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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Gritz Blitz
12-3 82
92.18
 
VS
proj
Drones
50.5 7-8
95.2

Gritz Blitz beat Drones for sixth straight win, 82.0-50.5

Gritz Blitz extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought win over Drones, emerging victorious with an 82.0-50.5 victory. Gritz Blitz never trailed in this one after earning a 7.0-point lead on Thursday behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire (5 points) and Derwin James Jr. (2). Evan McPherson (13 points) and Jeremy Chinn (8) did their part for Drones in the loss. This marks the second time this season Gritz Blitz have gotten the best of Drones, after winning 104-102 in their last matchup. Gritz Blitz (12-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Drones (7-8) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Gritz Blitz   Drones

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Giants in Week 15, the Cowboys defense allowed only 6 points, surrendered 302 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 23 points and scored 25.3% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Gritz Blitz this week. Next week, the Cowboys will face the Football Team.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 82
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
23
18.36
28%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
12
8.47
14.6%
3
Davante Adams
WR
9
11.61
11%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
7
6.12
8.5%
Drones
Points
% of total points 50.5
1
Evan McPherson
K
13
7.92
25.7%
2
Jeremy Chinn
S
8
4.73
15.8%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
5
11.96
9.9%
4
Nick Bosa
DE
5
6.18
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Evan McPherson had a 58-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for Drones, who trailed 65.0-38.5 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Gritz Blitz   Drones

Game Notes

Gritz Blitz got the W even though only four of their 12 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Drones had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Drones can partially blame the loss on Micah Parsons, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
On the losing side, Evan McPherson (13 points) registered the second-highest score for a K this week.

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