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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Donald's Team
1-1 85.16
79.37
 
VS
proj
Balmain Forever
67.38 0-1
85.8

Donald's Team defeat Balmain Forever, 85.16-67.38

Despite similar records, Donald's Team held a big season point advantage over Balmain Forever coming into this one (85-67), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought victory, coming out on top with a 85.16-67.38 win. Donald's Team never trailed in this one after taking a 2.30-point lead on Thursday behind Stefon Diggs (12.3 points) and Dalvin Cook (2). Saquon Barkley (16 points) and Dan Bailey (12) led the charge for Balmain Forever in the loss. Donald's Team (1-1) will look to get another win against Arakaans Assassins, while Balmain Forever (0-1) attempt to get some positive momentum against Bein's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Donald's Team   Balmain Forever

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 26-24 win over the Lions, Maher scored 15 points to nearly double his 8.05-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Donald's Team this week. Next week, Maher will battle the Texans.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Donald's Team
Points
% of total points 85.16
1
Andrew Luck
QB
35.66
20.29
41.9%
2
Brett Maher
K
15
8.05
17.6%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.3
9.53
14.4%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
6.3
10.8
7.4%
Balmain Forever
Points
% of total points 67.38
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
16
16.15
23.7%
2
Dan Bailey
K
12
7.06
17.8%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
10.9
9.46
16.2%
4
Drew Brees
QB
8.58
22.56
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Andrew Luck had a 42-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for Donald's Team, helping the team to a 72.86-34.80 lead.

Points By Position

  Donald's Team   Balmain Forever

Game Notes

Donald's Team got the W even though only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Balmain Forever had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Donald's Team scored more points than their projected total, while Balmain Forever fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 17.78-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.

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