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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Hrustin Cowboys
7-7 77.52
89.5
 
VS
proj
Aussig Ravens
61.7 2-12
78.48

Hrustin Cowboys hand Aussig Ravens sixth consecutive loss, 77.52-61.70

Hrustin Cowboys secured a 77.52-61.70 win to hand Aussig Ravens their sixth straight loss. Aussig Ravens earned a 14.80-point lead on Thursday behind Dede Westbrook, who caught 7 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. But Hrustin Cowboys held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Carson Wentz, who passed for 228 yards and 3 touchdowns for 18.82 points, and Dalvin Cook, who racked up 83 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (14.3 points). This marks the third time this season Hrustin Cowboys have gotten the best of Aussig Ravens, after winning 102.94-91.6 in their last matchup. Hrustin Cowboys improve to 7-7 for the season, while Aussig Ravens fall to 2-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Hrustin Cowboys   Aussig Ravens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Crosby made both of his FG attempts as the Packers beat the Falcons 34-20. In doing so, he put up 13 points and scored 43.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Hrustin Cowboys this week. Next week, Crosby will face the Bears.
Mason Crosby

Top Player Comparison

Hrustin Cowboys
Points
% of total points 77.52
1
Carson Wentz
QB
18.82
19.07
24.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.3
12.11
18.4%
3
Mason Crosby
K
13
9.04
16.8%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
9.6
9.69
12.4%
Aussig Ravens
Points
% of total points 61.7
1
Dede Westbrook
WR
14.8
6.62
24%
2
Cam Newton
QB
11.9
22.07
19.3%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
9
6.8
14.6%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
8.9
11.83
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Aussig Ravens had a 38.80-33.30 lead. For Hrustin Cowboys, Mason Crosby had a 50-yard field goal. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for Aussig Ravens with a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Carson Wentz had a 42-yard pass for Hrustin Cowboys to contribute to a 57.12-50.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hrustin Cowboys   Aussig Ravens

Game Notes

Hrustin Cowboys got the win despite the fact that only two of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Aussig Ravens had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Aussig Ravens can partially blame the loss on Jonnu Smith, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Not only did Hrustin Cowboys win, but they also covered the 11.02-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Dede Westbrook put up 14.8 points, the fifth-highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Hrustin Cowboys
You know Hrustin Cowboys, the good news is that we took this matchup by almost 16 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 13 stood at 80.29. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Aussig Ravens
"Not seeing many looks" can't be an excuse this week for Aussig Ravens. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 21 targets in Week 14. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group notched just 13 catches.