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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
6-3 130.5
148.24
 
VS
proj
Brewmasters
87.2 7-2
103.64

War Pony knock Brewmasters from 1st place in 130.5-87.2 rout

War Pony cruised to a 130.5-87.2 victory over Brewmasters, knocking them out of first place in OklahomIraqis League AFC. Brewmasters earned a 3.8-point lead on Thursday, but it was all War Pony after that. They were led by Matthew Stafford, who passed for 406 yards and 3 touchdowns for 34.9 points, and Courtland Sutton, who caught 5 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown (17.3 points). Kenny Golladay (4 Rec, 132 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Dalvin Cook (71 Rush Yds, 45 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Brewmasters in defeat. War Pony (6-3) will look to keep it rolling against Cocks, while Brewmasters (7-2) will face off against Negligent Discharges in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   Brewmasters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 50 yards against the Dolphins, Griffin scored 11 points this week. He nearly doubled his 5.86-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Griffin will face the Giants next week.
Ryan Griffin

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 130.5
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
34.9
27.47
26.7%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
17.3
13.09
13.3%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
16.4
11.26
12.6%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.9
19.89
10.7%
Brewmasters
Points
% of total points 87.2
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
23.2
16.31
26.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.6
22.61
17.9%
3
John Brown
WR
11.6
14.2
13.3%
4
Taylor Gabriel
WR
9.9
7.01
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Taylor Gabriel had a 53-yard catch for Brewmasters, contributing to a 61.0-39.4 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which War Pony became the proud owner of a 116.6-87.2 lead. Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for War Pony, while Courtland Sutton had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Kenny Golladay made the highlight reel for Brewmasters with a 59-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  War Pony   Brewmasters

What If

War Pony would have beaten six other teams besides Brewmasters this week.
Brewmasters would have lost to 10 other teams besides War Pony this week.
War Pony would be 6-3 if they played Brewmasters every week.
War Pony would have defeated Brewmasters 137.15-125.5 had they played each other last week.
War Pony would be 7-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brewmasters.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as War Pony, Brewmasters would be 4-4.
If War Pony had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-44.
If they played every team every week, Brewmasters would be 70-47.

Next Week Preview

Brewmasters
Up ahead next week, Brewmasters (7-2, third-place) will look to right the ship against Negligent Discharges (2-7, 12th-place). Each side has players on bye next week, as Dallas Goedert, the Denver Broncos defense, and Mike Nugent are off for Brewmasters while Alshon Jeffery, DJ Chark Jr., and Royce Freeman are out for Negligent Discharges.
War Pony
In a matchup that'll showcase teams separated by just a game in the standings, War Pony (6-3) will square off against Cocks (5-4) in Week 10. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as Deshaun Watson, Courtland Sutton, Carlos Hyde, Trey Quinn, and Derrius Guice are off for War Pony, while Cocks will be without Noah Fant, Jordan Howard, Terry McLaurin, and Nelson Agholor. Over the last three weeks, War Pony have scored 142.68 points per game, while Cocks have averaged 121.45 per contest.