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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Christmas Miracle
3-2 113
130.76
 
VS
proj
Carl's Team
71 1-4
113.88

Christmas Miracle hand Carl's Team third straight loss, 113-71

Christmas Miracle came out on top with a 113-71 victory to hand Carl's Team their third straight loss. Carl's Team earned a 6-point lead on Thursday, but Christmas Miracle held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kyler Murray (380 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ezekiel Elliott (91 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 14 Rec Yds). Kareem Hunt (15 points) and Jonathan Taylor (12) carried the flag for Carl's Team in the loss. Christmas Miracle (3-2) will look to maintain their momentum against THE BOSS, while Carl's Team (1-4) face off against budapest bulliess in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Christmas Miracle   Carl's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott racked up 105 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Cowboys beat the Giants 37-34. In doing so, he put up 22 points and scored 31.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Christmas Miracle this week. In Week 6, Elliott and the Cowboys will play the Cardinals.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Christmas Miracle
Points
% of total points 113
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33
27.71
29.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22
16.72
19.5%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19
12.06
16.8%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
11
9.41
9.7%
Carl's Team
Points
% of total points 71
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
15
14.49
21.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
12
11.42
16.9%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
10
25.36
14.1%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
10
22.69
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray teamed up with DeAndre Hopkins on multiple big plays for Christmas Miracle: a 45-yard pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass, helping Christmas Miracle to an 80-26 lead.

Points By Position

  Christmas Miracle   Carl's Team

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Christmas Miracle scored fewer points in this one (113) than their season average of 131.4.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Carl's Team. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Christmas Miracle are doing a better job of that, averaging 131.4 versus Carl's Team's 106.4.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Christmas Miracle (3-2) have a better record than Carl's Team (1-4).
Even the machines think Christmas Miracle have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (131.69) than Carl's Team (119.47).
Christmas Miracle don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Carl's Team (2 vs 0).
Christmas Miracle should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Carl's Team (3 vs 2).
Christmas Miracle have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Carl's Team (23 vs 18).
By position, Christmas Miracle have outscored Carl's Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Christmas Miracle don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 7 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Christmas Miracle had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Carl's Team (0).
There's not much good to say about Carl's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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