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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Gritz Blitz
9-7 84.5
100.57
 
VS
proj
Spoon
68.5 8-8
87.78

Gritz Blitz manage to beat Spoon 84.5-68.5

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Gritz Blitz did enough to beat Spoon, securing an 84.5-68.5 win. Spoon nabbed a 9.5-point lead on Saturday behind Tyler Higbee (12 points) and Lavonte David (9), but Gritz Blitz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Melvin Gordon III, who racked up 47 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 18 points, and Lamar Jackson, who passed for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 103 yards (16 points). Tyler Higbee (9 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) and DeVante Parker (5 Rec, 111 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Spoon in the loss. This marks the second time this season Gritz Blitz have taken down Spoon, after winning 118-93 in their last matchup. Gritz Blitz will look to keep it rolling in the Championship next week, while Spoon seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Gritz Blitz   Spoon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gordon III (15 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds) scored 18 points in a 24-17 lost to the Raiders in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.87-point projection and was much higher than his 7.14-point season scoring average. Gordon III will face the Chiefs next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 84.5
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18
7.87
21.3%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
16
11.01
18.9%
3
Bobby Wagner
LB
10
7.09
11.8%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
6
4.87
7.1%
Spoon
Points
% of total points 68.5
1
Tyler Higbee
TE
12
4.55
17.5%
2
DeVante Parker
WR
12
8.01
17.5%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
9.5
6.36
13.9%
4
Lavonte David
LB
9
8.09
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Spoon became the proud owner of a 60.5-50.5 lead. For Gritz Blitz, Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass. Ryan Tannehill had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Spoon, while DeVante Parker had a 51-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Gritz Blitz   Spoon

Game Notes

Gritz Blitz won despite the fact that only five of their 12 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Spoon had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Spoon even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Not only did Gritz Blitz earn the win, but they also covered the 12.79-point forecasted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Tyler Higbee (12 points) registered the second-best score for a tight end this week.

Coach Talk

Gritz Blitz
Props to you, Gritz Blitz. Deploying a starting crew that earned 84.5 points this past week.
Spoon
Unless Spoon wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough opportunities" is not a viable excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 30 targets in Week 16. With just 14 total catches, this group may have some chemistry issues.