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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
8-1 145
156.76
 
VS
proj
SAWTOOTHS
142.85 4-5
144.21

Despite top scorer Ryan, SAWTOOTHS fall to War Pony in 145.00-142.85 battle

SAWTOOTHS had the top scorer in the matchup with QB Matt Ryan racking up 39.5 points, the second-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple War Pony, who eked out a 145.00-142.85 win. SAWTOOTHS had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. War Pony led 145.00-137.90 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 4.95 points from Cole Beasley on Monday night for SAWTOOTHS. Christian McCaffrey (32.7 points) and Philip Rivers (23.4) did the heavy lifting for War Pony in the victory. War Pony (8-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Steel Reign, while SAWTOOTHS (4-5) face Warm Bodies in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   SAWTOOTHS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 20.8 points against his 12.11-point projection. During a 34-3 win over the Raiders, he caught 4 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Kittle ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 145
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.7
24.31
22.6%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
23.4
24.7
16.1%
3
George Kittle
TE
20.8
12.11
14.3%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.3
20.44
13.3%
SAWTOOTHS
Points
% of total points 142.85
1
Matt Ryan
QB
39.5
25.72
27.7%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
33.1
19.34
23.2%
3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
13.1
10.9
9.2%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
11
17.08
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for War Pony to contribute to a 20.80-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for SAWTOOTHS, while Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 99.30-70.00 lead for SAWTOOTHS.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for War Pony, while Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 136.40-124.80 lead for War Pony.
Sunday Night
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 51-yard catch for SAWTOOTHS, who trailed 145.00-137.90 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  War Pony   SAWTOOTHS

What If

War Pony would have beaten six other teams besides SAWTOOTHS this week.
SAWTOOTHS would have lost to six other teams besides War Pony this week.
If War Pony played SAWTOOTHS every week this season, they'd be 7-2.
Last week, War Pony would have defeated SAWTOOTHS 126.4-121.75.
War Pony would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SAWTOOTHS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as War Pony, SAWTOOTHS would be 6-2.
If War Pony had played every team in the league each week, they would be 85-32.
If they played every team every week, SAWTOOTHS would be 71-46.

Next Week Preview

SAWTOOTHS
Looking ahead to Week 10, eighth-place SAWTOOTHS (4-5) will square off against fifth-place Warm Bodies (5-4). Each side has players with byes next week, as Kirk Cousins, Justin Tucker, Hayden Hurst, and Stefon Diggs are off for Warm Bodies and Phillip Lindsay and Demaryius Thomas are scheduled to rest for SAWTOOTHS.
War Pony
War Pony (8-1) are set to face Steel Reign (4-5) in Week 10. Each team has players on bye next week, as Devontae Booker, Mark Andrews, Michael Crabtree, Alfred Blue, and Will Fuller V are out for Steel Reign and Emmanuel Sanders, Ka'imi Fairbairn, the Denver Broncos defense, and Royce Freeman will get the week off for War Pony. Over the last three weeks, War Pony have scored 155.2 points per game, while Steel Reign have averaged just 127.63 per contest.