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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
DeNuke Hopkins
9-5 94.98
115.57
 
VS
proj
Poldi Steelers
79.18 6-8
89.9

DeNuke Hopkins come up short of predictions, still manage to top Poldi Steelers, 94.98-79.18

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but DeNuke Hopkins did enough to beat Poldi Steelers. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 115.57-89.90, DeNuke Hopkins earned a 94.98-79.18 win over Poldi Steelers. DeNuke Hopkins never trailed in this one after grabbing a 8.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Deshaun Watson (18.18 points) and Tyreek Hill (14.5). Patrick Mahomes (377 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Kenyan Drake (24 Rush Yds, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for Poldi Steelers in the loss. This marks the second time this season DeNuke Hopkins have gotten the best of Poldi Steelers, after winning 164.74-152.22 in their last matchup. DeNuke Hopkins (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Poldi Steelers will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  DeNuke Hopkins   Poldi Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Saints in Week 14, Brate caught 2 passes for 12 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 13.2 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on DeNuke Hopkins this week. Brate will battle the Ravens in Week 15.
Cameron Brate

Top Player Comparison

DeNuke Hopkins
Points
% of total points 94.98
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.18
21.28
19.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.4
10.52
16.2%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
14.5
12.45
15.3%
4
Cameron Brate
TE
13.2
5.64
13.9%
Poldi Steelers
Points
% of total points 79.18
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.78
24.07
27.5%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.9
8.58
17.6%
3
Brett Maher
K
13
8.92
16.4%
4
Randall Cobb
WR
10.3
6.3
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which DeNuke Hopkins had a 59.08-50.98 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 47-yard pass for DeNuke Hopkins, while Tyreek Hill had a 48-yard catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard pass for Poldi Steelers, while Randall Cobb had a 24-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Brett Maher had a 62-yard field goal for Poldi Steelers, who trailed 85.58-68.88 after the late games.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 48-yard catch for Poldi Steelers.

Points By Position

  DeNuke Hopkins   Poldi Steelers

What If

DeNuke Hopkins would have beaten three other teams besides Poldi Steelers this week.
Poldi Steelers would have lost to seven other teams besides DeNuke Hopkins this week.
DeNuke Hopkins would be 10-4 if they played Poldi Steelers every week.
Had they played each other last week, DeNuke Hopkins would have beaten Poldi Steelers 119.06-93.96.
DeNuke Hopkins would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Poldi Steelers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DeNuke Hopkins, Poldi Steelers would be 5-7.
If DeNuke Hopkins had played every team in the league each week, they would be 94-32.
If they played every team every week, Poldi Steelers would be 58-68.

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