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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
X-Factor
6-9 109.5
108.91
 
VS
proj
MiracleMakers
97 6-8
92.38

X-Factor hand MiracleMakers fourth straight loss, 109.5-97.0

X-Factor secured a 109.5-97.0 victory to hand MiracleMakers their fourth consecutive loss. X-Factor never trailed in this one after nabbing a 4.5-point lead on Thursday behind the Los Angeles Chargers defense. Kyler Murray (40 points) and CeeDee Lamb (17.5) did everything they could for MiracleMakers in the loss. This marks the second time this season X-Factor have beaten MiracleMakers, after winning 136.5-71.5 in their last matchup. X-Factor improve to 6-9 for the season, while MiracleMakers fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  X-Factor   MiracleMakers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 41-33 win over the 49ers, Pollard scored 27 points to more-than-double his 11.75-point projection. He racked up 132 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on X-Factor this week. In Week 16, Pollard and the Cowboys will battle the Eagles.
Tony Pollard

Top Player Comparison

X-Factor
Points
% of total points 109.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
28
24.16
25.6%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
27
11.75
24.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
14
16.33
12.8%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
10
12.97
9.1%
MiracleMakers
Points
% of total points 97
1
Kyler Murray
QB
40
25.26
41.2%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17.5
8.02
18%
3
Logan Thomas
TE
17.5
6.66
18%
4
Mason Crosby
K
8
7.9
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Mason Crosby had a 51-yard field goal for MiracleMakers, who trailed 14.5-8.0 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which X-Factor owned a 95.5-53.0 lead. Tom Brady had a 46-yard touchdown pass for X-Factor, while Tony Pollard had a 40-yard touchdown run. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for MiracleMakers with a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for MiracleMakers, who trailed 109.5-93.0 after the late games.

Points By Position

  X-Factor   MiracleMakers

StatSmack

X-Factor are up in wins against MiracleMakers this season, with a record of 2-1.
History is repeating itself. In three games vs MiracleMakers this season, X-Factor have averaged more points (115.83) than they usually score this season (101.73).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're MiracleMakers. They've lost four in a row.
X-Factor laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than MiracleMakers (2).
X-Factor have the clutch gene, with more close wins than MiracleMakers (1 vs 0).
X-Factor should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than MiracleMakers (9 vs 7).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of MiracleMakers - they’ve made more transactions (1) than X-Factor (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, X-Factor have outscored MiracleMakers at WR and DEF this season.
Hey MiracleMakers, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

X-Factor
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. With solid numbers out of the backfield, our team made that a point of emphasis this past week. We thoroughly dominated MiracleMakers at running back (35 points to 3.5). Tony Pollard had 132 total yards and two TDs, while Gus Edwards chipped in with 78 yards.
MiracleMakers
Talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for MiracleMakers collectively registered just three targets this past week.