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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
4-3 90.52
91.75
 
VS
proj
Nancy's Nana
63.52 2-5
84.95

Nancy's Nana fall short of predictions, lose to The Phantom Limbs, 90.52-63.52

Nancy's Nana were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as The Phantom Limbs emerged victorious with a 90.52-63.52 victory. The Phantom Limbs leapt out to a 32.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Denver Broncos defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 223 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. Nancy's Nana came back to take the lead during the late round of games on Sunday, powered by Alex Smith (12.72 points) and Benjamin Watson (10.3). Unphased, The Phantom Limbs made a run later that night, as Tyreek Hill (13.6 points) and Andy Dalton (8.92) put them back ahead for good. The Phantom Limbs improve to 4-3 on the season, while Nancy's Nana fall to 2-5.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Nancy's Nana

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Cardinals in Week 7, the Broncos defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 223 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 32 points and more-than-quadrupled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. The Broncos will play the Chiefs in Week 8.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 90.52
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
32
6.96
35.4%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
14.7
7.89
16.2%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
13.6
12.39
15%
4
Andy Dalton
QB
8.92
20.15
9.9%
Nancy's Nana
Points
% of total points 63.52
1
Adam Thielen
WR
17
13.28
26.8%
2
Alex Smith
QB
12.72
17.26
20%
3
Benjamin Watson
TE
10.3
4.71
16.2%
4
Golden Tate
WR
6.6
9.01
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which The Phantom Limbs became the proud owner of a 53.90-31.80 lead. For The Phantom Limbs, Kenyan Drake had a 54-yard touchdown run. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Nancy's Nana with a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Alex Smith had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Nancy's Nana to contribute to a 59.02-58.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Nancy's Nana
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway point. How about we refresh the Standings?
The Phantom Limbs
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine The Phantom Limbs holding onto the No. 6 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 88.77 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league. Nevertheless, The Phantom Limbs is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
41 Rec, 635 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
the Denver Broncos defense
Best Acquisition
23.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 378.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers
Nancy's Nana
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Nancy's Nana making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 89.20 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1997 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 111 Rush Yds
Best Drafted
Adam Thielen
Best Acquisition
67 Rec, 822 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

The Phantom Limbs won even though only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Nancy's Nana had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Nancy's Nana can partially blame the loss on the Cincinnati Bengals defense, who didn't score any points.
The Phantom Limbs put up more points than their season scoring average (88.77) while Nancy's Nana fell short of theirs (89.2).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Nancy's Nana ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while The Phantom Limbs ranked 8th.
Not only did The Phantom Limbs earn the W, but they also easily covered the 6.8-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Adam Thielen recorded 17 points, the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.