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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Gritz Blitz
14-4 83.5
95.75
 
VS
proj
Warriors
53 10-8
64.81

Gritz Blitz top Warriors for sixth straight win in 83.5-53.0 drubbing

Gritz Blitz extended their win streak to six games with a dominant victory over Warriors, cruising to an 83.5-53.0 win. Gritz Blitz never trailed in this one after earning a 12-point lead on Saturday behind the Dallas Cowboys defense. Damien Harris (37 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) and Chase Claypool (33 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for Warriors in the loss. This marks the second time this season Gritz Blitz have gotten the best of Warriors, after winning 106-60 in their last matchup. Gritz Blitz end the season at 14-4, while Warriors finish the campaign at 10-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Gritz Blitz   Warriors

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 27 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots, Waddle tallied 8 points this week. He just beat his 7.36-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 83.5
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
18
11.62
21.6%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
12
18.36
14.4%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
8
7.36
9.6%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
7
6.56
8.4%
Warriors
Points
% of total points 53
1
Damien Harris
RB
11
5.77
20.8%
2
Chase Claypool
WR
9
6.29
17%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
7
5.2
13.2%
4
Kyle Van Noy
LB
6
4.25
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 46-yard pass for Gritz Blitz to contribute to a 61.5-48.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Gritz Blitz   Warriors
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Gritz Blitz
Gritz Blitz completed the season averaging 93.8 points per game, 2nd-best in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
911 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 647 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
123 Rec, 1553 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Dal Defense
Best Acquisition
21.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 351.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 34 Turnovers
Warriors
Warriors ended the season averaging 77.8 points per game, 8th-best in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
5316 Pass Yds, 43 Pass TDs
LAC Defense
Best Drafted
27.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 360.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 21 Turnovers
Mac Jones
Best Acquisition
3801 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 129 Rush Yds

Game Notes

Only three of the 12 starting players on Gritz Blitz exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Warriors had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Warriors can partially blame the loss on Kyle Dugger, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 30.94, and Gritz Blitz covered by 30.5.
Gritz Blitz moves to (6-2) in blowout games this season, while Warriors falls to (2-7).
On the losing side, Damien Harris put up 11 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.