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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Dominators
6-2 112.44
102.61
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
99.16 5-3
94.87

The Dominators beat The Phantom Limbs, 112.44-99.16

The Dominators scored a hard-fought victory over The Phantom Limbs, securing a 112.44-99.16 win. The Phantom Limbs nabbed a 9.20-point lead on Thursday, but The Dominators held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Russell Wilson, who passed for 261 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 23 yards for 28.74 points, and DK Metcalf, who caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns (28.1 points). Zack Moss (20.1 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (15) carried the flag for The Phantom Limbs in the loss. The Dominators (6-2) will look to maintain their momentum against An Easy W, while The Phantom Limbs (5-3) will take on Layne Ducks in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dominators   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 28.1 points against his 12.3-point projection. In a 37-27 win over the 49ers, he caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns. Metcalf ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

The Dominators
Points
% of total points 112.44
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.74
25.4
25.6%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
28.1
12.3
25%
3
Mike Williams
WR
16
7.58
14.2%
4
J.K. Dobbins
RB
12.1
7.77
10.8%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 99.16
1
Zack Moss
RB
20.1
6.01
20.3%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
7.1
15.1%
3
Travis Fulgham
WR
13.8
7.96
13.9%
4
Josh Allen
QB
13.46
21.35
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen found Stefon Diggs for a 41-yard pass for The Phantom Limbs to contribute to a 66.96-29.60 lead for The Phantom Limbs.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson teamed up with DK Metcalf for a 46-yard touchdown pass for The Dominators, helping The Dominators to a 112.44-78.06 lead.

Points By Position

  The Dominators   The Phantom Limbs

Game Notes

The Dominators won even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
The Phantom Limbs had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dominators put up more points than their season scoring average (98.33) while The Phantom Limbs fell short of theirs (102.07).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The Dominators ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while The Phantom Limbs put up the 3rd-best score.
The matchup's 13.28-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Dominators win, but they also covered the 7.74-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Zack Moss put up 20.1 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

The Dominators
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. Fueled by a thrilling performance from Russell Wilson, we doubled up The Phantom Limbs at the quarterback position this past week (28.74 points to 13.46). Wilson went 27-for-37 for 261 yards and four TDs in a 37-27 win over the 49ers.
The Phantom Limbs
Wow, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for The Phantom Limbs collectively registered only one catch on three measly targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 9!