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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
7-7 108.64
95.36
 
VS
proj
Bella’s Boxers
88.94 6-9
114.01

The Phantom Limbs outperform expectations, defeat Bella’s Boxers, 108.64-88.94

The Phantom Limbs brought their A game and exceeded expectations, emerging victorious with a 108.64-88.94 victory over Bella’s Boxers, who fell short of projections. Bella’s Boxers earned a 20.20-point lead on Thursday behind a impressive effort from Damien Williams (49 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 74 Rec Yds). But The Phantom Limbs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Dalvin Cook (28.3 points) and the Atlanta Falcons defense (20). This marks the second time this season The Phantom Limbs have taken down Bella’s Boxers, after winning 101.2-61.94 in their last matchup. The Phantom Limbs improve to 7-7 for the season, while Bella’s Boxers fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Bella’s Boxers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 28.3 points, Cook more-than-doubled his 11.43-point projection as the Vikings beat the Dolphins 41-17. He racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Phantom Limbs this week. In Week 16, Cook and the Vikings will square off against the Lions.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 108.64
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
28.3
11.43
26%
2
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
20
8.63
18.4%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.74
19.61
15.4%
4
Matt Bryant
K
10
10.22
9.2%
Bella’s Boxers
Points
% of total points 88.94
1
Damien Williams
RB
24.3
10.83
27.3%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13
8.45
14.6%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.7
13.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.8
17.71
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 21-yard touchdown run for The Phantom Limbs, contributing to a 99.84-67.64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Bella’s Boxers

What If

The Phantom Limbs would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Bella’s Boxers would have lost to just two other teams besides The Phantom Limbs this week.
If they played Bella’s Boxers every week, The Phantom Limbs would be - this season.
Had they played each other last week, Bella’s Boxers would have been victorious over The Phantom Limbs 99.52-71.
The Phantom Limbs would be 1-11 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bella’s Boxers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Phantom Limbs, Bella’s Boxers would be 9-3.
If The Phantom Limbs had played every team in the league each week, they would be -.
If they played every team every week, Bella’s Boxers would be 100-61.

Coach Talk

The Phantom Limbs
Assembling a starting crew that won by 19.7 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. We should tip our cap to the GM of Bella’s Boxers, take this W in stride, and continue our march towards the Hiawatha League of Champions championship.
Bella’s Boxers
Luckily, Week 15's problem was pretty easy to diagnose, Bella’s Boxers. Starting Keenan Allen in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all put this in the rear-view mirror and assume that something like this won't happen again.