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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
CARDINAL & GOLD
8-6 163.4
175.07
 
VS
proj
Huss Monkeys
158.4 5-9
165.36

Despite top scorer Herbert, Huss Monkeys fall to CARDINAL & GOLD, 163.4-158.4

Justin Herbert accumulated 78.5 points for Huss Monkeys, the best total in the matchup and third-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple CARDINAL & GOLD, who came back to earn a 163.4-158.4 victory. CARDINAL & GOLD trailed 158.4-121.5 heading into Monday night, but the squad made a run behind Nick Folk, who made both of his FG attempts for 11 points. Justin Herbert (367 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (28 Pts Allowed, 320 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for Huss Monkeys in defeat. This marks the second time this season CARDINAL & GOLD have gotten the best of Huss Monkeys, after winning 232.6-175.1 in their last matchup. CARDINAL & GOLD (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Huss Monkeys will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  CARDINAL & GOLD   Huss Monkeys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 11 points, Folk scored 52.6% more than his 7.21-point projection as the Patriots beat the Cardinals 27-13. He made both of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on CARDINAL & GOLD this week. Next week, Folk will play the Raiders.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

CARDINAL & GOLD
Points
% of total points 163.4
1
Tom Brady
QB
61.3
53.91
37.5%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
24.4
21.86
14.9%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
18.1
15.42
11.1%
4
WR
17
17.64
10.4%
Huss Monkeys
Points
% of total points 158.4
1
Justin Herbert
QB
78.5
69.82
49.6%
2
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
24
13.97
15.2%
3
Najee Harris
RB
13
13.65
8.2%
4
Brett Maher
K
11
7.88
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal for Huss Monkeys, contributing to a 39.4-17.7 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass for Huss Monkeys, helping the team to a 158.4-121.5 lead.
Monday
Nick Folk had a 51-yard field goal for CARDINAL & GOLD during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  CARDINAL & GOLD   Huss Monkeys

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on CARDINAL & GOLD scored higher than their projected point totals.
Huss Monkeys had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Huss Monkeys can partially blame the loss on Tyler Boyd, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a streak of three consecutive wins for Huss Monkeys.
CARDINAL & GOLD managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 9.71-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, CARDINAL & GOLD moves to (2-3), while Huss Monkeys falls to (2-3).
In a losing effort, Justin Herbert (78.5 points) posted the third-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

CARDINAL & GOLD
You know CARDINAL & GOLD, I'm a "glass half full" kind of coach. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring output has declined a bit lately, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 175.58 points through Week 13, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outproducing the 163.4 we needed for this past week's win!
Huss Monkeys
Huss Monkeys may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively received a hearty 22 targets in Week 14. Chemistry could be the primary problem, as that group managed just 10 catches.