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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Melonville LaRues
5-9 73
88.17
 
VS
proj
plano tiburon
65 4-10
88.06

Offensively challenged Melonville LaRues beat plano tiburon, 73-65

While they posted only the 10th-highest point total in the league for the week, Melonville LaRues earned a 73-65 win over plano tiburon. plano tiburon took a 9-point lead on Thursday, but Melonville LaRues held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Russell Wilson (36 points) and (13). and Ja'Marr Chase (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for plano tiburon in the loss. This marks the second time this season Melonville LaRues have gotten the best of plano tiburon, after winning 101-60 in their last matchup. Melonville LaRues ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-9. plano tiburon will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Melonville LaRues   plano tiburon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the in Week 14, . In doing so, he put up 13 points and scored 11.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Melonville LaRues this week. Next week, and the are off on bye.

Top Player Comparison

Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 73
1
Russell Wilson
QB
36
20.84
49.3%
2
WR
13
11.71
17.8%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13
11.42
17.8%
4
Harrison Butker
K
9
7.25
12.3%
plano tiburon
Points
% of total points 65
1
QB
18
28.77
27.7%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
17
11.98
26.2%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
9
6.82
13.8%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
9
5.07
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for plano tiburon, helping give plano tiburon a 9-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 66-yard touchdown pass for Melonville LaRues, helping the team to a 60-35 lead.

Points By Position

  Melonville LaRues   plano tiburon

Game Notes

Melonville LaRues emerged victorious even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
plano tiburon had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Melonville LaRues had two starters score zero points, while plano tiburon had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Melonville LaRues ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while plano tiburon ranked 11th.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win snaps a six-game winless streak for Melonville LaRues.
Not only did Melonville LaRues earn the win, but they also covered the 0.11-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Melonville LaRues
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Our team found one this past week and doubled up plano tiburon at the quarterback position (36 points to 18).
plano tiburon
Well, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 24 times in Week 14. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group hauled in only 14 balls.