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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Gladiators
9-7 88
91.42
 
VS
proj
Charm City Playaz
70 8-8
83.6

Charm City Playaz fall to Gladiators, 88-70

Charm City Playaz were unable to bring their A game, as Gladiators staged a comeback to earn an 88-70 win. Gladiators trailed 72-63 heading into Sunday night, but the team came storming back behind Aaron Rodgers (25 points). Travis Kelce (15 points) and Leonard Fournette (12) were the top performers for Charm City Playaz in defeat. This marks the second time this season Gladiators have taken down Charm City Playaz, after winning 81-80 in their last matchup. Gladiators finish the season with a record of 9-7, while Charm City Playaz end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Gladiators   Charm City Playaz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper caught 4 passes for 121 yards as the Cowboys beat the Eagles 37-17. In doing so, he put up 12 points to scored 47.1% higher than his 8.16-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Gladiators this week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Gladiators
Points
% of total points 88
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25
22.99
28.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
12
8.16
13.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
11
8.94
12.5%
4
Jason Myers
K
10
8.24
11.4%
Charm City Playaz
Points
% of total points 70
1
Travis Kelce
TE
15
12.62
21.4%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
12
10.44
17.1%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
11
17.21
15.7%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
11
10.72
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 42-yard touchdown pass for Charm City Playaz, helping the team to a 72-17 lead.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 69-yard catch for Gladiators, who trailed 72-63 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Gladiators, helping the team to an 88-72 lead.

Points By Position

  Gladiators   Charm City Playaz
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Gladiators
Gladiators ended the season with the league's 4th-best points average (92 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Darren Waller
Best Drafted
98 Rec, 1079 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Acquisition
893 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 141 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Charm City Playaz
Charm City Playaz completed the season with the league's 8th-best points average (80 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Travis Kelce
MVP
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
3791 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 103 Rush Yds
Leonard Fournette
Best Acquisition
354 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 219 Rec Yds

StatSmack

They don't even seem to consider you a threat. Gladiators have a winning record vs Charm City Playaz this season despite scoring less against them on average (84.5) than their season average (92.19).
We heard scoring helps you win. Gladiators are doing a better job of that, averaging 92.19 versus Charm City Playaz's 80.13.
Even the machines think Gladiators have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (92.57) than Charm City Playaz (85.17).
Once Gladiators put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Charm City Playaz (3 vs 2).
Gladiators are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Charm City Playaz (0 vs 1).
Gladiators should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Charm City Playaz (9 vs 5).
Gladiators have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Charm City Playaz (64 vs 51).
By position, Gladiators have outscored Charm City Playaz at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Gladiators has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Charm City Playaz this season (-5).
The starters for Gladiators had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Charm City Playaz (1).
Hey Charm City Playaz, maybe you'll have better luck next year!