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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
1-0 104.34
101.63
 
VS
proj
Unstoppable
91.88 0-1
95.96

The Phantom Limbs come back to knock off Unstoppable, 104.34-91.88

The Phantom Limbs scored a come-from-behind win over Unstoppable, coming back for a 104.34-91.88 victory. Trailing 91.88-81.4 heading into Monday night, The Phantom Limbs charged back behind Matthew Stafford (12.04 points) and Marshawn Lynch (10.9). The Phantom Limbs improve to 1-0 on the season, while Unstoppable fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Unstoppable

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill (7 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 35.3 points in a 38-28 win over the Chargers in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 10.57-point projection. Hill ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 104.34
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
35.3
10.57
33.8%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
16.8
11.41
16.1%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
12.04
18.06
11.5%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
10.9
11.05
10.4%
Unstoppable
Points
% of total points 91.88
1
Tyrod Taylor
QB
24.58
17.42
26.8%
2
Mike Evans
WR
20.7
9.57
22.5%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.8
14.5
20.5%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
10
7.47
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Unstoppable became the proud owner of a 86.28-81.4 lead. Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch for The Phantom Limbs, while Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Tyrod Taylor had a 20-yard touchdown run for Unstoppable, while Mike Evans had a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for The Phantom Limbs on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Unstoppable

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on The Phantom Limbs scored higher than their point projections.
Unstoppable had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Phantom Limbs put up more points than their projected total, while Unstoppable failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 12.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Phantom Limbs win, but they also easily covered the 5.67-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Tyrod Taylor put up 24.58 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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