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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
6-0 156.15
147.88
 
VS
proj
WarEagle
133.5 2-4
139.9

War Pony beat WarEagle to remain unbeaten in 156.15-133.50 rout

War Pony won their sixth straight to open the season with a convincing victory over WarEagle, cruising to a 156.15-133.50 win. WarEagle grabbed a 49.40-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Carson Wentz, who passed for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 14 yards for 33.3 points, and Jake Elliott, who made 2 of his 3 FG attempts (10 points). But it was all War Pony after that. They were led by Melvin Gordon III (35 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (24.5). War Pony (6-0) will look to keep it rolling against Vultures, while WarEagle (2-4) will attempt to get back on track against SAWTOOTHS.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   WarEagle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 150 yards from scrimmage and running for 3 touchdowns against the Browns, Gordon III recorded 35 points this week. He scored 73.5% more than his 20.17-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Gordon III ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 156.15
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
35
20.17
22.4%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.5
14.44
15.7%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
20.35
26.2
13%
4
Devin Funchess
WR
18.4
11.63
11.8%
WarEagle
Points
% of total points 133.5
1
Davante Adams
WR
35.2
19.17
26.4%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
33.3
26.3
24.9%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
17.12
15.1%
4
Ito Smith
RB
10.1
9.98
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Carson Wentz had a 58-yard pass for WarEagle, helping give WarEagle a 49.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass for War Pony, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 22-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 152.05-92.70 lead for War Pony.

Points By Position

  War Pony   WarEagle

What If

War Pony would have beaten eight other teams besides WarEagle this week.
WarEagle would have lost to eight other teams besides War Pony this week.
War Pony would be 5-1 if they played WarEagle every week.
Last week, War Pony would have beaten WarEagle 155.55-150.75.
War Pony would be 5-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WarEagle.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as War Pony, WarEagle would be 3-2.
If War Pony had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-17.
If they played every team every week, WarEagle would be 33-45.

Next Week Preview

WarEagle
Up ahead in Week 7, 10th-place WarEagle (2-4) will look to bounce back against sixth-place SAWTOOTHS (3-3). Each side has players on bye next week, as Davante Adams, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jared Cook, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, and Jordy Nelson are off for WarEagle while Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Sebastian Janikowski, the Green Bay Packers defense, and Doug Martin are out for SAWTOOTHS.
War Pony
War Pony (6-0) will square off against Vultures (3-3) in Week 7. War Pony might need to rearrange the deck a bit with Aaron Jones out on bye next week. Vultures won't have Tyler Lockett. Over the last three weeks, War Pony have put up 163.43 points per game, while Vultures have averaged only 123.72 per contest.