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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Cardinals Polska
5-5 102.22
99.22
 
VS
proj
The A Team
96.17 6-4
107.36

Cardinals Polska come back to beat The A Team for third straight win, 102.22-96.17

Cardinals Polska extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over The A Team, coming back for a 102.22-96.17 win. Cardinals Polska trailed 88.52-77.72 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Justin Jefferson, who caught 8 passes for 135 yards for 14.5 points, and Roquan Smith, who made 14 tackles and recorded a sack (10 points). Malcolm Brown (33 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) and Damien Harris (121 Rush Yds) were the leading performers for The A Team in defeat. Cardinals Polska (5-5) will look to keep it rolling against Renegades Świdnica, while The A Team (6-4) face Volcano Man in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cardinals Polska   The A Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Beasley caught 11 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown as the Bills lost to the Cardinals 32-30. In doing so, he put up 18.4 points to more-than-double his 6.96-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Cardinals Polska this week. Next week, Beasley will face the Chargers.
Cole Beasley

Top Player Comparison

Cardinals Polska
Points
% of total points 102.22
1
Cole Beasley
WR
18.4
6.96
18%
2
Matt Prater
K
16
7.26
15.7%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
14.5
8.48
14.2%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
12.52
17.99
12.2%
The A Team
Points
% of total points 96.17
1
Malcolm Brown
RB
17.1
6.05
17.8%
2
Damien Harris
RB
15.1
8.28
15.7%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
11.1
7.07
11.5%
4
J.D. McKissic
RB
10.9
8.34
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Cardinals Polska who emerged with the lead, 41.40-22.00. For Cardinals Polska, Matt Prater had a 59-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal. Rob Gronkowski made the highlight reel for The A Team with a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Cole Beasley had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Cardinals Polska, while Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass, contributing to a 76.32-67.52 lead for Cardinals Polska.
Monday
Justin Jefferson had a 54-yard catch for Cardinals Polska on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Cardinals Polska   The A Team

Game Notes

Just five of the 12 starters on Cardinals Polska exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The A Team lost despite six of their 12 starters exceeding their points projection.
The A Team can partially blame the loss on Aaron Donald, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Cardinals Polska put up more points than their projected total, while The A Team fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 6.05-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Cardinals Polska moves to (1-1) in comeback games this year, while The A Team falls to (1-1).

Next Week Preview

Cardinals Polska
A couple of teams that have now won three straight games, Cardinals Polska (5-5) are set to go head-to-head against Renegades Świdnica (8-2) next in Week 11. Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 11, as Jordan Poyer, James Bradberry, and Raheem Mostert are out for Renegades Świdnica and Cole Beasley and Roquan Smith will take a seat for Cardinals Polska. Over the last three weeks, Cardinals Polska have put up 105.96 points per game, while Renegades Świdnica have averaged 119.73 per contest.
The A Team
The outlook doesn't exactly get any better for fifth-place The A Team, because they now have the privilege of matching up against red-hot Volcano Man in Week 11. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 11, as Khalil Mack, Golden Tate, and Zack Moss are off for The A Team while Stefon Diggs and Cordarrelle Patterson are out for Volcano Man.