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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Gritz Blitz
11-6 133.5
103.36
 
VS
proj
Philly Phresh
49 7-9-1
67

Gritz Blitz defeat Philly Phresh for third straight win in 133.5-49.0 rout

Gritz Blitz extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over Philly Phresh, cruising to a 133.5-49.0 victory. Gritz Blitz earned a 19-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Sterling Shepard (20 points) and Younghoe Koo (9) and never relinquished it. Deshaun Watson (365 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and T.Y. Hilton (3 Rec, 27 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Philly Phresh in defeat. This marks the second time this season Gritz Blitz have gotten the best of Philly Phresh, after winning 134-106 in their last matchup. Gritz Blitz end the season with a record of 11-6, while Philly Phresh finish the campaign at 7-9-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Gritz Blitz   Philly Phresh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.18 points, Shepard more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 20 points as the Giants beat the Cowboys 23-19. He racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gritz Blitz this week.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 133.5
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
29
15.14
21.7%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
20
7.18
15%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
13
8.81
9.7%
4
Darius Leonard
LB
12
12.55
9%
Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 49
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
11
9.71
22.4%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
9
7.59
18.4%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
7
11.99
14.3%
4
James Conner
RB
6
2.12
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Sterling Shepard had a 23-yard touchdown run for Gritz Blitz to contribute to a 38.0-19.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Philly Phresh, who trailed 115.0-49.0 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Gritz Blitz   Philly Phresh
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Gritz Blitz
Gritz Blitz ended the season with the league's best points average (102.2 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
115 Rec, 1374 Rec Yds, 18 Rec TDs
LAR Defense
Best Drafted
18.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 281.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers
Mia Defense
Best Acquisition
21.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 367.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 29 Turnovers
Philly Phresh
Philly Phresh finished the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 89.9 points per game, 5th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
115 Rec, 1407 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jarvis Landry
Best Acquisition
72 Rec, 840 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 12) of the starters on Gritz Blitz scored higher than their projected point totals.
Philly Phresh had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Philly Phresh even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Gritz Blitz had five players score more points than the leading scorer for Philly Phresh.
Gritz Blitz put up more points than their season scoring average (102.18) while Philly Phresh fell short of theirs (89.94).
Gritz Blitz scored more points than their projected total, while Philly Phresh fell short of their projection.
The 133.5 points scored by Gritz Blitz are tied for the 4th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 84.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Gritz Blitz win, but they also easily covered the 36.36-point predicted margin of victory.
Gritz Blitz moves to (9-1) in blowout games this year, while Philly Phresh falls to (5-3).
On the losing side, Deshaun Watson recorded 11 points, the fifth-best score for a QB this week.