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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Rebel Alliance
5-2 147.6
141.19
 
VS
proj
War Pony
111.85 5-2
136.17

War Pony succumb to Rebel Alliance in 147.60-111.85 rout

War Pony fell short of expectations, as Rebel Alliance cruised to a 147.60-111.85 victory. War Pony got out to a 3.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Rebel Alliance after that. They were led by Kyler Murray (46.7 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (24.3). The Kansas City Chiefs defense (24 points) and Alvin Kamara (22.8) did their part for War Pony in defeat. Rebel Alliance (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against WarEagle, while War Pony (5-2) will match up against Doughboys in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Rebel Alliance   War Pony

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray passed for 360 yards , ran for 67 yards and scored 4 touchdowns as the Cardinals beat the Seahawks 37-34. In doing so, he put up 46.7 points and scored 56.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Rebel Alliance this week. Next week, Murray will play the Dolphins.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 147.6
1
Kyler Murray
QB
46.7
29.82
31.6%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24.3
20.25
16.5%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
15.5
16.09
10.5%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
12.8
10.44
8.7%
War Pony
Points
% of total points 111.85
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
24
8.68
21.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
22.8
24.98
20.4%
3
Nelson Agholor
WR
21.7
4.86
19.4%
4
Josh Allen
QB
19.45
27.59
17.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray teamed up with DeAndre Hopkins for a 35-yard touchdown pass for Rebel Alliance. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 41-yard pass, contributing to a 147.60-87.25 lead for Rebel Alliance.
Sunday Night
Nelson Agholor had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for War Pony, who trailed 147.60-108.95 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Rebel Alliance   War Pony
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
Rebel Alliance
Rebel Alliance will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 149.79 points per game through seven weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the team is No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1847 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 437 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
57 Rec, 704 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Wil Lutz
Best Acquisition
8-8 FG, 45 long, 18-18 XP
War Pony
War Pony have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 164.26 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the squad to the No. 2 position in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2018 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 204 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
364 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 460 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
1542 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

What If

Rebel Alliance would have beaten nine other teams besides War Pony this week.
War Pony would have lost to 11 other teams besides Rebel Alliance this week.
If Rebel Alliance played War Pony every week this season, they'd be 3-4.
Had they played each other last week, Rebel Alliance would have beaten War Pony 154.05-132.9.
Rebel Alliance would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as War Pony.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rebel Alliance, War Pony would be 4-2.
If Rebel Alliance had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-33.
If they played every team every week, War Pony would be 64-27.