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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
3-1 125.75
117.69
 
VS
proj
What?!
62.75 2-2
104.75

Gridiron Gladiators jump into 1st place in 125.75-62.75 rout

Gridiron Gladiators jumped into the No. 1 position in Fantasy Water Champs with a dominant victory over What?!, cruising to a 125.75-62.75 win. This matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as Gridiron Gladiators leapt out to a 38.75-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Todd Gurley II and Adam Thielen. Gurley II racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 23 points, while Thielen caught 8 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown (19 points). A.J. Green (13 points) and Antonio Brown (12) led the charge for What?! in defeat. Gridiron Gladiators improve to 3-1 on the season, while What?! fall to 2-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   What?!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (8 Rec, 135 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19 points in a 38-31 lost to the Rams in Week 4. His scoring output was 81.5% more than his 10.47-point projection and was higher than his 14.5-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 125.75
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
26
16.71
20.7%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
23
18.52
18.3%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
20.5
20.19
16.3%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
19
10.47
15.1%
What?!
Points
% of total points 62.75
1
A.J. Green
WR
13
11.32
20.7%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
12
12.27
19.1%
3
Jake Elliott
K
11
9.31
17.5%
4
Drew Brees
QB
9.5
23.85
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Todd Gurley II had a 56-yard catch for Gridiron Gladiators, while Adam Thielen had a 45-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 42.00-3.25 lead for Gridiron Gladiators.
Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Gridiron Gladiators to contribute to a 123.75-34.25 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 26-yard touchdown catch for What?!, who trailed 125.75-62.75 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   What?!

What If

Gridiron Gladiators would have beaten four other teams besides What?! this week.
What?! would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 2-2 if they played What?! every week.
What?! would have gotten the win over Gridiron Gladiators 105-74 had they played each other last week.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as What?!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gridiron Gladiators, What?! would be 1-2.
If Gridiron Gladiators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-12.
If they played every team every week, What?! would be 10-18.

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