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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
marco 3
10-5 104.9
89.68
 
VS
proj
ghost to the post
97.45 9-7
77.56

marco 3 brush off predictions, knock off ghost to the post, 104.90-97.45

Both teams stepped up, but marco 3 beat ghost to the post. Predicted to win 89.68-77.56, marco 3 emerged victorious with a 104.90-97.45 victory over ghost to the post. marco 3 never trailed in this one after earning a 9.50-point lead on Thursday behind Kevin Byard. Joe Burrow (525 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (10 Rec, 109 Rec Yds) carried the flag for ghost to the post in the loss. This marks the second time this season marco 3 have knocked off ghost to the post, after winning 114.52-89.25 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  marco 3   ghost to the post

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Browns in Week 16, Adams scored 22.7 points to more-than-double his 10.1-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on marco 3 this week. In Week 17, Adams and the Packers will square off against the Vikings.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

marco 3
Points
% of total points 104.9
1
Davante Adams
WR
22.7
10.1
21.6%
2
Zach Wilson
QB
18.25
14.45
17.4%
3
Justin Jackson
RB
18.1
6.71
17.3%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
10.8
8.68
10.3%
ghost to the post
Points
% of total points 97.45
1
Joe Burrow
QB
33.3
19.05
34.2%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
10.65
10.32
10.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
10.25
6.34
10.5%
4
Jake Elliott
K
10
8.79
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, marco 3 boasted a 94.40-65.45 lead. For marco 3, Zach Wilson had a 52-yard touchdown run. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for ghost to the post with a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Michael Gallup had a 40-yard catch for marco 3 to contribute to a 103.80-97.45 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  marco 3   ghost to the post

Game Notes

marco 3 won even though only five of their 12 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite eight of their 12 starters scoring above their points projection, ghost to the post lost.
ghost to the post could have used points from Bryan Edwards and Travis Kelce, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
marco 3 ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while ghost to the post put up the 4th-best score.
The loss snaps a streak of three consecutive wins for ghost to the post.
marco 3 managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 12.12-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow recorded 33.3 points, the top overall scoring output of any player on ghost to the post this season.

Coach Talk

marco 3
Deploying a lineup that recorded nearly 105 points this past week... we did what was needed and took care of business.
ghost to the post
Talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for ghost to the post collectively recorded just a pair of targets this past week.