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Week 4 of the NFL season was full of action. Fantasy Football is always nerve-racking for owners and the latest set of games was no exception. From players outperforming their projections to leaving mid game, the week had it all.
Also, for anyone who played against Tyreek Hill this week, I'm sorry.
Let's go ahead and take a look at some of the highs and lows from Week 4 of Fantasy Football.
Highs
Tyreek Hill makes up for a quiet Week 3
In Week 3, Tyreek Hill faced double and triple teams throughout his entire match against the Los Angeles Chargers. This actually proved to be an effective strategy as the Kansas City Chiefs were defeated 24-30. The Charges held Tyreek to only five receptions and 56 yards.
In Week 4, though, Tyreek more than made up for it. He entered the game against the Philadelphia Eagles with a vengeance, exploding for 11 receptions 186 yards and three touchdowns. If you were facing the Cheetah this week in fantasy football, you more than likely lost.
Tyreek's three touchdowns helped lead the Chiefs to a dominant 42-30 victory over the Eagles.
Saquon Barkley is back
The New York Giants running back had a rough start coming back from a season-ending injury. Saquon did not look fully recovered from last season and was held to less than 70 scrimmage yards in the first two weeks of the season.
In Week 3. Barkley found the end zone for the first time and nearly totaled 100 scrimmage yards. Trending in the right direction, fantasy owners had high hopes for Week 4. They were not disappointed.
The fourth-year athletic playmaker went off in Week 4. With over 100 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns, Saquon was looking like Saquon. Barkley should have a very bright future ahead of him and fantasy football owners should be excited for the rest of the season.
DJ Moore continues to impress
DJ Moore has only gotten better. The fourth year receiver has over 1000 receiving yards in his last two seasons and is on pace for more. With a new quarterback and a better Carolina Panthers team, Moore has been phenomenal.
Through Week 3, Moore had already paid dividends. But Week 4 was truly something special. In a tough matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, he caught eight passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Moore is an all around great receiver and fantasy football owners should be extremely excited for the future. Sam Darnold has been looking good, and in spite of a bad loss to Dallas, Panthers fans and Moore owners have a lot to look forward to.
Lows
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Travis Kelce was shown no love
While Tyreek Hill absolutely went off, Travis Kelce was shown no love from Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes threw for five touchdowns, yet none to the dominant tight end.
Kelce has been a matchup nightmare for defenses and the top fantasy football tight end. He was bound to have a slow game at some point. But one wouldn't guess that would be the same game Mahomes would throw for five touchdowns.
The Chiefs' tight end caught four balls for only 23 yards. While he was effective on the field for the team, that didn't translate to fantasy football points for Kelce owners. He is still the best tight end in the league, but this underperformance was definitely a low of Week 4.
CeeDee Lamb is trending down
In a game where the Cowboys scored 36 points, Ceedee Lamb only managed two receptions for 13 yards. This is concerning. The Cowboys only threw the ball 22 times, however, Lamb's production has been trending down.
The young receiver started off the season strong, emerging as the dominant threat in Dallas. However, his Week 1 performance has yet to be matched. In fact, as the season has progressed, Lamb has caught less receptions each game.
This downward trajectory culminated in a slow night for the receiver. In spite of this, the Dallas offense still managed to put up 36 and get a win against one of the toughest defenses in the league. Doing all of this without their top receiver poses questions what the offense's future will look like.
Dalvin Cook is looking rusty
The Minnesota Vikings running back was sidelined in Week 3 due to an ankle injury. He was questionable going in to Week 4, but he did manage to play. His performance was underwhelming and the impact of his injury is unclear.
Cook rushed for 34 yards on nine carries and was an overall disappointment to fantasy football owners. In a defensive heavy matchup, the Vikings were held to only seven points in a loss to the Cleveland Browns. The veteran running back was unable to get anything going and will look for redemption in Detroit in Week 5.
Injuries have been the story of Cook's career. He has proven to be a huge fantasy asset while healthy, but hasn't proven that he can stay healthy.
