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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Gritz Blitz
7-2 116.5
93.4
 
VS
proj
London Gentlemen
107.5 3-6
100.61

Gritz Blitz come back to top London Gentlemen for seventh straight win, 116.5-107.5

Gritz Blitz extended their win streak to seven games with a come-from-behind win over London Gentlemen, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 116.5-107.5 victory. Despite trailing 107.5-84.5 heading into Monday night, Gritz Blitz charged back behind the Dallas Cowboys defense (28 Pts Allowed, 340 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Wesley Woodyard (8 Tackles, 1 Sack). The Chicago Bears defense (42 points) and Christian McCaffrey (22) did their part for London Gentlemen in defeat. Gritz Blitz (7-2) will look to add to their success against Well Oiled Machine, while London Gentlemen (3-6) try to get back on track against Can I Haz Touchdown?.

Matchup Timeline

  Gritz Blitz   London Gentlemen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.94 points, Ryan more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 16 points as the Falcons beat the Redskins 38-14. He passed for 350 yards and 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gritz Blitz this week. Next week, Ryan will face the Browns.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 116.5
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
21
10.67
18%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
16
6.94
13.7%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
15
16.62
12.9%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
12
10.64
10.3%
London Gentlemen
Points
% of total points 107.5
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
42
20.71
39.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22
13.66
20.5%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
9
7.43
8.4%
4
Willie Snead IV
WR
8
6.29
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Gritz Blitz, while Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 92.5-68.5 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run for Gritz Blitz, who trailed 104.5-84.5 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Gritz Blitz   London Gentlemen

What If

Gritz Blitz would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
London Gentlemen would have lost to just two other teams besides Gritz Blitz this week.
Gritz Blitz would be 6-3 if they played London Gentlemen every week.
Last week, Gritz Blitz would have been victorious over London Gentlemen 118-100.
Gritz Blitz would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as London Gentlemen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gritz Blitz, London Gentlemen would be 4-4.
If Gritz Blitz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 57-24.
If they played every team every week, London Gentlemen would be 41-40.

Next Week Preview

London Gentlemen
On the docket for Week 10, seventh-place London Gentlemen (3-6) are due to square off against fifth-place Can I Haz Touchdown? (5-4). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as the Denver Broncos defense, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Harrison Smith, J.J. Watt, Lamar Miller, and Stefon Diggs are off for Can I Haz Touchdown? and Willie Snead IV, Dalvin Cook, Kareem Jackson, Kirk Cousins, and Keke Coutee will be out for London Gentlemen.
Gritz Blitz
Week 10 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. Gritz Blitz (7-2) are on a seven-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Well Oiled Machine, 5-4), have won their last two in a row. Each side will have players on bye next week, as Danielle Hunter, Justin Tucker, Deshaun Watson, Adam Thielen, Tyrann Mathieu, Benardrick McKinney, and Zach Cunningham are off for Well Oiled Machine and Everson Griffen, Courtland Sutton, the Baltimore Ravens defense, and C.J. Mosley will take a seat for Gritz Blitz. Over the last three weeks, Gritz Blitz have scored 110.33 points per game, while Well Oiled Machine have averaged 99.33 per contest.