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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Gritz Blitz
8-7 104
100.28
 
VS
proj
London Gentlemen
101 8-6-1
89.22

London Gentlemen defy predictions but lose to Gritz Blitz in 104.0-101.0 battle

London Gentlemen outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Gritz Blitz squeaked by for a 104.0-101.0 win. London Gentlemen made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. Gritz Blitz led 104.0-95.0 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 6 points from Darius Leonard on Monday night for London Gentlemen. Gritz Blitz were led by the Buffalo Bills defense (33 points) and Lamar Jackson (19.5). This marks the first time this season Gritz Blitz have taken down London Gentlemen, after falling 94-93.5 in their last matchup. Gritz Blitz will look to keep winning in next week's semifinal round, while London Gentlemen seek to rebound and finish the season with a win.

Matchup Timeline

  Gritz Blitz   London Gentlemen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense scored 33 points against the Steelers in Week 15 to more-than-double their 15.71-point projection. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 229 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gritz Blitz this week. In Week 16, the Bills will go up against the Patriots.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 104
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
33
15.71
31.7%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.5
9.71
18.8%
3
Zach Cunningham
LB
11.5
5.91
11.1%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9
11.06
8.7%
London Gentlemen
Points
% of total points 101
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20
11.34
19.8%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
14
8.13
13.9%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
11.5
8.98
11.4%
4
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
10
5.76
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Jackson had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Gritz Blitz, helping the team to a 19.5-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for London Gentlemen, who trailed 49.0-35.5 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Gritz Blitz   London Gentlemen

What If

Gritz Blitz would have beaten six other teams besides London Gentlemen this week.
London Gentlemen would have lost to just one other team besides Gritz Blitz this week.
If Gritz Blitz played London Gentlemen every week this season, they'd be 7-8.
Gritz Blitz would be 9-4 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 6-6-1.
If Gritz Blitz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 104-56-1.
If they played every team every week, London Gentlemen would be 98-60-3.

Coach Talk

Gritz Blitz
Getting the win is most important, Gritz Blitz, but we certainly know of one spot where we should improve as a team; our starting running backs were soundly outplayed this past week. Melvin Gordon III (64 total yards, no TDs) and Leonard Fournette (73 yards, no TDs) combined for just 11 points in Week 15. Todd Gurley II and Ezekiel Elliott tripled us up with a score of 34.
London Gentlemen
London Gentlemen will find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunities this past week. Our two wide receivers were targeted a hearty 12 times in Week 15. With just seven total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.