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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
The Golden Metcalf
9-5 144.22
167.62
 
VS
proj
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
128.44 4-10
131

The Golden Metcalf come back to hand 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 third straight loss, 144.22-128.44

The Golden Metcalf rallied to earn a 144.22-128.44 win to hand 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 their third straight loss. Trailing 122.24-113.20 heading into Monday night, The Golden Metcalf roared back behind Kyler Murray (383 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds) and Christian Kirk (3 Rec, 86 Rec Yds). The Green Bay Packers defense (30 Pts Allowed, 347 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and D'Onta Foreman (47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 15 Rec Yds) were the leaders for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Golden Metcalf have gotten the best of 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, after winning 176.06-146.2 in their last matchup. The Golden Metcalf (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  The Golden Metcalf   🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 86 yards against the Rams, Kirk registered 10.6 points this week. He just beat his 9.7-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Kirk ranks #90 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

The Golden Metcalf
Points
% of total points 144.22
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
43.2
20.7
30%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
22.5
20.82
15.6%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
20.42
30.18
14.2%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
14.9
15.25
10.3%
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Points
% of total points 128.44
1
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
18
11.51
14%
2
D'Onta Foreman
RB
16.2
9.15
12.6%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
13.94
29.76
10.9%
4
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
13
8.08
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dalvin Cook had a 29-yard touchdown run for The Golden Metcalf, contributing to a 43.20-36.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Golden Metcalf, who trailed 122.24-113.20 after Sunday night.
Monday
Kyler Murray found Christian Kirk on multiple big plays for The Golden Metcalf: a 47-yard pass and a 41-yard pass during Monday Night Football, helping propel The Golden Metcalf to the win.

Points By Position

  The Golden Metcalf   🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷

Game Notes

Only three of the 11 starting players on The Golden Metcalf exceeded their scoring projections.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 lost despite seven of their 11 starters exceeding their points projection.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 can partially blame the loss on Jermar Jefferson, who didn't score any points.
Dalvin Cook, Aaron Jones, and Kyler Murray all scored more points than the Green Bay Packers defense, the leading scorer for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷.
The Golden Metcalf put up fewer points than their season scoring average (151.34) while 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 scored above theirs (124.46).
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 15.78-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The Golden Metcalf managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 36.62-point projected margin of victory.
The Golden Metcalf moves to (4-0) in comeback games this season, while 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, the Green Bay Packers defense (18 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a DEF this week.

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