Week 4

Nacua returned to the scoresheet after two scoreless weeks in Nate's starting lineup, and he had company. Eight of Nate's 11 starters reached double figures, including Lamar Jackson with 22.88 and Rhamondre Stevenson with 16.90. Nate posted the week's third-highest score and his largest winning margin against Kevin in 20 meetings.

Kevin's receivers gave him little chance to keep up. They fell from 56.00 points in Week 3 to 19.70, with DJ Moore scoring 2.20 in 23 snaps and Ja'Marr Chase adding 4.20 in 15. DK Metcalf scored 14.00 on the bench, alongside Ollie Gordon's 17.00.

Those omissions made the loss worse, but neither caused it. Even Kevin's best legal lineup would have scored 128.60, still 17.78 short of Nate. Kevin fell to 2-2 with his lowest score since last season's fifth-place game, also against Nate. Nate now leads the series 11-9.

At 1-3, Nate has more reason for encouragement than the standings suggest. Brian Robinson scored 25.20 on his bench, and his roster could have produced 180.78 with perfect lineup choices. That would have edged Daniel's league-leading score by 0.12. Nate can save that particular complaint for a week when he loses.

Kenneth Walker scored 30.40 and Chuba Hubbard added 25.40 as Tony survived the week's closest game. His four starting running backs combined for 75.80, enough to keep him unbeaten despite another tight-end misfire.

Tony started Dalton Kincaid and got 1.20. Colston Loveland scored 8.70 on the bench. In all four weeks, Tony's reserve tight end has outscored his starter, and he has tried it both ways. At this point, the unused roster spot deserves a game ball.

Kyle Monangai's 27.50 on the bench also exceeded David Montgomery's 4.30. Tony finished 34.06 points below his best possible lineup for the week. Through four games, that gap totals a league-high 106.36 points. These are points available through legal lineup changes, not the sum of everything his reserves scored.

Andrew came much closer to getting the most out of his roster. He promoted Tyler Shough after watching him outscore Jalen Hurts from the bench by 4.22 and then 19.18 in the previous two weeks. This time Shough scored 17.94 to Hurts' 17.52. Andrew made the switch in time to collect 42 hundredths of a point.

Carnell Tate and Devaughn Vele added 17.00 and 14.40 after promotions of their own. Andrew reached 97.4% of his maximum possible score, the league's best mark. Even a perfect lineup would have lost by 6.28.

Tony moved to 4-0 and took a 13-9 series lead. Andrew fell to 1-3. Our advice department would like to refer all complaints to Kenneth Walker.

Tetairoa McMillan scored 38.20, CeeDee Lamb added 32.80, and Daniel more than doubled his Week 3 total of 87.84. A week after finishing last in scoring, he beat every team in the league and posted the second-highest score of his career.

His receivers accounted for 84.20 points, up from 28.00. Daniel also got 25.50 from newly promoted Emanuel Wilson and 25.46 from Bryce Young, whose start over Dak Prescott added 5.36 points. Those moves helped Daniel reach 97% of his maximum possible score. He still left 5.50 available through Tank Bigsby, so the afternoon fell short of perfect. Jonathan would have accepted considerably less.

Jonathan got 31.70 from Kyren Williams, but his receivers combined for 22.40 and Kenyon Sadiq scored zero at tight end. Tucker Kraft's 13.50 on the bench would have helped; it would not have rescued him. Jonathan's optimal lineup would still have lost by 26.26.

Daniel improved to 2-2 and evened the series at 3-3. The managers have alternated wins across all six meetings without playing one closer than 25.88 points. They take turns, but they do not share suspense.

Thinh handed Patrick his first loss with eight double-digit starters and 71.30 points from his running backs. Jonathan Taylor led that group with 22.20, while Zay Flowers and Tee Higgins each topped 21. Thinh's 177.62 ranks 11th among the 261 weekly scores in his team history.

He also got a small return on a quarterback switch that looked bold after Week 3. Brock Purdy had scored 39.28, but Thinh started Joe Burrow, who finished with 25.72 to Purdy's 23.62. The gain was 2.10. The rest of the lineup supplied plenty of room for error.

Patrick got 27.30 from Nico Collins and 27.20 from Bijan Robinson. Elsewhere, he lost much of the production behind his 184.86-point Week 3: Sam Darnold dropped from 35.66 to 17.32, and his kicker and defense combined for three points after supplying 25 the week before.

Patrick still leads the league in season-long lineup efficiency at 94%, a tenth of a percentage point ahead of Thinh. He had only 9.60 more points available on his roster this week, far short of the 47.60-point margin. Thinh moved to 4-0, leads the league with 640.54 points, and has beaten Patrick three straight times.

Javonte Williams supplied 28.80 points, and Sam LaPorta and George Kittle combined for 33.40 as John won his second straight game. Even with Breece Hall and Justin Jefferson unavailable on his bench, John had enough production to beat Dashon by 48.30 and return to .500.

Dashon got 20.30 from Alvin Kamara and 20.20 from Malik Nabers. Three other starters combined for 1.50. Terry McLaurin did not play, Rashee Rice played six snaps without scoring a fantasy point, and Saquon Barkley managed four snaps and 1.50 points. All three carried hamstring designations in the weekly data.

Malachi Fields' 12.20 and Wan'Dale Robinson's 9.50 on the bench would have softened the damage. Dashon scored 70.6% of his maximum possible total, the week's lowest efficiency, but even perfect selections would have left him 13.52 short. He fell to 0-4 with his lowest score since 2023.

John's own lineup change offered little help. He promoted Kalif Raymond after an 18.00-point week and got 1.60. John has learned that he can change his lineup badly and still win.