I'll be the first one to say it, Team Pain has not had a great start to the season.
Whether you want to blame Josh Jacobs going to jail, JaMarr Chase & Rico Dowdle injuries, or just plain bad luck - this team just cannot seem to get it together.
The opposite can be said of the League's regular season bruiser, Brandon Smith. His team has had a healthy start despite not having first-round pick Puka Nacua due to savvy drafting and a reborn Kenneth Walker.
This unstoppable force met the very movable object named Derek in their Week 4 matchup.
Puka returning to the action combined with Walker for nearly 60-points together. I would mention the lack of FLEX production, but these two guys basically won the week themselves.
Team Pain lacked production in nearly every facet this week.
Poor QB play again from Stafford is starting to look like a consistent theme. JaMarr Chase getting injured early shut off that point faucet, and guys like Egbuka and Pickens continue to underperform expectations.
Couple that together with him starting the Raiders defense against the Chiefs and you get a pretty clear steamroll.
The Naberhood cruises to an easy victory in their "Taco Win" week and moves up to 3-1 shortly after losing a heartbreaker in Week 3.





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