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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Splintered
9-6 154.25
128.71
 
VS
proj
Gridiron Gladiators
101.5 10-5
120.99

Splintered beat Gridiron Gladiators for third straight win in 154.25-101.50 rout

Splintered extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over Gridiron Gladiators, cruising to a 154.25-101.50 victory. Gridiron Gladiators nabbed a 19.00-point lead on Thursday, but Splintered held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Lamar Jackson (243 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Calvin Ridley (10 Rec, 163 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Patrick Mahomes (254 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 37 Rush Yds) and Josh Jacobs (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Gridiron Gladiators in the loss. This marks the second time this season Splintered have taken down Gridiron Gladiators, after winning 109.5-105.25 in their last matchup. Splintered will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while Gridiron Gladiators attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Splintered   Gridiron Gladiators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Eagles in Week 15, the Cardinals defense allowed 26 points and 422 yards. In doing so, they put up 20.25 points and scored 41.8% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Splintered this week. In Week 16, the Cardinals will face the 49ers.
The Arizona Cardinals defense

Top Player Comparison

Splintered
Points
% of total points 154.25
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
32
26.84
20.7%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
26
13.39
16.9%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
26
22.5
16.9%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
25
15.55
16.2%
Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 101.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25
29.26
24.6%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
19
15.2
18.7%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
17
13.69
16.7%
4
James Robinson
RB
11.5
13.53
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Aaron Jones had a 46-yard run for Splintered, contributing to a 36.00-19.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Splintered who claimed the lead, 128.00-73.00. For Splintered, Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass. Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal for Gridiron Gladiators, while T.Y. Hilton had a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Splintered   Gridiron Gladiators

What If

Splintered would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Gridiron Gladiators would have lost to three other teams besides Splintered this week.
If Splintered played Gridiron Gladiators every week this season, they'd be 8-7.
Splintered would be 10-2 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 Splintered, Gridiron Gladiators would be 5-6-1.
If Splintered had played every team in the league each week, they would be 65-40.
If they played every team every week, Gridiron Gladiators would be 59-45-1.

Coach Talk

Splintered
You know, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Gridiron Gladiators at the wide receiver position (36.5 points to 15).
Gridiron Gladiators
Happy holidays, Gridiron Gladiators! We hope the GM of Splintered will write a thank-you card for the generous 101.5-point gift this past week.