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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
10-5 164.22
158.92
 
VS
proj
IMPERFECT CELL
113.37 11-4
155.65

IMPERFECT CELL come up short of projections, lose to Gridiron Gladiators in 164.22-113.37 rout

IMPERFECT CELL failed to live up to expectations, as Gridiron Gladiators cruised to a 164.22-113.37 victory. IMPERFECT CELL nabbed a 12.08-point lead on Thursday, but Gridiron Gladiators held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns for 44 points, and Philip Rivers, who passed for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns (22.52 points). Ezekiel Elliott (87 Rush Yds, 41 Rec Yds) and Justin Jackson (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 27 Rec Yds) did their part for IMPERFECT CELL in the loss. This marks the first time this season Gridiron Gladiators have beaten IMPERFECT CELL, after falling 198.08-162.11 in their last matchup. Gridiron Gladiators will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while IMPERFECT CELL seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   IMPERFECT CELL

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins scored 44 points against the Jets in Week 15 to more-than-double his 18.74-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gridiron Gladiators this week. Next week, Hopkins will go up against the Eagles.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 164.22
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
44
18.74
26.8%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
22.52
24.92
13.7%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.4
13.4%
4
Julio Jones
WR
20.2
19.03
12.3%
IMPERFECT CELL
Points
% of total points 113.37
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.3
27.71
21.4%
2
Justin Jackson
RB
21.5
16.09
19%
3
Elijah McGuire
RB
20.6
14.87
18.2%
4
Dante Pettis
WR
13.3
10.07
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   IMPERFECT CELL

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Gridiron Gladiators scored more than their point projections.
IMPERFECT CELL had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
IMPERFECT CELL can partially blame the loss on Keenan Allen, who didn't score any points.
Gridiron Gladiators put up more points than their season scoring average (162.24) while IMPERFECT CELL fell short of theirs (158.29).
Gridiron Gladiators put up more points than their projected total, while IMPERFECT CELL fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 50.85-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win concludes a two-game losing streak for Gridiron Gladiators.
Not only did Gridiron Gladiators get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.27-point projected margin of victory.
Gridiron Gladiators moves to (7-3) in blowout games this season, while IMPERFECT CELL falls to (7-2).

Coach Talk

Gridiron Gladiators
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling IMPERFECT CELL at the wide receiver position (72.75 points to 22.5).
IMPERFECT CELL
Fortunately, IMPERFECT CELL, this week's problem was pretty easy to diagnose. Going with Keenan Allen in a tough fantasy matchup... let's do a little research ahead of time next week.