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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Melonville LaRues
9-5 70
73.51
 
VS
proj
The Cardiac Comeback
69 8-6
80.31

Melonville LaRues come back to top The Cardiac Comeback for third straight win in 70-69 battle

Melonville LaRues extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over The Cardiac Comeback, coming back for a 70-69 win. Trailing 69-68 heading into Sunday night, Melonville LaRues rallied behind Brandin Cooks (2 points). Christian McCaffrey (21 points) and Deshaun Watson (17) led the way for The Cardiac Comeback in the loss. This marks the first time this season Melonville LaRues have beaten The Cardiac Comeback, after falling 96-85 in their last matchup. Melonville LaRues will look to not lose that winning feeling in next week's semifinal round, while The Cardiac Comeback seek to rebound and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Melonville LaRues   The Cardiac Comeback

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley scored 6 points in a 24-21 lost to the Raiders in Week 14. He scored 67.6% more than his 3.58-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Ridley will face the Patriots next week.
Stevan Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 70
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21
21.26
30%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
19
10.28
27.1%
3
Doug Martin
RB
9
7.31
12.9%
4
Jaylen Samuels
RB
8
10.13
11.4%
The Cardiac Comeback
Points
% of total points 69
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21
17.25
30.4%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
17
19.06
24.6%
3
Brett Maher
K
8
6.55
11.6%
4
D.J. Moore
WR
6
6.97
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, The Cardiac Comeback had a 57-40 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard pass for Melonville LaRues, while T.Y. Hilton had a 60-yard catch. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 47-yard pass for The Cardiac Comeback, while D.J. Moore had a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Brett Maher had a 62-yard field goal for The Cardiac Comeback, contributing to a 69-68 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Melonville LaRues   The Cardiac Comeback

Game Notes

Only three of the eight starters on Melonville LaRues scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Cardiac Comeback had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Cardiac Comeback can partially blame the loss on the Miami Dolphins defense, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The loss concludes a four-game winning streak for The Cardiac Comeback.
Melonville LaRues moves to (2-1) in close games this season, while The Cardiac Comeback falls to (2-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Christian McCaffrey (21 points) registered the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Melonville LaRues
Hey, the key to football is finding and exploiting the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up The Cardiac Comeback at the wide receiver position (21 points to 10).
The Cardiac Comeback
Normally, a single missed field goal isn't any reason to worry. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Brett Maher goes 3-for-4 on FGs instead of 4-for-4, and The Cardiac Comeback loses the matchup by a single point. We'll let you do the math on that one.