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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Comeback Kid
1-0 98.82
102.94
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
83.36 0-1
99.13

The Phantom Limbs lose to The Comeback Kid, 98.82-83.36

The Phantom Limbs underperformed their projected point total, as The Comeback Kid earned a 98.82-83.36 victory. The Comeback Kid never trailed in this one after grabbing a 16.82-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Rodgers (12.92 points) and Aaron Jones (3.9). Marlon Mack (25.4 points) and Evan Engram (17.6) were the leading scorers for The Phantom Limbs in the loss. The Comeback Kid improve to 1-0 on the season, while The Phantom Limbs fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The Comeback Kid   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Redskins in Week 1, Jeffery caught 5 passes for 49 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 17.1 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Comeback Kid this week. Next week, Jeffery will battle the Falcons.
Alshon Jeffery

Top Player Comparison

The Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 98.82
1
Chris Carson
RB
18.1
13.76
18.3%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
17.1
8.61
17.3%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
9.83
15.2%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
13.3
9.64
13.5%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 83.36
1
Marlon Mack
RB
25.4
10.77
30.5%
2
Evan Engram
TE
17.6
7.83
21.1%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
10.06
21.2
12.1%
4
Dede Westbrook
WR
9.2
8.75
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 47-yard pass for The Comeback Kid, helping to stake the team to a 16.82-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal for The Comeback Kid to contribute to a 61.42-11.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Marlon Mack had a 63-yard touchdown run for The Phantom Limbs, who trailed 85.52-75.36 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for The Comeback Kid to contribute to a 98.82-76.76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Comeback Kid   The Phantom Limbs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on The Comeback Kid exceeded their projected point totals.
The Phantom Limbs had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Comeback Kid won despite starting the Cleveland Browns defense, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 15.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Comeback Kid get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.81-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Marlon Mack (25.4 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.

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