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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Raising Cardinals
2-4 127.34
98.23
 
VS
proj
UnL TD Hunters
115.76 3-3
93.91

Raising Cardinals come back to win against UnL TD Hunters, 127.34-115.76

Both teams beat projections, but Raising Cardinals took down UnL TD Hunters, staging an impressive comeback for a 127.34-115.76 win. Despite trailing 115.76-81.54 heading into Monday night, Raising Cardinals came storming back behind Kenyan Drake (28.4 points) and Amari Cooper (17.4). Ryan Tannehill (364 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Will Fuller V (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for UnL TD Hunters in defeat. Raising Cardinals (2-4) will look to keep it rolling against MILLER'S KILLERS, while UnL TD Hunters (3-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against Dark Buccaneers.

Matchup Timeline

  Raising Cardinals   UnL TD Hunters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.94 points, McManus more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 24 points as the Broncos beat the Patriots 18-12. He made all 6 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any K in the league this season. In Week 7, McManus and the Broncos will face the Dolphins.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

Raising Cardinals
Points
% of total points 127.34
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
28.4
10.8
22.3%
2
Brandon McManus
K
24
7.94
18.8%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
17.4
13.67
13.7%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
10.05
13.6%
UnL TD Hunters
Points
% of total points 115.76
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
29.56
20.37
25.5%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
21.3
12.55
18.4%
3
Darren Fells
TE
17.5
4.93
15.1%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
14
7.32
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, UnL TD Hunters boasted a 109.76-66.90 lead. For Raising Cardinals, Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal and a 54-yard field goal. Ryan Tannehill had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for UnL TD Hunters, while Will Fuller V had a 53-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Kenyan Drake had a 69-yard touchdown run for Raising Cardinals on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Raising Cardinals   UnL TD Hunters

Game Notes

Raising Cardinals won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
UnL TD Hunters had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Raising Cardinals won despite starting Noah Fant, who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
UnL TD Hunters ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Raising Cardinals put up the 2nd-best score.
Not only did Raising Cardinals win, but they also easily covered the 4.32-point projected margin of victory.
Raising Cardinals moves to (1-0) in comeback games this season, while UnL TD Hunters falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Ryan Tannehill (29.56 points) posted the top overall score for a QB this week.

Next Week Preview

UnL TD Hunters
A pair of squads sporting identical 3-3 records, eighth-place UnL TD Hunters will now have a date with seventh-place Dark Buccaneers next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as Justin Jefferson, Jonnu Smith, and Michael Pittman Jr. are off for Dark Buccaneers while Ryan Tannehill and Nyheim Hines will be out for UnL TD Hunters.
Raising Cardinals
Raising Cardinals (2-4) will go up against MILLER'S KILLERS (4-2) in Week 7. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 7, as Gardner Minshew II, Marquise Brown, and the Indianapolis Colts defense are off for Raising Cardinals and Alexander Mattison and Mark Ingram II are out for MILLER'S KILLERS. Over the last three weeks, Raising Cardinals have put up 124.77 points per game, while MILLER'S KILLERS have averaged just 85.67 per contest.