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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
4-1 116.62
111.37
 
VS
proj
Fantastic Frinks
83.8 2-3
95.78

Fantastic Frinks come up short of predictions, lose to The Phantom Limbs in 116.62-83.80 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Fantastic Frinks underperformed, at least based on projections, as The Phantom Limbs cruised to a 116.62-83.80 victory. Fantastic Frinks pulled out to a 10.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Phantom Limbs after that. They were led by Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 105 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 22.5 points, and Josh Allen, who passed for 263 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 18 yards (18.32 points). Kyler Murray (27.3 points) and Wil Lutz (15) led the charge for Fantastic Frinks in defeat. The Phantom Limbs (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against The Mad Scientist, while Fantastic Frinks (2-3) will try to get back in the win column against An Easy W.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Fantastic Frinks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense (32 Pts Allowed, 364 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 11 points against the Browns in Week 5. They scored 52.6% more than their 7.21-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. The Colts defense ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 116.62
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22.5
17.66
19.3%
2
Josh Allen
QB
18.32
24.1
15.7%
3
Chris Carson
RB
13.9
13.61
11.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
13.6
12.16
11.7%
Fantastic Frinks
Points
% of total points 83.8
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.3
22.53
32.6%
2
Wil Lutz
K
15
10.66
17.9%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10.1
10.29
12.1%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
8.3
7.07
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Fantastic Frinks became the proud owner of a 50.80-31.20 lead. For The Phantom Limbs, Cooper Kupp had a 49-yard catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Fantastic Frinks with a 45-yard pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Mike Gesicki had a 70-yard catch for The Phantom Limbs, contributing to a 73.80-50.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for The Phantom Limbs, contributing to an 87.70-57.50 lead for the team.
Monday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Monday night. For The Phantom Limbs, Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass. Wil Lutz made the highlight reel for Fantastic Frinks with a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Fantastic Frinks

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Fantastic Frinks need some help then, averaging just 106.51 versus The Phantom Limbs's 113.27.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Phantom Limbs (4-1) have a better record than Fantastic Frinks (2-3).
Even the computers think The Phantom Limbs have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (110.92) than Fantastic Frinks (104.25).
Once The Phantom Limbs put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Fantastic Frinks (3 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Fantastic Frinks - they’ve made more transactions (2) than The Phantom Limbs (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, The Phantom Limbs have outscored Fantastic Frinks at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
The Phantom Limbs has a higher average scoring margin (11) than Fantastic Frinks this season (-6).
The starters for The Phantom Limbs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Fantastic Frinks (3).
There's not much good to say about Fantastic Frinks this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

The Phantom Limbs
The Phantom Limbs (4-1) will go up against The Mad Scientist (3-2) in a Week 6 matchup showcasing teams separated by just a game in the standings. The Phantom Limbs can't count on another 13.9 points from Chris Carson, who's out on bye in Week 6. The Mad Scientist will be without Michael Thomas. Over the last three weeks, The Phantom Limbs have scored 110.23 points per game, while The Mad Scientist have averaged 98.41 per contest.
Fantastic Frinks
A pair of teams sporting identical 2-3 records, eighth-place Fantastic Frinks will now have a date with 10th-place An Easy W next week. Fantastic Frinks might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Wil Lutz and Tyler Lockett out on bye in Week 6. An Easy W will be without Emmanuel Sanders.