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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Warrior
8-7 415
327.22
 
VS
proj
tardy perch
298.36 10-5
367.92

Gridiron Warrior knock off tardy perch, 415.00-298.36

Gridiron Warrior showed up, earning a 415.00-298.36 victory over tardy perch, who fell short of projections. Gridiron Warrior never trailed in this one after grabbing a 50.12-point lead on Thursday behind Geno Smith (37.82 points) and George Kittle (33.3). Patrick Mahomes (336 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Brett Maher (2-2 FG, 53 long, 4-4 XP) carried the flag for tardy perch in the loss. This marks the first time this season Gridiron Warrior have taken down tardy perch, after falling 371.46-282.7 in their last matchup. Gridiron Warrior will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while tardy perch attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Warrior   tardy perch

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allgeier scored 36.1 points against the Saints in Week 15 to more-than-triple his 12-point projection. He ran for 139 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 16, Allgeier and the Falcons will face the Ravens.
Tyler Allgeier

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Warrior
Points
% of total points 415
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
63
22.73
15.2%
2
Geno Smith
QB
37.82
34.74
9.1%
3
Tyler Allgeier
RB
36.1
12
8.7%
4
George Kittle
TE
33.3
14.39
8%
tardy perch
Points
% of total points 298.36
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
73.74
52.7
24.7%
2
Brett Maher
K
33
21.53
11.1%
3
Mitch Trubisky
QB
32.06
25.13
10.7%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.86
33.84
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Thursday, after which Gridiron Warrior emerged with a 77.02-26.90 lead. For Gridiron Warrior, George Kittle had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch. Jordan Mason made the highlight reel for tardy perch with a 55-yard run.
Saturday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron Warrior to contribute to a 211.12-59.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Gridiron Warrior emerged with a 367.32-215.80 lead. Sam Darnold had a 45-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for Gridiron Warrior, while Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for tardy perch, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Warrior   tardy perch

Game Notes

Gridiron Warrior had 10 of their 17 starters exceed their projected point totals.
tardy perch had only four of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
Gridiron Warrior put up more points than their season scoring average (345.94) while tardy perch fell short of theirs (363.09).
Gridiron Warrior scored more points than their projected total, while tardy perch failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 116.64-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win snaps a six-game losing streak for Gridiron Warrior.
Gridiron Warrior moves to (2-0) in upset games this season, while tardy perch falls to (0-4).
A bright spot in the defeat, Patrick Mahomes officially posted the third-highest score for a quarterback this season with 73.74 points.

Coach Talk

Gridiron Warrior
Nice work, Gridiron Warrior. Bravo on deploying a lineup that earned 415 points this past week.
tardy perch
Happy holidays, tardy perch! We hope the GM of Gridiron Warrior will send a thank-you card for the generous 298.36-point gift this past week.