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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Gladiators 9-6 (Championship)
10-6 109.3
115.17
 
VS
proj
Titletown
101.06 9-7
106.9

Gladiators 9-6 (Championship) defeat Titletown, 109.30-101.06

Gladiators 9-6 (Championship) earned a hard-fought victory over Titletown, securing a 109.30-101.06 win. Gladiators 9-6 (Championship) jumped out to a 25.74-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 43.5 points from Joe Burrow (375 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Brett Maher (4-4 FG, 48 long, 4-4 XP) and never looked back. Justin Jefferson (25.3 points) and Leonard Fournette (20.7) led the charge for Titletown in the loss. This marks the third time this season Gladiators 9-6 (Championship) have taken down Titletown, after winning 126.9-123.7 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Gladiators 9-6 (Championship)   Titletown

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Maher overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 18 points against his 8.57-point projection. During a 40-34 win over the Eagles, he made all 4 of his FG attempts. Maher ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Gladiators 9-6 (Championship)
Points
% of total points 109.3
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.5
20.49
23.3%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.8
13.36
20.9%
3
Brett Maher
K
18
8.57
16.5%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
17.6
17.54
16.1%
Titletown
Points
% of total points 101.06
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
25.3
20.87
25%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.7
10.88
20.5%
3
Mike Williams
WR
9.6
10.78
9.5%
4
Derek Carr
QB
9.36
15.39
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Gladiators 9-6 (Championship), while Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run to contribute to an 85.60-59.86 lead for Gladiators 9-6 (Championship).
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Gladiators 9-6 (Championship) to contribute to a 108.40-59.86 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Titletown, who trailed 109.30-91.46 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Gladiators 9-6 (Championship)   Titletown

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Gladiators 9-6 (Championship) scored higher than their projected point totals.
Titletown had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 8.27, and Gladiators 9-6 (Championship) covered by 8.24.
On the losing side, Justin Jefferson scored 25.3 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Gladiators 9-6 (Championship)
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid showing from Joe Burrow, we thoroughly outplayed Titletown at the quarterback position this past week (25.5 points to 9.36). Burrow went 40-for-52 for 375 yards, three TDs, and two INTs in a 22-18 win over the Patriots.
Titletown
Wait, our starting QB tossed three interceptions and just one touchdown? Maybe we should go back and review the game tape: Were the Steelers actually that strong defending the pass, or did Derek Carr appear flustered back there in the pocket?