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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
6-3 119.8
123.25
 
VS
proj
Josh's Team
85.84 2-7
59.26

Josh's Team lose to Gridiron Gladiators in 119.80-85.84 rout despite beating predictions

Gridiron Gladiators fell short of projections while Josh's Team brought their A game and beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Gridiron Gladiators rolled to a 119.80-85.84 win. Gridiron Gladiators earned an early 16.90-point lead on Thursday. Josh's Team came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by David Montgomery (21.1 points) and Deshaun Watson (19.74). Unphased, Gridiron Gladiators rallied when it mattered most on Monday night, as the Dallas Cowboys defense (18 points) and Saquon Barkley (12.5) put them back in the lead once and for all. Gridiron Gladiators (6-3) will look to build on their success against Mr big puff, while Josh's Team (2-7) attempt to generate some positive momentum against 98 DarkPink Balloons.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   Josh's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 18 points, surrendering 271 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Giants, the Cowboys defense put up 18 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.27-point projection and was much higher than their 8.5-point season scoring average. The Cowboys defense will face the Vikings next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 119.8
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
18
7.27
15%
2
George Kittle
TE
16.9
12.66
14.1%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
16.1
15.31
13.4%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
14.8
10.94
12.4%
Josh's Team
Points
% of total points 85.84
1
David Montgomery
RB
21.1
10.03
24.6%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
19.74
21.66
23%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
19
6.52
22.1%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
14.1
9.84
16.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron Gladiators, helping to give the team a 16.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Courtland Sutton had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron Gladiators, who trailed 85.84-71.40 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 65-yard catch for Gridiron Gladiators on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   Josh's Team

What If

Gridiron Gladiators would have beaten 10 other teams besides Josh's Team this week.
Josh's Team would have lost to seven other teams besides Gridiron Gladiators this week.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 8-1 if they played Josh's Team every week.
Last week, Gridiron Gladiators would have defeated Josh's Team 105.78-102.06.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Josh's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gridiron Gladiators, Josh's Team would be 3-5.
If Gridiron Gladiators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-44.
If they played every team every week, Josh's Team would be 26-91.

Coach Talk

Gridiron Gladiators
Heckuva job shrugging off that two-game losing skid, Gridiron Gladiators! Every fantasy GM will surely be faced with adversity somewhere along the way... keep on truckin' and good things will continue to happen.
Josh's Team
Welp, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 23 times in Week 9. Chemistry seems to be the primary problem, as that group tallied only 13 catches.