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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Drones
8-7 93.5
95.96
 
VS
proj
Gritz Blitz
82.5 9-6
107.9

Gritz Blitz come up short of expectations, lose to Drones, 93.5-82.5

Gritz Blitz underperformed projections, as Drones came out on top with a 93.5-82.5 victory. Drones earned an early 5.0-point lead on Thursday. Gritz Blitz bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Davante Adams (7 points). Unphased, Drones pulled it together later that afternoon, as Lamar Jackson (17.5 points) and Dalvin Cook (17) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season Drones have gotten the best of Gritz Blitz, after falling 123-102 in their last matchup. Drones will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinals next week, while Gritz Blitz attempt to bounce back and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  Drones   Gritz Blitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 104 yards against the Bears, Jefferson scored 11 points this week. He scored 33.2% more than his 8.26-point projection and overachieved for the eighth time this season. Jefferson ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Drones
Points
% of total points 93.5
1
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
19
14.94
20.3%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.5
10.96
18.7%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
17
11.8
18.2%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
13
8.19
13.9%
Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 82.5
1
Younghoe Koo
K
11
7.98
13.3%
2
Jamal Adams
S
10
6.91
12.1%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
10
11.6
12.1%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
9
18.99
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Drones who owned the lead, 67.5-61.0. For Drones, Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass. Younghoe Koo made the highlight reel for Gritz Blitz with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 44-yard pass for Gritz Blitz, who trailed 87.5-78.5 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Drones   Gritz Blitz

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Gritz Blitz has left more points on the bench this season (1,011) than Drones (824.5).
Drones are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (1) than Gritz Blitz (3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Gritz Blitz - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Drones (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Drones have outscored Gritz Blitz at QB, RB, and TE this season.
Hey Gritz Blitz, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Drones
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Gritz Blitz at the wide receiver position (24 points to 11).
Gritz Blitz
Happy holidays, Gritz Blitz! We hope the GM of Drones will send a thank-you card for the generous 82.5-point gift this past week.