2026 season · Week 4 · 2026-10-06

Nate beats Chase in the battle of unbeatens, and Tetairoa McMillan's 192-yard night carries Drew to the week's high score.

Nate is 4-0 with four teams a game back, three teams are 0-4, and Johnny's roster is running out of healthy bodies.

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What happened this week, for fantasy purposes

Primetime delivered all week. The Browns beat the Steelers 27–24 on Thursday on a 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds left and a Grant Delpit interception of Aaron Rodgers, Cleveland's first 3-1 start since 2001 and Deshaun Watson's third straight fourth-quarter game-winning drive. Sunday night, Bryce Young threw for 329 yards and Tetairoa McMillan caught 14 passes for 192 as Carolina scored on six straight possessions to beat Detroit 32–26, wasting Jared Goff's 412 yards. Monday night, Bijan Robinson ripped off a 59-yard run on Atlanta's third play and finished with 145 yards and two scores in a 45–24 rout of the Saints. The Falcons scored 16 points in their first two games and 80 in the last two.

Sunday had receivers going nuclear. CeeDee Lamb caught 17 passes for 189 yards on 21 targets in a 34–30 shootout with Houston, where Nico Collins returned from his hamstring with 118 yards and two touchdowns. Puka Nacua came back with 9 for 125 and a rushing score and Kyren Williams added 147 total yards and two touchdowns as the Rams held the Eagles to 172 yards and 0-for-12 on third down. Zay Flowers went for 118 before Lamar Jackson left at halftime with an ankle. Kenneth Walker III ran for 177 yards and two scores as Kansas City handed the Raiders their first loss, Kyle Monangai carried 30 times for 146 and two touchdowns while Tyson Bagent held the Jets to 157 yards, and Drake Maye, benched a week ago, threw three touchdowns and ran for 54 to beat Buffalo 29–26 on an Efton Chism one-handed catch.

The injury pile keeps growing. Saquon Barkley pulled a hamstring in the first half against the Rams. Ja'Marr Chase took a facemask and spent the rest of the first half in the concussion tent, so Tee Higgins caught 11 passes for 157 yards and then hurt his adductor on the final drive. Lamar Jackson's ankle handed the second half to Tyler Huntley, DJ Moore hurt the same shoulder again, Rashee Rice tweaked a hamstring, Marcus Mariota sprained an MCL in London, and Justin Jefferson didn't play. Every one of those players is on a roster in this league.

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Quick hits

Biggest blowouts. Falcons 45, Saints 24 on Monday night with four rushing touchdowns from the Robinsons. Colts 30–13 over Washington in London behind Jonathan Taylor's two scores. Bears 23–12 while allowing 157 yards. Giants 36–24 with a 98-yard pick-six.
Closest calls. Browns 27–24 on the 56-yarder with 10 seconds left. Patriots 29–26 over the Bills. Chiefs 30–27 Raiders. Packers 17–14 over Jalon Daniels' first start. Rams 24–20 Eagles and Cowboys 34–30 Texans.
Breakouts. McMillan's 14-192-2 career night. Lamb's 17 catches. Monangai's 30-146-2. Emanuel Wilson's 120 scrimmage yards and two scores in Seattle, Collins' 7-118-2 off the injury list, Keon Coleman's 116 and T.J. Hockenson's 13 catches for 119.
Duds. Josh Allen's Bills lost to Drake Maye. Stafford had 9.68 while his receivers feasted. Smith-Njigba (10.1), Garrett Wilson in the Jets' 157-yard afternoon, Davante Adams (4 for 32), Bucky Irving (16 for 61), Marvin Harrison Jr. (one catch) and Jalon Daniels (two picks in his first start).
Injuries to watch. Saquon Barkley (hamstring), Ja'Marr Chase (concussion), Lamar Jackson (ankle), DJ Moore (shoulder), Rashee Rice (hamstring), Tee Higgins (adductor), Marcus Mariota (MCL), Kyle Monangai (thumb), Justin Jefferson (ankle, out).

League of Gangstars

Week 4 in the league

6 games · 1,324.3 total points · 110.4 per team

High score

140.68

Drew

Low score

86.66

Smalls

Biggest blowout

+32.5

Mike over Smalls

Closest game

2.8

Kevin over Shane

Nacua Matata

Conor

134.08–140.68

proj 97.5 – 113.1

Game of the week

Off In Church

Drew

Conor finally had the week: 134.08, fifty points better than anything he'd scored this season and 36.6 over projection, with Kyren Williams (31.7), a waiver-wire Emanuel Wilson (25.5) and a returning Puka Nacua (23.2). He ran into the week's high score. Drew got 38.2 from Tetairoa McMillan's 14-catch Sunday night, 22.88 from Lamar Jackson in one half, 22.2 from Jonathan Taylor in London and 19 from Will Reichard, and Off In Church won by 6.6. It's the second-highest losing score of the season. Conor is 0-4 for the first time ever, but four of the nine teams that started 0-4 in league history still made the playoffs, so there's that.

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Nacua Matata

WR	Puka Nacua WR · LAR	23.2	14.9
RB	Kyren Williams RB · LAR	31.7	11.9
WR	DK Metcalf WR · PIT	14.0	8.5
QB	Matthew Stafford QB · LAR	9.7	20.0
K	Cam Little K · JAX	14.0	8.7
D/ST	Packers D/ST D/ST	10.0	6.1
RB/WR	Emanuel Wilson RB · SEA	25.5	11.1
TE	Darren Waller TE · CAR	5.1	8.2
RB	Kendre Miller RB · NO	0.9	8.1
Bench		38.0

Off In Church

RB	Jonathan Taylor RB · IND	22.2	18.9
RB	Jeremiyah Love RB · ARI	6.0	14.2
WR	Tetairoa McMillan WR · CAR	38.2	13.5
QB	Lamar Jackson QB · BAL	22.9	24.7
WR	Emeka Egbuka WR · TB	2.3	9.5
TE	Jake Ferguson TE · DAL	2.6	6.4
RB/WR	Deebo Samuel Sr. WR · SF	15.5	9.1
D/ST	Seahawks D/ST D/ST	12.0	7.9
K	Will Reichard K · MIN	19.0	9.1
Bench		19.9

Johnny Football Club

Johnny

96.12–125.66

proj 95.1 – 110.7

CHEF CALE

Caleb

Caleb got 28.8 from Javonte Williams, 27.3 from Nico Collins in his first game back and a 16.9 from Rhamondre Stevenson, which covered a quiet Jahmyr Gibbs (15.7) and a one-point Bills defense. Johnny actually had his second-best week: Malik Nabers (20.2) finally cracked double digits, Quinshon Judkins went for 18.6, Brock Bowers 17.6, and Jalen Hurts scraped together 17.52. It still wasn't close. Johnny Football Club is 0-4 for the first time in franchise history, and the reason is on the training table: 11 of the 15 players Johnny has rostered this year have picked up at least one injury. Justin Jefferson is out, Travis Etienne, Jayden Reed and Jordan Mason are on IR, and Jaylen Wright (0.7) is what passes for a healthy running back. He may not even be able to field a team next week against Mike.

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Johnny Football Club

TE	Brock Bowers TE · LV	17.6	12.7
WR	Malik Nabers WR · NYG	20.2	11.4
RB	Quinshon Judkins RB · CLE	18.6	11.4
QB	Jalen Hurts QB · PHI	17.5	20.2
RB/WR	Matthew Golden WR · GB	10.2	10.6
D/ST	Eagles D/ST D/ST	2.0	4.0
K	Harrison Butker K · KC	6.0	8.8
WR	Dontayvion Wicks WR · PHI	3.3	9.3
RB	Jaylen Wright RB · MIA	0.7	6.7
Bench		21.7

CHEF CALE

RB	Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET	15.7	23.8
WR	Nico Collins WR · HOU	27.3	12.6
RB	Javonte Williams RB · DAL	28.8	13.3
WR	Jameson Williams WR · DET	13.2	8.7
RB/WR	Rhamondre Stevenson RB · NE	16.9	10.2
K	Jason Myers K · SEA	6.0	9.8
TE	Dalton Kincaid TE · BUF	1.2	8.6
QB	Bo Nix QB · DEN	15.6	17.4
D/ST	Bills D/ST D/ST	1.0	6.2
Bench		51.6

Loop There It Is

Nate

120.48–115.02

proj 119.8 – 126.8

Upset

Lickity Split

Chase

The battle of the unbeatens went to Nate, and he did it as the underdog. Kenneth Walker III (30.4) ran for 177 yards and two scores against the Raiders, Tee Higgins (21.2) caught 11 passes before his adductor gave out, and James Cook added 15.3. Chase got a 25.4 from Chuba Hubbard and 20.52 from Josh Allen in Buffalo's loss, but Jaxon Smith-Njigba managed 10.1 and Garrett Wilson 4.2 while the Jets gained 157 yards, and 55.22 points sat on the bench. Nate is 4-0 for the first time since 2022 and takes over the top spot in the predictor. Chase still leads the league in points.

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Loop There It Is

RB	James Cook III RB · BUF	15.3	16.4
RB	Kenneth Walker III RB · KC	30.4	18.9
WR	Tee Higgins WR · CIN	21.2	11.3
WR	Christian Watson WR · GB	6.2	12.1
QB	Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX	15.1	22.1
TE	Mark Andrews TE · BAL	11.2	8.2
RB/WR	Cam Skattebo RB · NYG	7.1	14.9
K	Tyler Loop K · BAL	7.0	9.3
D/ST	Ravens D/ST D/ST	7.0	6.6
Bench		66.6

Lickity Split

RB	Christian McCaffrey RB · SF	14.5	17.9
WR	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SEA	10.1	18.2
QB	Josh Allen QB · BUF	20.5	25.4
WR	Garrett Wilson WR · NYJ	4.2	13.2
TE	Harold Fannin Jr. TE · CLE	10.2	8.8
RB	Chuba Hubbard RB · CAR	25.4	15.1
RB/WR	Jordan Addison WR · MIN	7.1	12.5
K	Ka'imi Fairbairn K · HOU	16.0	9.9
D/ST	Buccaneers D/ST D/ST	7.0	5.8
Bench		55.2

T Smalls

Smalls

86.66–119.20

proj 116.1 – 113.3

Upset

The Washington C-Words

Mike

Mike rode CeeDee Lamb's 17-catch, 189-yard afternoon (32.8), Patrick Mahomes (21.0) and a 16-point Spencer Shrader to his third win, even with Parker Washington (1.5) and David Montgomery (4.3) along for the ride. Smalls got the QB of the week in Bryce Young (25.46) and almost nothing behind him: Saquon Barkley (1.5) pulled a hamstring in the first half, Josh Downs had 3.1, and T Smalls posted the week's low score of 86.66 while leaving 78.16 points on the bench, the most of anyone this week.

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T Smalls

RB	Saquon Barkley RB · PHI	1.5	13.4
RB	Derrick Henry RB · BAL	14.9	19.6
RB/WR	Bhayshul Tuten RB · JAX	10.1	11.8
TE	Tyler Warren TE · IND	6.6	10.3
WR	Michael Wilson WR · ARI	13.0	10.8
D/ST	Rams D/ST D/ST	7.0	6.2
WR	Josh Downs WR · IND	3.1	11.0
QB	Bryce Young QB · CAR	25.5	24.5
K	Evan McPherson K · CIN	5.0	8.4
Bench		78.2

The Washington C-Words

WR	CeeDee Lamb WR · DAL	32.8	13.7
WR	Drake London WR · ATL	12.1	13.7
RB	David Montgomery RB · HOU	4.3	12.5
RB/WR	Parker Washington WR · JAX	1.5	12.8
RB	Chase Brown RB · CIN	13.6	14.3
QB	Patrick Mahomes QB · KC	21.0	22.4
TE	Juwan Johnson TE · NO	8.9	8.6
D/ST	Bears D/ST D/ST	9.0	6.4
K	Spencer Shrader K · IND	16.0	9.0
Bench		46.0

Gimme Yo Change!

Ethan

99.58–107.04

proj 103.4 – 114.5

SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS

Nick

Nick's team had seven starters between 10 and 18.4, led by Sam LaPorta's Sunday night touchdown, Tyler Shough (17.94) and Chris Olave (15.6), and that was enough. DJ Moore (2.2) hurt his shoulder again. Ethan's top scorer was his kicker: Jake Bates had 18, Jordan Love 17.08 and George Kittle 15.0 on a 56-yard catch-and-run, but Ja'Marr Chase (4.2) went into the concussion tent in the first half and Bucky Irving had 6.1. Ethan's bench scored 3.7, so there was no help coming. Both teams are 2-2, and Ethan drops three spots in the predictor with Breece Hall and DeVonta Smith on the injury list.

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Gimme Yo Change!

WR	Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN	4.2	16.5
RB	Bucky Irving RB · TB	6.1	14.7
TE	George Kittle TE · SF	15.0	11.3
RB	Woody Marks RB · HOU	8.2	7.6
WR	Mike Evans WR · SF	10.1	9.8
K	Jake Bates K · DET	18.0	8.7
RB/WR	Denzel Boston WR · CLE	10.9	8.6
D/ST	Vikings D/ST D/ST	10.0	8.5
QB	Jordan Love QB · GB	17.1	17.6
Bench		3.7

SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS

WR	Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET	11.5	16.5
RB	Omarion Hampton RB · LAC	12.3	10.0
WR	Chris Olave WR · NO	15.6	15.1
RB/WR	DJ Moore WR · BUF	2.2	10.8
RB	Jaylen Warren RB · PIT	14.1	15.4
TE	Sam LaPorta TE · DET	18.4	9.0
K	Brandon Aubrey K · DAL	10.0	9.6
D/ST	49ers D/ST D/ST	5.0	5.9
QB	Tyler Shough QB · NO	17.9	22.3
Bench		68.6

God Hates Jags

Kevin

91.30–88.48

proj 119.9 – 104.5

Slim Pickens

Shane

The closest game of the week and the lowest winning score since Caleb's 84.88 in Week 2. Kevin's 91.3 held up because Bijan Robinson (27.2) had 145 yards and two touchdowns on Monday night and Dak Prescott threw for 335. Rashee Rice (hamstring) gave him a zero, Davante Adams 5.2 and Trey McBride 6.6. Shane got 22.48 from Jared Goff's 412-yard night, 15.6 from Ashton Jeanty and a Tucker Kraft touchdown (13.5), and lost by 2.82. Slim Pickens is 0-4 for the third time, with 394 points for, more than 1-3 Smalls has scored.

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God Hates Jags

RB	Bijan Robinson RB · ATL	27.2	19.5
TE	Trey McBride TE · ARI	6.6	13.8
WR	Rashee Rice WR · KC	0.0	12.1
WR	Davante Adams WR · LAR	5.2	13.2
RB/WR	Luther Burden III WR · CHI	9.4	10.0
RB	Aaron Jones Sr. RB · MIN	14.8	16.7
QB	Dak Prescott QB · DAL	20.1	20.5
D/ST	Texans D/ST D/ST	3.0	4.9
K	Eddy Pineiro K · SF	5.0	9.3
Bench		48.4

Slim Pickens

RB	Ashton Jeanty RB · LV	15.6	16.6
RB	D'Andre Swift RB · CHI	6.4	13.4
WR	George Pickens WR · DAL	8.5	11.3
TE	Tucker Kraft TE · GB	13.5	6.9
WR	Jakobi Meyers WR · JAX	4.8	8.8
D/ST	Steelers D/ST D/ST	5.0	8.2
K	Harrison Mevis K · LAR	6.0	8.5
QB	Jared Goff QB · DET	22.5	21.2
RB/WR	J.K. Dobbins RB · DEN	6.2	9.6
Bench		51.8

Hardware

Awards of the week

Player of the week is the top non-QB starter. Dud is the starter who fell furthest below projection. Difference maker is the biggest over-projection on a winning team.

Player of the week

Tetairoa McMillan

WR · CAR

started by Drew (Off In Church)

38.2

projected 13.5 · +24.7 vs projection · team won

Fourteen catches, 192 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday night, a career high and a 24.7-point beat of his projection. Drew started him, scored the week's high, and needed most of it to get past Conor.

QB of the week

Bryce Young

QB · CAR

started by Smalls (T Smalls)

25.5

projected 24.5 · +1.0 vs projection · team lost

29 of 41 for 329 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers' upset of Detroit, 25.46 for Smalls. It's the first time this season the QB of the week played for the week's lowest-scoring team.

Dud of the week

Ja'Marr Chase

WR · CIN

started by Ethan (Gimme Yo Change!)

4.2

projected 16.5 · -12.3 vs projection · team lost

A facemask sent him to the concussion tent in the first half and he finished with 4.2 against a 16.54 projection. Ethan lost by 7.46, so a full Chase game flips it. Tee Higgins caught 11 passes in his absence, for Nate.

Difference maker

CeeDee Lamb

WR · DAL

started by Mike (The Washington C-Words)

32.8

projected 13.7 · +19.1 vs projection · team won

Seventeen catches on 21 targets, 189 yards and a score, 19.15 over projection. Mike won by 32, so he didn't strictly need it, but 17 catches is 17 catches.

Through week 4

Standings

Ties broken by points for.

Full standings →

#	Team	W	L	PF	PA
1	Loop There It IsNate	4	0	500.10	416.52
2	Lickity SplitChase	3	1	545.32	457.92
3	The Washington C-WordsMike	3	1	486.68	431.16
4	Off In ChurchDrew	3	1	480.08	429.44
5	God Hates JagsKevin	3	1	468.40	394.50
6	CHEF CALECaleb	3	1	429.74	400.60
7	SHOUGH ME YOUR TDSNick	2	2	466.04	493.48
8	Gimme Yo Change!Ethan	2	2	446.64	411.16
9	T SmallsSmalls	1	3	377.60	421.00
10	Slim PickensShane	0	4	394.08	490.36
11	Nacua MatataConor	0	4	354.96	481.90
12	Johnny Football ClubJohnny	0	4	353.92	475.52

Crystal ball

Playoff Predictor

Projected final regular-season order after week 4. Arrows show movement since last week.

Details →

#	Move	Team	Now	Proj. record	Playoffs	1st seed	Injured
1	1	Loop There It IsNate	4-0	9.9-4.1	96%	33%	Jayden Daniels
2	1	Lickity SplitChase	3-1	9.4-4.6	94%	27%	Zach Charbonnet
3	1	The Washington C-WordsMike	3-1	8.9-5.1	88%	16%	Dallas Goedert
4	1	God Hates JagsKevin	3-1	8.8-5.2	85%	14%	Jordyn Tyson
5	2	CHEF CALECaleb	3-1	8.1-5.9	66%	5%	healthy
6		SHOUGH ME YOUR TDSNick	2-2	7.7-6.3	66%	4%	Tank Dell
7	1	Off In ChurchDrew	3-1	7.7-6.3	57%	3%	Alec Pierce
8	3	Gimme Yo Change!Ethan	2-2	6.9-7.1	36%	0%	Breece HallDeVonta SmithJadarian PriceCaleb Williams
9		T SmallsSmalls	1-3	5.5-8.5	10%	0%	De'Zhaun Stribling
10		Slim PickensShane	0-4	4.2-9.8	2%	0%	Rachaad WhiteJalen CokerIsiah PachecoKeenan Allen
11		Johnny Football ClubJohnny	0-4	3.7-10.3	1%	0%	Justin JeffersonTravis Etienne Jr.Jayden ReedJordan Mason
12		The Love DoctorConor	0-4	3.2-10.8	1%	0%	A.J. BrownTerry McLaurinRico Dowdle

Nate projects to finish 1st with about 9.9 wins. Nate takes over first at 96% after beating Chase head to head, Chase drops to second and still has the best roster projection in the league, Caleb climbs two after his third win, and Ethan falls three with Hall and Smith hurt. The three 0-4 teams are all at 2% or less.