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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
8-4 114.08
116.17
 
VS
proj
The White Knucklers
88.9 0-12
74.2

Gridiron Gladiators hand The White Knucklers 12th straight loss in 114.08-88.90 rout

Gridiron Gladiators cruised to a 114.08-88.90 win to hand The White Knucklers their 12th consecutive loss to open the season. The White Knucklers pulled out to a 1.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Gridiron Gladiators after that. They were led by James Robinson, who racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 24.4 points, and Justin Jefferson, who caught 7 passes for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns (22.5 points). The Atlanta Falcons defense (28 points) and Latavius Murray (25.1) were the top performers for The White Knucklers in the loss. Gridiron Gladiators (8-4) will look to keep it rolling against What The Shit, while The White Knucklers (0-12) will meet 98 DarkPink Balloons in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   The White Knucklers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.17 points, the Panthers defense more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 19 points in a 28-27 loss to the Vikings. They allowed 28 points, surrendered 387 yards, and forced 3 fumbles to beat their projection by the third-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 13, the Panthers will go up against the Broncos.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 114.08
1
James Robinson
RB
24.4
14.71
21.4%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
22.5
14
19.7%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
21
8.96
18.4%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
19
5.17
16.7%
The White Knucklers
Points
% of total points 88.9
1
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
28
3.97
31.5%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
25.1
7.2
28.2%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
18.8
16.46
21.1%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
7.1
15.3
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal for Gridiron Gladiators, helping the team to a 113.36-33.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Latavius Murray had a 36-yard touchdown run for The White Knucklers, who trailed 114.08-70.10 after the late slate.
Monday
Carson Wentz had a 33-yard touchdown pass for The White Knucklers.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   The White Knucklers

What If

Gridiron Gladiators would have beaten 13 other teams besides The White Knucklers this week.
The White Knucklers would have lost to nine other teams besides Gridiron Gladiators this week.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 12-0 if they played The White Knucklers every week.
Gridiron Gladiators would have gotten the win over The White Knucklers 110.3-81.5 had they played each other last week.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The White Knucklers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gridiron Gladiators, The White Knucklers would be 1-10.
If Gridiron Gladiators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 143-61.
If they played every team every week, The White Knucklers would be 31-173.

Coach Talk

Gridiron Gladiators
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up The White Knucklers at the wide receiver position (30.52 points to 12.7).
The White Knucklers
It's entirely possible that The White Knucklers may be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. With only 12 total targets this past week, their five starting pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) apparently contributed to their teams' offenses by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.