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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
5-2 160.4
144.05
 
VS
proj
WarEagle
59.9 2-5
118.32

War Pony knock off WarEagle for fifth straight win in 160.4-59.9 rout

War Pony extended their win streak to five games with a dominant win over WarEagle, cruising to a 160.4-59.9 victory. War Pony got out to a 14.7-point lead on Thursday behind Courtland Sutton and never let it go. Jared Goff (268 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Ted Ginn Jr. (2 Rec, 48 Rec Yds) led the way for WarEagle in the loss. War Pony (5-2) will look to notch another win against Negligent Discharges, while WarEagle (2-5) take on Hooligans in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   WarEagle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense scored 18 points against the Seahawks in Week 7 to more-than-triple their 5.35-point projection. They allowed 16 points, surrendered 347 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the third-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 8, the Ravens will go up against the Patriots.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 160.4
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.7
18.49
16.6%
2
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
21.3
12.58
13.3%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
20.6
27.89
12.8%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
18.3
14.88
11.4%
WarEagle
Points
% of total points 59.9
1
Jared Goff
QB
31.7
27.38
52.9%
2
Ted Ginn Jr.
WR
6.8
7
11.4%
3
Matt Bryant
K
6
8.8
10%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
5.8
14.61
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 41-yard catch for War Pony to contribute to a 14.7-0.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which War Pony emerged with a 105.3-46.1 lead. Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 74-yard touchdown catch and a 59-yard catch for War Pony, while Deshaun Watson had a 45-yard pass and a 41-yard pass. Matt Bryant made the highlight reel for WarEagle with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Ted Ginn Jr. had a 45-yard catch for WarEagle, who trailed 133.7-53.1 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  War Pony   WarEagle
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway mark. How about we refresh the Standings?
War Pony
War Pony may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (155.6 ppg), propelling War Pony to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1952 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 196 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
399 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 196 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Gerald Everett
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 282 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
WarEagle
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see WarEagle making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 125.4 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
1995 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
607 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 128 Rec Yds
Matt Bryant
Best Acquisition
7-10 FG, 52 long, 14-15 XP

Game Notes

War Pony had seven of their 11 starters exceed their projected points.
WarEagle had only one of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
WarEagle can partially blame the loss on Rashaad Penny, who didn't score any points.
War Pony put up more points than their season scoring average (155.55) while WarEagle fell short of theirs (125.4).
War Pony put up more points than their projected total, while WarEagle failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 100.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did War Pony win, but they also easily covered the 25.73-point forecasted margin of victory.
War Pony moves to (3-1) in blowout games this season, while WarEagle falls to (1-3).
For WarEagle, Jared Goff put up 31.7 points, the top overall score for a quarterback this week.