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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
9-4 123.75
123.36
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
86.75 6-7
98.73

Lazy Laughing Lizard fall short of expectations, lose to Gridiron Gladiators in 123.75-86.75 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Lazy Laughing Lizard underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Gridiron Gladiators cruised to a 123.75-86.75 victory. Lazy Laughing Lizard pulled out to a 4.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Gridiron Gladiators after that. They were led by Todd Gurley II (132 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 33 Rec Yds) and Tom Brady (311 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Phillip Lindsay (157 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Saquon Barkley (125 Rush Yds, 21 Rec Yds) did their part for Lazy Laughing Lizard in defeat. This marks the second time this season Gridiron Gladiators have taken down Lazy Laughing Lizard, after winning 182-104.75 in their last matchup. Gridiron Gladiators improve to 9-4 on the season, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fall to 6-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gurley II (132 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 33 Rec Yds) scored 31 points against the Lions in Week 13. His scoring output was 33.5% more than his 23.22-point projection and was higher than his 23.31-point season scoring average. Gurley II ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Todd Gurley II

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 123.75
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
31
23.22
25.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19
20.29
15.4%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
18
11.72
14.5%
4
Davante Adams
WR
15
12.47
12.1%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 86.75
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
31
13.25
35.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17
16.35
19.6%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
9.75
12.26
11.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9
13.66
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Phillip Lindsay had a 65-yard touchdown run for Lazy Laughing Lizard, who trailed 78.75-74.75 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Gridiron Gladiators, contributing to a 105.75-78.75 lead for the team.
Monday
Adrian Peterson had a 90-yard touchdown run for Gridiron Gladiators during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   Lazy Laughing Lizard

What If

Gridiron Gladiators would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Lazy Laughing Lizard would have lost to three other teams besides Gridiron Gladiators this week.
If Gridiron Gladiators played Lazy Laughing Lizard every week this season, they'd be 8-5.
Had they played each other last week, Lazy Laughing Lizard would have gotten the victory over Gridiron Gladiators 124.25-94.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lazy Laughing Lizard.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gridiron Gladiators, Lazy Laughing Lizard would be 8-3.
If Gridiron Gladiators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-30.
If they played every team every week, Lazy Laughing Lizard would be 54-37.

Coach Talk

Gridiron Gladiators
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Lazy Laughing Lizard at the wide receiver position (36 points to 17).
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting RBs for Lazy Laughing Lizard collectively recorded four catches on only five targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to set up a screen play or two in Week 14!