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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 15
Weekly
Grade
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
7-8 109.58
95.86
VS
proj
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS
92.58
4-11
84.09
Back-and-forth battle ends with The Phantom Limbs coming back to beat HOTDISH HOOLIGANS, 109.58-92.58
What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Phantom Limbs came back to earn a 109.58-92.58 victory to hand HOTDISH HOOLIGANS their sixth straight loss. The Phantom Limbs trailed 92.58-77.30 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Drew Brees, who passed for 307 yards and 4 touchdowns for 28.28 points, and Jack Doyle, who caught 2 passes for 21 yards (2.1 points). Julio Jones (25.4 points) and George Kittle (13.4) did their part for HOTDISH HOOLIGANS in defeat. This marks the second time this season The Phantom Limbs have beaten HOTDISH HOOLIGANS, after winning 86.46-77.42 in their last matchup. The Phantom Limbs improve to 7-8 for the season, while HOTDISH HOOLIGANS fall to 4-11.
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Matchup Timeline
The Phantom Limbs
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Against the Redskins in Week 15, Sanders racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 29.2 points to more-than-double his 10.57-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Phantom Limbs this week. In Week 16, Sanders and the Eagles will battle the Cowboys.
Miles Sanders
Top Player Comparison
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 109.58
1
Miles Sanders
RB
29.2
10.57
26.6%
2
Drew Brees
QB
28.28
21.51
25.8%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
18.8
12.43
17.2%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
13
8.11
11.9%
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS
Points
% of total points 92.58
1
Julio Jones
WR
25.4
11.49
27.4%
2
George Kittle
TE
13.4
10.43
14.5%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
12.68
17.92
13.7%
4
James White
RB
12.2
8.44
13.2%
Matchup Highlights
Thursday
Marquise Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch for HOTDISH HOOLIGANS, helping HOTDISH HOOLIGANS to a 10.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which The Phantom Limbs owned a 67.00-37.70 lead. Miles Sanders had a 56-yard run for The Phantom Limbs, while Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch. James White made the highlight reel for HOTDISH HOOLIGANS with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was HOTDISH HOOLIGANS who emerged with the lead, 92.58-77.30. For The Phantom Limbs, Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for HOTDISH HOOLIGANS with a 46-yard pass.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Phantom Limbs on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.
Points By Position
The Phantom Limbs
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS
What If
The Phantom Limbs would have beaten six other teams besides HOTDISH HOOLIGANS this week.
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS would have lost to seven other teams besides The Phantom Limbs this week.
If they played HOTDISH HOOLIGANS every week, The Phantom Limbs would be 11-4 this season.
The Phantom Limbs would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as HOTDISH HOOLIGANS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Phantom Limbs, HOTDISH HOOLIGANS would be 3-9.
If The Phantom Limbs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-88.
If they played every team every week, HOTDISH HOOLIGANS would be 45-116.
Coach Talk
The Phantom Limbs
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? We not only doubled up HOTDISH HOOLIGANS at QB (28.28 points to 12.68), we also thoroughly dominated them at RB (31.1 to 11.9).
HOTDISH HOOLIGANS
Fortunately, HOTDISH HOOLIGANS, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start Matt Breida in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?