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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Gladiators
1-0 138.16
126.33
 
VS
proj
98 DarkPink Balloons
98.72 0-1
128.57

98 DarkPink Balloons come up short of predictions, succumb to Gridiron Gladiators in 138.16-98.72 rout

There's no way around it, 98 DarkPink Balloons didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Gridiron Gladiators rolled to a 138.16-98.72 victory. 98 DarkPink Balloons took an 8.32-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Gridiron Gladiators after that. They were led by Kyler Murray (289 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Antonio Brown (5 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Dak Prescott (27.42 points) and Marquise Brown (16.4) were the top scorers for 98 DarkPink Balloons in the loss. Gridiron Gladiators (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against andre's Team, while 98 DarkPink Balloons (0-1) will face off against What The Shit in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Gladiators   98 DarkPink Balloons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the 49ers in Week 1, Swift racked up 104 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 20.4 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Gridiron Gladiators this week. In Week 2, Swift and the Lions will face the Packers.
D'Andre Swift

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 138.16
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33.56
24.61
24.3%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
21.2
11.51
15.3%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
20.4
10.62
14.8%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
12.52
10%
98 DarkPink Balloons
Points
% of total points 98.72
1
Dak Prescott
QB
27.42
21.79
27.8%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
16.4
11.56
16.6%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
14
15.75
14.2%
4
Logan Thomas
TE
10.5
9.41
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Thursday, but it was 98 DarkPink Balloons who grabbed the lead, 34.42-26.10. For Gridiron Gladiators, Antonio Brown had a 47-yard touchdown catch. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for 98 DarkPink Balloons with a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Gridiron Gladiators, while D'Andre Swift had a 43-yard touchdown catch, helping Gridiron Gladiators to a 117.06-80.42 lead.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for Gridiron Gladiators on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Gladiators   98 DarkPink Balloons

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Gridiron Gladiators exceeded their projected point totals.
98 DarkPink Balloons had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
98 DarkPink Balloons can partially blame the loss on Brandon Aiyuk, who didn't score any points.
Gridiron Gladiators recorded more points than their projected total, while 98 DarkPink Balloons fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 39.44-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Dak Prescott scored 27.42 points, the fourth-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Gridiron Gladiators
Assembling a lineup that tallied over 138 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done. We should take this win in stride, tip our hat to the GM of 98 DarkPink Balloons, and continue the march towards the Fantasy Football 2021 league championship.
98 DarkPink Balloons
It's entirely possible that 98 DarkPink Balloons could be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 13 targets combined this past week, their four wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.