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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
3-3 128.75
112.04
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
109.75 0-6
101.49

Gridiron Gladiators hand Lazy Laughing Lizard sixth consecutive loss, 128.75-109.75

Gridiron Gladiators earned a 128.75-109.75 win to hand Lazy Laughing Lizard their sixth straight loss to open the season. Gridiron Gladiators never trailed in this one after grabbing a 24.50-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady. Ezekiel Elliott (25 points) and Carson Wentz (20.5) led the charge for Lazy Laughing Lizard in the loss. Gridiron Gladiators improve to 3-3 on the season, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fall to 0-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McLaurin scored 24 points against the Dolphins in Week 6 to nearly triple his 8.29-point projection. He caught 4 passes for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, McLaurin will square off against the 49ers.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 128.75
1
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
29.25
15.48
22.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24.5
21.14
19%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
24
8.29
18.6%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
14
11.58
10.9%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 109.75
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25
18.64
22.8%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
20.5
17.75
18.7%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
16.25
9.91
14.8%
4
Joey Slye
K
15
8.48
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Gridiron Gladiators became the proud owner of a 101.75-45.50 lead. For Gridiron Gladiators, Terry McLaurin had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Lazy Laughing Lizard with a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
George Kittle had a 45-yard catch for Lazy Laughing Lizard, who trailed 128.75-93.50 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   Lazy Laughing Lizard

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Gridiron Gladiators scored more points in this matchup (128.75) than their season average (111.08).
Lazy Laughing Lizard are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last six matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Gridiron Gladiators are doing a better job of that, averaging 111.08 versus Lazy Laughing Lizard's 104.96.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Gridiron Gladiators (3-3) have a better record than Lazy Laughing Lizard (0-6).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Gridiron Gladiators has left fewer points on the bench this season (334.5) than Lazy Laughing Lizard (359.5).
Once Gridiron Gladiators put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Lazy Laughing Lizard (2 vs 0).
Lazy Laughing Lizard have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (6) than Gridiron Gladiators (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Gridiron Gladiators have outscored Lazy Laughing Lizard at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Lazy Laughing Lizard this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Gridiron Gladiators
This sport is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Lazy Laughing Lizard at the wide receiver position (41.5 points to 18).
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Only three field goals on five attempts? Seems like Joey Slye should reevaluate his pre-kick process after that sort of effort.