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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
4-0 178.6
138.71
 
VS
proj
Brewmasters
105.3 2-2
148.08

War Pony beat Brewmasters to remain perfect in 178.6-105.3 rout

War Pony won their fourth consecutive matchup to open the season with a convincing victory over Brewmasters, rolling to a 178.6-105.3 win. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as War Pony earned a 103.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 61.1 points from Melvin Gordon III (104 Rush Yds, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Philip Rivers (250 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). John Brown (20.9 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (19.6) led the way for Brewmasters in the loss. War Pony (4-0) will look to keep it rolling against Redlegs, while Brewmasters (2-2) will meet WarEagle in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   Brewmasters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chargers in Week 4, Kittle caught 6 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 24.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Kittle will battle the Cardinals in Week 5.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 178.6
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
30.9
19.46
17.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
30.2
26.59
16.9%
3
George Kittle
TE
24.5
9.71
13.7%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
15.5
16.95
8.7%
Brewmasters
Points
% of total points 105.3
1
John Brown
WR
20.9
11.68
19.8%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.6
26.61
18.6%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13.3
17.01
12.6%
4
Matt Breida
RB
10.1
11.31
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
T.Y. Hilton had a 42-yard catch and a 40-yard catch for War Pony, while George Kittle had a 82-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 153.6-50.2 lead for War Pony.
Sunday Night
John Brown had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 71-yard catch for Brewmasters, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Brewmasters, who trailed 153.6-105.3 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  War Pony   Brewmasters

Game Notes

Most (8 of the 11) of the starters on War Pony scored higher than their projected point totals.
Brewmasters had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Brewmasters can partially blame the loss on Sammy Watkins, who didn't score any points.
Melvin Gordon III, Philip Rivers, and George Kittle all scored more points than John Brown, the leading scorer for Brewmasters.
War Pony put up more points than their season scoring average (167.6) while Brewmasters fell short of theirs (146.51).
War Pony recorded more points than their projected total, while Brewmasters failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 73.3-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Both of the losses for Brewmasters have been blowout losses.

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