Week 16 fantasy winners and losers: Brandon Marshall's big day

Winners

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Brandon Marshall, WR, New York Jets: Marshall's late-season run continued on Sunday against the Patriots, as he put up eight catches, 115 yards and two TDs. His 23 points marked the fourth time in the past five weeks that Marshall eclipsed the 18-point mark.

Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints: Brees entered this week with a heel injury, but he didn't let that stop him from lighting up the Jaguars for 412 passing yards and three touchdowns. It was Brees' seventh such performance of at least 400 passing yards and three scores, the most in the Super Bowl era. His 28 fantasy points tied for the most of any QB on Sunday.

DeAngelo Williams, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers: With 153 total yards and two touchdowns, Williams was the lone fantasy bright spot for the Steelers on Sunday against the Ravens. Williams has now averaged 17.6 fantasy points per game after Pittsburgh's Week 11 bye.

Tim Hightower, RB, New Orleans Saints: Hightower has made the most of his opportunity with starter Mark Ingram out for the remainder of the season with an injury. On Sunday against the Jaguars, he gained 169 total yards on 30 touches. Thanks to two touchdowns, Hightower put up 28 fantasy points.

Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars: Bortles' hot streak predictably continued against the Saints' terrible pass defense on Sunday. For the sixth time this season, the QB threw for more than 300 yards. He added 4 TDs -- and a two-point conversion -- on his way to a 28-point performance. 

Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons: Jones' first matchup against Josh Norman this season netted the WR only eight points. But on Sunday, Jones got his revenge, scoring 23. His 70-yard touchdown in the second quarter marked his longest gain this season.

DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans: Hopkins torched Coty Sensabaugh and the Titans' secondary up and down the field, as the WR busted out of a mini-slump by his standards (14 points over the last two weeks) with a seven-catch, 117-yard, one-TD performance. He scored 17 points on the day, his highest total since Week 11 against the Jets.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, New York Jets: Fitzpatrick continued to display an impressive fantasy floor on Sunday against the Patriots. Throwing for 296 yards and three TDs -- including a game-winner in overtime to Eric Decker -- the QB has delivered down the stretch of the fantasy season (22.8 points per game since Week 12).

Allen Robinson/ Allen Hurns, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars: The Jaguars' dynamic WR duo took full advantage of a salivating matchup against the Saints, combining for 14 catches, 257 yards, 3 TDs and 43 fantasy points. Robinson torched much-maligned CB Brandon Browner for a 90-yard score, the longest pass play this season. 

Frank Gore, RB, Indianapolis Colts: If you were lucky enough to make it this far with Gore as one of your lead backs, he came up big in what is championship weekend for many leagues. Scoring 21 points behind 84 yards rushing and two TDs, Gore had his best fantasy outing of the season.

Brandin Cooks, WR, New Orleans Saints: For the third time in four games, Cooks put up at least 100 receiving yards. The bulk of his production against the Jaguars came on a 71-yard touchdown, as Cooks scored 19 points on the day.

Javorius Allen, RB, Baltimore Ravens: After scoring two total points over the past two weeks, Allen reasserted himself as the lead man in Baltimore's backfield, rushing for 79 yards and scoring a late touchdown on his way to the second-best fantasy outing of his season (16 points).

Losers

Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers: Big Ben looked to have a premier matchup against a banged-up Ravens defense, but he compiled just four points on the day. How bad is that? It marks Roethlisberger's worst fantasy performance of the last five seasons.

Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers: Twenty-five other quarterbacks -- including Case Keenum, Ryan Mallett, Zach Mettenberger, Blaine Gabbert and, gasp, Brandon Weeden -- outscored Rodgers' seven fantasy points this week. Behind a struggling offensive line and receivers who rarely got separation vs. the Cardinals' stifling secondary, Rodgers posted his fourth-worst fantasy day since 2011.

Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers: A week after putting up 30 points, Brown scored just six as the Steelers suffered a costly loss to the Ravens. Brown had a 16-yard touchdown in the second quarter taken off the board after review, and it didn't get much better from there as Baltimore stifled the WR's big-play ability.

Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots: With a first-round bye in hand and banged-up skill players, not many were expecting a vintage Brady day against a good Jets secondary. But the QB put up only 11 points on the day, posting his worst fantasy game of the season. It was the first time since Week 11 -- and just the second time all year -- that Brady didn't throw multiple touchdowns in a game. 

Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers: Newton's run had to end at some point, but for owners playing in their fantasy championships, the timing could not have been worse. After averaging more than 28 points per game over his last seven contests, Newton could only muster 13 against the Falcons. Ten of those came via the ground game, as the QB was held to his second-lowest passing total of the season (142).

Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: It's rare to find a running back who scores a touchdown on this portion of the list, but Martin earned his spot with two fumbles against the Bears. The RB couldn't find many open running lanes against Chicago, gaining just 49 yards on 17 carries and posting his lowest point total (six) since Week 9.

Ted Ginn Jr., WR Carolina Panthers: Ginn entered Week 16 as one of the hottest fantasy receivers in the game, scoring six touchdowns and 64 total fantasy points over his last three games. On Sunday, though, he managed just one catch for 9 yards against the same Falcons team that he put up 120 yards and two TDs against in Week 14.

Christine Michael, RB, Seattle Seahawks: After getting 16 carries last week, many believed Michael was the Seahawks' featured back of choice headed their Week 16 game against the Rams. But as Seattle faced a big deficit, any hopes of Michael putting together a breakout performance dissipated. He carried the ball just six times for six yards, and posted one fantasy point on Sunday.