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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Sooners
9-7 137.25
120.84
 
VS
proj
Gridiron Gladiators
99 10-6
109.25

Sooners smirk at projections, defeat Gridiron Gladiators in 137.25-99.00 rout

Sooners stepped up, rolling to a 137.25-99.00 win over Gridiron Gladiators, who fell short of projections. Gridiron Gladiators nabbed a 12-point lead on Saturday behind Rob Gronkowski (18 points) and Josh Jacobs (8), but Sooners held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and CeeDee Lamb (19 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Patrick Mahomes (278 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) and Rob Gronkowski (2 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the charge for Gridiron Gladiators in the loss. This marks the second time this season Sooners have gotten the best of Gridiron Gladiators, after winning 113.75-95.5 in their last matchup. Sooners end the season at 9-7, while Gridiron Gladiators finish the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Sooners   Gridiron Gladiators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lamb (19 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 21 points against the Eagles in Week 16. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.88-point projection and was much higher than his 10.53-point season scoring average.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

Sooners
Points
% of total points 137.25
1
Davante Adams
WR
36.5
16.86
26.6%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
21
7.88
15.3%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
20
22.47
14.6%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
17.5
11.23
12.8%
Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 99
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24
30.71
24.2%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
18
5.92
18.2%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
11.5
12.72
11.6%
4
Andre Roberts
WR
9.5
0.1
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Rob Gronkowski had a 33-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron Gladiators, helping the team to a 26.00-14.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Gridiron Gladiators, helping the team to an 80.50-23.25 lead.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 52-yard touchdown catch for Sooners, while Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for the team, who trailed 89.50-73.25 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Sooners   Gridiron Gladiators

Game Notes

Sooners had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Gridiron Gladiators had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Sooners put up more points than their season scoring average (118.11) while Gridiron Gladiators fell short of theirs (111.77).
Sooners scored more points than their projected total, while Gridiron Gladiators fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 38.25-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Sooners get the W, but they also easily covered the 11.59-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Sooners moves to (6-3), while Gridiron Gladiators falls to (5-3).
A bright spot in the loss, Patrick Mahomes (24 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Sooners
You know, the key to football is spotting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Gridiron Gladiators at the wide receiver position (75 points to 26).
Gridiron Gladiators
As we say goodbye to 2020, our coaching staff can reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just 10 ups and six downs, but still... Our coaching staff thanks you for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2021!