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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Markers
7-8 111.06
109.87
 
VS
proj
Christopher's Team
78.12 6-9
112.5

Markers hand Christopher's Team fourth consecutive loss in 111.06-78.12 rout

Markers cruised to a 111.06-78.12 victory to hand Christopher's Team their fourth straight loss. Christopher's Team jumped out to a 18.02-point lead on Thursday behind a outstanding performance from Patrick Mahomes. But Markers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 170 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Alvin Kamara (67 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds). This marks the second time this season Markers have knocked off Christopher's Team, after winning 185.46-111.88 in their last matchup. Markers improve to 7-8 for the season, while Christopher's Team fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Markers   Christopher's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 34 points, Hopkins more-than-doubled his 15.73-point projection as the Texans beat the Jets 29-22. He caught 10 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Markers this week. In Week 16, Hopkins and the Texans will battle the Eagles.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Markers
Points
% of total points 111.06
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
34
15.73
30.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.8
18.46
17.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
14.16
21.07
12.7%
4
Mason Crosby
K
12
8.29
10.8%
Christopher's Team
Points
% of total points 78.12
1
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
22
9.39
28.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.02
24.76
23.1%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
12.5
14.73
16%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
8.4
16.26
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 63-yard touchdown pass for Markers, contributing to a 82.36-66.02 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Markers   Christopher's Team

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Christopher's Team, Markers averaged more points (148.26) than they usually score (121.74).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Christopher's Team. They've dropped their last four matchups.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Christopher's Team has left more points on the bench this season (683.12) than Markers (572.74).
Christopher's Team are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Markers (4 vs 2).
Markers have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Christopher's Team (2 vs 1).
By position, Markers have outscored Christopher's Team at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
Markers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 7 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Markers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Christopher's Team (1).
Hey Christopher's Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Markers
Well Markers, the good news is that we took this matchup by nearly 33 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through 14 weeks was 114.57. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Christopher's Team
With only two receptions on four targets this past week, the starting running backs for Christopher's Team should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).