Week 4

Horsedick boy'z defeat JonLegends to remain perfect in 94.76-47.18 landslide

Horsedick boy'z won their fourth consecutive matchup to open the season with a dominant victory over JonLegends, rolling to a 94.76-47.18 win. JonLegends remains winless for the season. Horsedick boy'z pulled out to a 10.10-point lead on Thursday behind Ja'Marr Chase and never let it go. Adam Thielen (11.2 points) and Alec Pierce (10) did everything they could for JonLegends in the loss. Horsedick boy'z (4-0) will look to rack up another W against ThatManAgain...., while JonLegends (0-4) take on SexySandwich in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early  Alec Pierce had a 44-yard catch for JonLegends, who trailed 69.46-41.60 after the early games. 

Matchup Player of the Week

Edwards-Helaire (92 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 21.9 points in a 41-31 win over the Buccaneers in Week 4. He more-than-doubled his 9.81-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Edwards-Helaire ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.  Clyde Edwards-Helaire 

StatSmack - presented by Yahoo!

• They weren't even trying all that hard. Horsedick boy'z scored less in this one (94.76) than their season average of 116.13.

• Get on their level! Horsedick boy'z have won four straight weeks, while JonLegends have dropped their last four.

• We heard scoring helps you win. JonLegends need some help then, averaging just 65.71 versus Horsedick boy'z's 116.13.

• As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Horsedick boy'z (4-0) have a better record than JonLegends (0-4).

• Even the computers think Horsedick boy'z have better players. They have a higher projected points average (113.83) than JonLegends (90.52).

• Once Horsedick boy'z put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than JonLegends (2 vs 0).

• Horsedick boy'z are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than JonLegends (0 vs 1).

• Horsedick boy'z should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than JonLegends (3 vs 1).

• Horsedick boy'z have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than JonLegends (17 vs 9).

• Well, there’s one stat in favor of JonLegends - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Horsedick boy'z (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.

• By position, Horsedick boy'z have outscored JonLegends at QB, RB, WR, TE, and K this season.

• Horsedick boy'z don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, third-highest in the league.

• Hey JonLegends, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week! 

Shawn Brady hand The Gold Standard fourth straight loss, 94.16-78.90

Shawn Brady emerged victorious with a 94.16-78.90 win to hand The Gold Standard their fourth straight loss to open the season. The Gold Standard leapt out to a 37.20-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Tyreek Hill, who caught 10 passes for 160 yards for 20.9 points, and Jason Sanders, who made 3 of his 4 FG attempts (10 points). But Shawn Brady held the lead the rest of the way, powered by T.J. Hockenson (8 Rec, 179 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Saquon Barkley (146 Rush Yds, 16 Rec Yds). Shawn Brady (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against BUE, while The Gold Standard (0-4) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against AbeFroman.

Matchup Highlights

Thursday  Tyreek Hill had a 64-yard catch for The Gold Standard to contribute to a 37.20-0.00 lead for The Gold Standard.

Sunday Early  T.J. Hockenson had a 32-yard touchdown catch and an 81-yard catch for Shawn Brady, while Trevor Lawrence had a 45-yard pass, contributing to an 84.96-66.10 lead for Shawn Brady.

Sunday Late  Robert Tonyan had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Shawn Brady, contributing to a 94.16-71.80 lead for the team.

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 2 passes for 22 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots, Tonyan scored 9.2 points this week. His scoring output was 37.1% more than his 6.71-point projection and was much higher than his 5.78-point season scoring average. Tonyan will face the Giants next week.  Robert Tonyan 

Game Notes - presented by Yahoo!

• Shawn Brady won even though only three of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.

• The Gold Standard lost despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection.

• The final outcome could have looked differently, as Shawn Brady had two starters score zero points, while The Gold Standard had one.

• Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.

• Shawn Brady scored more points than their projected total, while The Gold Standard fell short of their projection.

• On the losing side, Tyreek Hill (20.9 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.