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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
The Cardiac Comeback
11-2 63
86.19
 
VS
proj
Peoria Hurricanes
55 6-7
91.28

The Cardiac Comeback jump into 1st place, 63-55

The Cardiac Comeback ascended into first place in Payton34 FFL with a come-from-behind win over Peoria Hurricanes, coming back to earn a 63-55 victory. Despite trailing 55-37 heading into Monday night, The Cardiac Comeback came storming back behind Kirk Cousins, who passed for 276 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26 points. Kyler Murray (14 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (10) were the top performers for Peoria Hurricanes in the loss. The Cardiac Comeback (11-2) have now won eight consecutive games and will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Peoria Hurricanes (6-7) will attempt to bounce back with a postseason run of their own.

Matchup Timeline

  The Cardiac Comeback   Peoria Hurricanes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Cardinals in Week 13, Woods caught 13 passes for 172 yards . In doing so, he put up 17 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Cardiac Comeback this week. Woods will battle the Seahawks in Week 14.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

The Cardiac Comeback
Points
% of total points 63
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
26
25.3
41.3%
2
Robert Woods
WR
17
8.06
27%
3
John Brown
WR
9
7.98
14.3%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
7
7.16
11.1%
Peoria Hurricanes
Points
% of total points 55
1
Kyler Murray
QB
14
21.67
25.5%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
10
7.27
18.2%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
9
21.5
16.4%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
7
7.49
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
John Brown had a 28-yard touchdown pass for The Cardiac Comeback, who trailed 10-9 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Late
Robert Woods had a 48-yard catch for The Cardiac Comeback, who trailed 47-37 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 58-yard touchdown pass for The Cardiac Comeback on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The Cardiac Comeback   Peoria Hurricanes

Game Notes

The Cardiac Comeback won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Peoria Hurricanes had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters scoring zero points for The Cardiac Comeback, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The Cardiac Comeback moves to (6-1) in comeback games this year, while Peoria Hurricanes falls to (0-2).

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