Down 7.36 on Monday night, Lucerne Deathclaws came back, defeating Andrew 114.32 to 105.98. Lucerne Deathclaws got 29.42 points from Lamar Jackson (168 Pas Yds, 87 Rsh Yds, 2 Pas TD, 1 Rsh TD) and 24.80 from Bijan Robinson (90 Rsh Yds, 2 TD). This was a back-and-forth battle that saw the lead change hands four times, with the largest lead being 25.16 points after Thursday. Lucerne Deathclaws gets revenge for a Week 9 loss (155.94 to 114.60) and improves to 1-1 this season against Andrew. Joe Burrow racked up the second-highest score of the league this week with 36.98 points (412 Pas Yds, 25 Rsh Yds, 3 Pas TD, 1 Rsh TD) for Andrew. The gap could have been wider as Lucerne Deathclaws had a starter score zero points (Cole Kmet).
Achane had plenty of opportunities for Andrew, but could only manage 38 total yards on 12 touches.
For the winners, a few players have been late-season stars, including Jake Elliott and the Buffalo Bills DEF. During the playoffs, that duo has topped their season scoring averages by 84% and 73%, respectively. On the other hand, Lucerne Deathclaws has several players trending in the wrong direction. Cooper Kupp and Joe Mixon have both fallen well beneath their year-to-date averages during the postseason. Despite the loss, Andrew also had a pair of players performing their best in the playoffs: Burrow and Travis Kelce. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 29.48 and 15.20 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 37% and 32%. Conversely, the losers had a couple of players who struggled in the playoff spotlight: Jayden Reed and Brian Robinson.