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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
5-2 90.38
107.47
 
VS
proj
DeKaylin Zecharius
72.46 3-4
94.26

The Phantom Limbs hand DeKaylin Zecharius third straight loss, 90.38-72.46

The Phantom Limbs came out on top with a 90.38-72.46 victory to hand DeKaylin Zecharius their third straight loss. DeKaylin Zecharius leapt out to a 28.76-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar showing from Carson Wentz (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). But The Phantom Limbs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Josh Allen (307 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds) and Zane Gonzalez (3-4 FG, 49 long, 4-4 XP). The Phantom Limbs (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against The Dominators, while DeKaylin Zecharius (3-4) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against An Easy W.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   DeKaylin Zecharius

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.03 points, Gonzalez nearly doubled that amount by scoring 16 points as the Cardinals beat the Seahawks 37-34. He made 3 of his 4 FG attempts to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Gonzalez will square off against the Dolphins next week.
Zane Gonzalez

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 90.38
1
Josh Allen
QB
16.38
22.25
18.1%
2
Zane Gonzalez
K
16
8.03
17.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
14.9
11.2
16.5%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
14
8.9
15.5%
DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 72.46
1
Carson Wentz
QB
28.76
18.65
39.7%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.5
10.77
15.9%
3
A.J. Green
WR
8.2
7.62
11.3%
4
David Montgomery
RB
6.9
12.46
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Carson Wentz had a 40-yard pass and a 59-yard pass for DeKaylin Zecharius, contributing to a 28.76-0.00 lead for DeKaylin Zecharius.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   DeKaylin Zecharius
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning we ought refresh the Standings.
The Phantom Limbs
The Phantom Limbs may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (102.49 ppg), propelling The Phantom Limbs to the No. 2 position in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2018 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 204 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
458 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 210 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Zane Gonzalez
Best Acquisition
10-13 FG, 56 long, 23-24 XP
DeKaylin Zecharius
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on DeKaylin Zecharius making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 88.61 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
31 Rec, 439 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
394 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 122 Rec Yds
Carson Wentz
Best Acquisition
1760 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 185 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs

Game Notes

The Phantom Limbs won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
DeKaylin Zecharius had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 17.92-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Phantom Limbs win, but they also covered the 13.21-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Carson Wentz (28.76 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.