83.08 lead. For michael V's Team, Austin Ekeler had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Matthew's Team with a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  michael V's Team   Matthew's Team

What If

michael V's Team would have beaten five other teams besides Matthew's Team this week.
Matthew's Team would have lost to three other teams besides michael V's Team this week.
If they played Matthew's Team every week, michael V's Team would be 3-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Matthew's Team would have beaten michael V's Team 92-87.
michael V's Team would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matthew's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as michael V's Team, Matthew's Team would be 1-2.
If michael V's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-15.
If they played every team every week, Matthew's Team would be 11-25.

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