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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
3-5 158.85
145.63
 
VS
proj
Steel Reign
131.05 5-3
156.64

Steel Reign fall short of expectations, succumb to War Pony in 158.85-131.05 rout

Steel Reign were unable to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as War Pony cruised to a 158.85-131.05 win. Steel Reign leapt out to a 38.60-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Aaron Jones (24 points) and Christian Kirk (8.6). But it was all War Pony after that. They were led by Joe Burrow (259 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). War Pony (3-5) will look to sustain their momentum against Steel Reign, while Steel Reign (5-3) meet War Pony in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   Steel Reign

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilson scored 19.5 points against the Vikings in Week 8 to crush his 3.1-point projection. He had 84 receiving yards and a touchdown and passed for 35 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Wilson will battle the Broncos next week.
Cedrick Wilson

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 158.85
1
Joe Burrow
QB
28.85
27.02
18.2%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25.1
16.15
15.8%
3
Cedrick Wilson
WR
19.5
3.1
12.3%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
18.9
14.03
11.9%
Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 131.05
1
A.J. Brown
WR
31.5
18.37
24%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
24.9
21.5
19%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
24
18.44
18.3%
4
Jalen Hurts
QB
12.25
27.83
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Steel Reign boasted a 124.25-83.40 lead. Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass for War Pony, while Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch. Meanwhile, A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Steel Reign, while Cooper Kupp had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Nelson Agholor had a 44-yard catch for War Pony to contribute to a 131.80-131.05 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Cedrick Wilson had a 73-yard touchdown catch for War Pony to contribute to a 151.30-131.05 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  War Pony   Steel Reign

StatSmack

War Pony must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (158.85) than their season average (137.42).
By position, War Pony have outscored Steel Reign at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for War Pony had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Steel Reign (2).
There's not much good to say about Steel Reign this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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