Footie McFootball Face come up short of expectations, lose to Midway Monsters in 288-277 duel
Footie McFootball Face failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Midway Monsters narrowly earned a 288-277 victory. Midway Monsters led 282-277 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as Kyle Van Noy (6 points) didn't do much to pad their point total. Lamar Jackson (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 55 Rush Yds) and Diontae Johnson (8 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Footie McFootball Face in defeat. This marks the second time this season Midway Monsters have beaten Footie McFootball Face, after winning 429-326.5 in their last matchup. Midway Monsters (8-5) will look to keep it rolling against Coneycowboys, while Footie McFootball Face (5-8) meet 69cuda in an effort to right the ship.
Montgomery (90 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) scored 46 points in a 33-22 lost to the Cardinals in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.97-point projection and was much higher than his 15.15-point season scoring average. Montgomery will face the Packers next week.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Midway Monsters became the proud owner of a 198-74 lead. For Midway Monsters, Rob Gronkowski had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Mike Williams made the highlight reel for Footie McFootball Face with a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Diontae Johnson had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Footie McFootball Face, helping the team to a 269-249 lead.
Midway Monsters
You know Midway Monsters, the good news is that we won this matchup by 11 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 12 stood at 317.29. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Footie McFootball Face
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 36 times in Week 13. Those players might need to hit the practice field, considering they hauled in only 21 balls.