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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Sooners
4-5 126
118.67
 
VS
proj
Gridiron Gladiators
91 4-5
122.34

Gridiron Gladiators come up short of predictions, succumb to Sooners in 126.00-91.00 rout

Gridiron Gladiators were unable to bring their A game, as Sooners rolled to a 126.00-91.00 victory. Sooners grabbed a 14.50-point lead on Thursday behind Kyler Murray (23.25 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (11.25) and never looked back. Emmanuel Sanders (20 points) and the Carolina Panthers defense (19.5) led the way for Gridiron Gladiators in the loss. This marks the first time this season Sooners have knocked off Gridiron Gladiators, after falling 107.25-75.75 in their last matchup. Sooners improve to 4-5 on the season, while Gridiron Gladiators fall to 4-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Sooners   Gridiron Gladiators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Butker overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 18 points against his 7.97-point projection. In a 26-23 win over the Vikings, he made all 4 of his FG attempts. Butker ranks #74 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Harrison Butker

Top Player Comparison

Sooners
Points
% of total points 126
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
39.5
22.67
31.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
23.25
14.43
18.5%
3
Harrison Butker
K
18
7.97
14.3%
4
Chris Carson
RB
14
13.83
11.1%
Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 91
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
20
9.95
22%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
19.5
17.46
21.4%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
13.5
15.64
14.8%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
11
11.99
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kyler Murray had an 88-yard touchdown pass for Sooners to contribute to a 34.50-20.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 58-yard touchdown run for Sooners, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to a 93.00-68.00 lead for Sooners.

Points By Position

  Sooners   Gridiron Gladiators

What If

Sooners would have beaten five other teams besides Gridiron Gladiators this week.
Gridiron Gladiators would have lost to four other teams besides Sooners this week.
Sooners would be 6-3 if they played Gridiron Gladiators every week.
Last week, Sooners would have gotten the victory over Gridiron Gladiators 130.25-96.75.
Sooners would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gridiron Gladiators.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sooners, Gridiron Gladiators would be 3-4.
If Sooners had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-21.
If they played every team every week, Gridiron Gladiators would be 28-35.

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