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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
2-3 110.42
88.37
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
100.24 2-3
95.46

The Phantom Limbs beat expectations, earn win against Nerd Herd, 110.42-100.24

The Phantom Limbs stepped up, emerging victorious with a 110.42-100.24 victory over Nerd Herd. The Phantom Limbs jumped out to a 25.12-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding performance from Russell Wilson (29.92 points). Nerd Herd bounced back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Phillip Lindsay (20.7 points). Unphased, The Phantom Limbs pulled it together later that night, as Marlon Mack (14.8 points) and Mecole Hardman (7.3) put them back on top for good. The Phantom Limbs improve to 2-3 on the season, while Nerd Herd fall to 2-3.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.21 points, Michel scored 79.2% more than that amount by scoring 18.3 points as the Patriots beat the Redskins 33-7. He racked up 123 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Phantom Limbs this week. In Week 6, Michel and the Patriots will square off against the Giants.
Sony Michel

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 110.42
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29.92
20.75
27.1%
2
Sony Michel
RB
18.3
10.21
16.6%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
14.8
11.04
13.4%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
14
7.87
12.7%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 100.24
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20.7
9.61
20.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.54
25.25
18.5%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
12.2
10.45
12.2%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
8.23
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard touchdown pass for The Phantom Limbs, helping to stake the team to a 29.92-4.80 lead.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Nerd Herd, who trailed 102.92-100.24 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Nerd Herd

StatSmack

The Phantom Limbs must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (110.42) than their season average (92.49).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Nerd Herd has left more points on the bench this season (217.1) than The Phantom Limbs (189.42).
Once The Phantom Limbs put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Nerd Herd (1 vs 0).
By position, The Phantom Limbs have outscored Nerd Herd at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Nerd Herd, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

The Phantom Limbs
Well done, The Phantom Limbs. Assembling a starting crew that earned over 110 points in Week 5. Let's keep this momentum going as we step into our Week 6 matchup.
Nerd Herd
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting RBs for Nerd Herd collectively recorded just four targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 6!