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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
AZTECS
10-6 108.56
109.62
 
VS
proj
Chris's Team
94.1 9-6
112.42

Chris's Team come up short of expectations, succumb to AZTECS, 108.56-94.10

Chris's Team were unable to bring their A game, as AZTECS earned a 108.56-94.10 win. AZTECS leapt out to a 31.86-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 68.6 points from George Kittle (6 Rec, 120 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Derrick Henry (126 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and never looked back. Justin Jefferson (36.3 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (17.4) carried the flag for Chris's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season AZTECS have gotten the best of Chris's Team, after winning 150.02-105.5 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  AZTECS   Chris's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Texans in Week 16, Henry ran for 126 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 33.6 points and scored 51.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on AZTECS this week. In Week 17, Henry and the Titans will battle the Cowboys.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

AZTECS
Points
% of total points 108.56
1
George Kittle
TE
35
13.07
32.2%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
33.6
22.25
31%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
14.6
17.94
13.4%
4
Justin Fields
QB
11.86
22.73
10.9%
Chris's Team
Points
% of total points 94.1
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
36.3
25.26
38.6%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
17.4
22.64
18.5%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.2
17.45
17.2%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
8
7.09
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
George Kittle had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for AZTECS, while Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run, helping AZTECS to a 108.56-76.70 lead.
Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Chris's Team, who trailed 108.56-94.10 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  AZTECS   Chris's Team

StatSmack

Chris's Team are down in wins against AZTECS this season, with a record of 1-2.
Once AZTECS put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Chris's Team (6 vs 4).
AZTECS laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Chris's Team (0).
AZTECS should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Chris's Team (9 vs 8).
By position, AZTECS have outscored Chris's Team at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
AZTECS don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for AZTECS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Chris's Team (2).
Hey Chris's Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

AZTECS
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Case in point: we really took that to heart by doubling up Chris's Team at running back this past week (33.6 points to 16.2).
Chris's Team
Ugh, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Chris's Team collectively logged only one single target this past week.