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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS
9-5 100.75
95.64
 
VS
proj
Gridiron Gladiators
91.75 9-5
120.91

Gridiron Gladiators come up short of predictions, succumb to ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS, 100.75-91.75

Gridiron Gladiators fell short of their projected point total, as ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS came out on top with a 100.75-91.75 win. ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS jumped out to a 26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 41 points from Julio Jones (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and T.Y. Hilton (9 Rec, 199 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Aaron Jones (17 points) and Davante Adams (14) did everything they could for Gridiron Gladiators in the loss. This marks the first time this season ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS have beaten Gridiron Gladiators, after falling 100.75-76.75 in their last matchup. ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Gridiron Gladiators (9-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS   Gridiron Gladiators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Packers in Week 14, Jones caught 8 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 22 points to scored 71.9% higher than his 12.8-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS this week. In Week 15, Jones and the Falcons will go up against the Cardinals.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS
Points
% of total points 100.75
1
Julio Jones
WR
22
12.8
21.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
21
20.05
20.8%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
19
10.28
18.9%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
13.25
8.92
13.2%
Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 91.75
1
Aaron Jones
RB
17
14.19
18.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
14
12.5
15.3%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13
11.03
14.2%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
12.5
23.27
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS emerged with a 60.00-34.00 lead. For ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS, T.Y. Hilton had a 60-yard catch. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for Gridiron Gladiators with a 29-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 50-yard field goal for Gridiron Gladiators, who trailed 94.25-83.75 after Sunday night.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard run for ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS   Gridiron Gladiators

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS scored higher than their projected point totals.
Gridiron Gladiators had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS won despite starting Kareem Hunt, who scored zero points.
Julio Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, and T.Y. Hilton all scored more points than Aaron Jones, the leading scorer for Gridiron Gladiators.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
ROCK-n-REDRAIDERS recorded more points than their projected total, while Gridiron Gladiators fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Gridiron Gladiators.
All five of the losses for Gridiron Gladiators have been upset losses.
For Gridiron Gladiators, Aaron Jones recorded 17 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

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