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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Brock The Conqueror
7-8 94.38
92.97
 
VS
proj
Hollywood Brown-Hogan
87.46 4-12
102.13

Brock The Conqueror hand Hollywood Brown-Hogan third consecutive loss, 94.38-87.46

Brock The Conqueror secured a 94.38-87.46 win to hand Hollywood Brown-Hogan their third straight loss. Brock The Conqueror earned an early 9.00-point lead on Thursday. Hollywood Brown-Hogan bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Josh Allen (33.96 points) and Ronald Jones II (15.1). Unphased, Brock The Conqueror pulled it together later that night, as Amari Cooper (18 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (16.7) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season Brock The Conqueror have knocked off Hollywood Brown-Hogan, after winning 138.06-75.64 in their last matchup. Brock The Conqueror improve to 7-8 for the season, while Hollywood Brown-Hogan fall to 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Brock The Conqueror   Hollywood Brown-Hogan

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Andrews tallied 25.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.1-point projection and was much higher than his 14.01-point season scoring average. Andrews ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Brock The Conqueror
Points
% of total points 94.38
1
Mark Andrews
TE
25.5
11.1
27%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
18
12.95
19.1%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.7
15.19
17.7%
4
Tom Brady
QB
14.38
21.83
15.2%
Hollywood Brown-Hogan
Points
% of total points 87.46
1
Josh Allen
QB
33.96
23.63
38.8%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
15.1
12.35
17.3%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
14.9
14.42
17%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
6.9
11.6
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 62-yard pass for Brock The Conqueror, who trailed 65.36-51.68 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Brock The Conqueror   Hollywood Brown-Hogan

StatSmack

They're not even trying that hard. Brock The Conqueror have a winning record vs Hollywood Brown-Hogan this season despite averaging fewer points against them (116.22) than their season average (133.09).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Hollywood Brown-Hogan. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Brock The Conqueror are doing a better job of that, averaging 133.09 versus Hollywood Brown-Hogan's 100.51.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Brock The Conqueror (7-8) have a better record than Hollywood Brown-Hogan (4-12).
Even the machines think Brock The Conqueror have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (129.09) than Hollywood Brown-Hogan (111.21).
Once Brock The Conqueror put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Hollywood Brown-Hogan (5 vs 1).
Brock The Conqueror are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Hollywood Brown-Hogan (0 vs 1).
Brock The Conqueror should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Hollywood Brown-Hogan (10 vs 5).
By position, Brock The Conqueror have outscored Hollywood Brown-Hogan at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Brock The Conqueror has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Hollywood Brown-Hogan this season (-16).
The starters for Brock The Conqueror had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Hollywood Brown-Hogan (0).
Hey Hollywood Brown-Hogan, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Brock The Conqueror
A big key to success in football is finding (and exploiting) the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying Hollywood Brown-Hogan at the wide receiver position (21.8 points to 8.1).
Hollywood Brown-Hogan
Hey, it's possible that Hollywood Brown-Hogan may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 10 total targets in Week 16, their three wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.