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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Brees Connection
9-7 178.5
239.34
 
VS
proj
Marks Football Team
168.5 8-7
245.11

The Brees Connection manage to defeat Marks Football Team 178.5-168.5

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but The Brees Connection did enough to knock off Marks Football Team. Predicted to lose 245.1-239.3, The Brees Connection earned a 178.5-168.5 win over Marks Football Team. The Brees Connection never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Drew Brees (311 Pass Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (105 Rush Yds, 34 Rec Yds). Mitchell Trubisky (265 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Justin Herbert (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 26 Rush Yds) led the charge for Marks Football Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Brees Connection have taken down Marks Football Team, after falling 393.5-189 in their last matchup. The Brees Connection finish the season at 9-7, while Marks Football Team end the campaign at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  The Brees Connection   Marks Football Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron (5 Rec, 47 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15 points against the Colts in Week 16. His scoring output was 58.1% more than his 9.49-point projection and was much higher than his 8.5-point season scoring average.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

The Brees Connection
Points
% of total points 178.5
1
Drew Brees
QB
28
50.42
15.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22
10.85
12.3%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
22
20.16
12.3%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
17
12.24
9.5%
Marks Football Team
Points
% of total points 168.5
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
47
44.64
27.9%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
37
47.11
22%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
14
19.13
8.3%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
13
12.71
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Marks Football Team owned a 94.5-84.0 lead. For The Brees Connection, Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal. Mitchell Trubisky made the highlight reel for Marks Football Team with a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Brees Connection   Marks Football Team
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
The Brees Connection
The Brees Connection ended the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 224.6 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
3791 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 103 Rush Yds
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
2741 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Taysom Hill
Best Acquisition
928 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 416 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Marks Football Team
Marks Football Team completed the season with the league's 2nd-highest points average (256.9 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1557 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 361 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1803 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 173 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

What If

The Brees Connection would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Marks Football Team this week.
Marks Football Team would have lost to six other teams besides The Brees Connection this week.
If The Brees Connection played Marks Football Team every week this season, they'd be 7-8.
The Brees Connection would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Marks Football Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Brees Connection, Marks Football Team would be 8-5.
If The Brees Connection had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-73.
If they played every team every week, Marks Football Team would be 79-54.