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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
6-3 157.4
146.59
 
VS
proj
Vultures
132 4-5
142.92

Back-and-forth battle ends with War Pony coming back to defeat Vultures in 157.4-132.0 rout

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, War Pony earned a convincing win over Vultures, rolling to a 157.4-132.0 victory. Vultures pulled out to an early 1.5-point lead on Thursday. War Pony came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by outstanding performances from Stefon Diggs (20.8 points) and John Brown (17.9). Unphased, Vultures pulled it together later that night to take a 3.5-point lead behind Drew Brees (32.9 points) and Chris Godwin (7.1). But War Pony came back again when it mattered most on Monday night, as Jakobi Meyers (28.9 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. War Pony (6-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Negligent Discharges, while Vultures (4-5) meet Steel Reign in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   Vultures

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Jets in Week 9, Meyers caught 12 passes for 169 yards . In doing so, he put up 28.9 points to more-than-double his 10.58-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on War Pony this week. Next week, Meyers will face the Ravens.
Jakobi Meyers

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 157.4
1
Justin Herbert
QB
30.7
29.42
19.5%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
28.9
10.58
18.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.8
18.87
13.2%
4
John Brown
WR
17.9
11.11
11.4%
Vultures
Points
% of total points 132
1
Drew Brees
QB
32.9
26.54
24.9%
2
James Robinson
RB
15.9
16.26
12%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
15.4
10.53
11.7%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
13.5
15.01
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, War Pony became the proud owner of a 112.6-92.0 lead. Justin Herbert had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for War Pony, while Nelson Agholor had a 45-yard touchdown catch. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Vultures with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Drew Brees had a 40-yard pass for Vultures, contributing to a 132.0-128.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  War Pony   Vultures

What If

War Pony would have beaten 10 other teams besides Vultures this week.
Vultures would have lost to five other teams besides War Pony this week.
If War Pony played Vultures every week this season, they'd be 6-3.
Had they played each other last week, Vultures would have topped War Pony 133.9-101.
War Pony would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Vultures.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as War Pony, Vultures would be 2-6.
If War Pony had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-41.
If they played every team every week, Vultures would be 60-57.

Coach Talk

War Pony
Way to shrug off that three-game winless streak, War Pony! Each fantasy team is sure to be hit with adversity at some point or another... keep on truckin' and take things one week at a time.
Vultures
Only one make on three field goal tries? Seems like Joey Slye may have just toe-bashed himself to the waiver wire following this effort.