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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
2-2 126.1
152.33
 
VS
proj
Steel Reign
87 1-3
134.69

War Pony fall short of expectations, find way to top Steel Reign, 126.10-87.00

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but War Pony did enough to knock off Steel Reign, securing a 126.10-87.00 win. Steel Reign grabbed a 0.45-point lead on Thursday, but War Pony held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Courtland Sutton (24.2 points) and Chris Carson (18.5). Geronimo Allison (14.9 points) and Derrick Henry (11.8) carried the flag for Steel Reign in the loss. War Pony (2-2) will look to build on their success against Vultures, while Steel Reign (1-3) will take on Redlegs in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   Steel Reign

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sutton (6 Rec, 62 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 24.2 points in a 26-24 lost to the Jaguars in Week 4. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.99-point projection and was higher than his 16.23-point season scoring average. Sutton ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Courtland Sutton

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 126.1
1
Courtland Sutton
WR
24.2
11.99
19.2%
2
Chris Carson
RB
18.5
16.14
14.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17.8
15.66
14.1%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.5
18.65
13.1%
Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 87
1
Geronimo Allison
WR
14.9
6.79
17.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
11.8
12.9
13.6%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
11.05
7.48
12.7%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
10.5
5.42
12.1%

Points By Position

  War Pony   Steel Reign

Game Notes

War Pony won even though only four of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Steel Reign had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
War Pony had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Steel Reign.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
War Pony ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Steel Reign ranked 13th.
Not only did War Pony win, but they also easily covered the 17.64-point projected margin of victory.

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