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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
6-3 139.76
121.75
 
VS
proj
Josh's Team
98.34 4-5
104.4

Gridiron Gladiators top expectations, earn win against Josh's Team in 139.76-98.34 rout

Gridiron Gladiators beat their projected point total, cruising to a 139.76-98.34 victory over Josh's Team, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in this one, as Gridiron Gladiators jumped out to a 35.36-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Christian McCaffrey and Stefon Diggs. McCaffrey racked up 151 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 32.1 points, while Diggs caught 9 passes for 118 yards (16.3 points). Tyreek Hill (9 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the New Orleans Saints defense (3 Pts Allowed, 194 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Josh's Team in the loss. Gridiron Gladiators (6-3) will look to notch another W against Mr big puff, while Josh's Team (4-5) will match up against 98 DarkPink Balloons in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   Josh's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 32.1 points against his 15.75-point projection. In a 33-31 loss to the Chiefs, he racked up 151 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. McCaffrey ranks #100 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 139.76
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.1
15.75
23%
2
Cam Newton
QB
24.56
19.54
17.6%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
20.8
9.67
14.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.3
15.72
11.7%
Josh's Team
Points
% of total points 98.34
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
28.6
14.6
29.1%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
16
4.08
16.3%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
11.8
8.41
12%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
11.6
13.76
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Gridiron Gladiators who claimed the lead, 85.30-49.94. For Gridiron Gladiators, Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Josh's Team with a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Christian Kirk had a 56-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron Gladiators, contributing to a 108.10-67.24 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   Josh's Team

What If

Gridiron Gladiators would have beaten 15 other teams besides Josh's Team this week.
Josh's Team would have lost to five other teams besides Gridiron Gladiators this week.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 6-3 if they played Josh's Team every week.
Gridiron Gladiators would have been victorious over Josh's Team 115.26-83.64 had they played each other last week.
Gridiron Gladiators would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Josh's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gridiron Gladiators, Josh's Team would be 2-6.
If Gridiron Gladiators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 105-48.
If they played every team every week, Josh's Team would be 76-77.

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