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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Layne Ducks
5-4 101.88
98.09
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
85.1 5-4
92.87

Despite top scorer Allen, The Phantom Limbs fall to Layne Ducks, 101.88-85.10

The Phantom Limbs had the premier scorer in the matchup with QB Josh Allen racking up 36 points, the second-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Layne Ducks, who secured a 101.88-85.10 win. The Phantom Limbs nabbed a 24.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Josh Allen (36 points) and Stefon Diggs (11.8). But Layne Ducks held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes (30.88 points) and Keenan Allen (16.3). Layne Ducks (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against An Easy W, while The Phantom Limbs (5-4) meet Minor Prophets in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Layne Ducks   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the Cardinals, Sanders registered 14 points this week. His scoring output was 72.8% more than his 8.1-point projection and was much higher than his 8-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #86 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Jason Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Layne Ducks
Points
% of total points 101.88
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.88
23.58
30.3%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
16.3
11.59
16%
3
Jason Sanders
K
14
8.1
13.7%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
11.5
12.15
11.3%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 85.1
1
Josh Allen
QB
36
22.91
42.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.8
12.57
13.9%
3
Zack Moss
RB
10.8
8.4
12.7%
4
Joey Slye
K
8
8.62
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was The Phantom Limbs who emerged with the lead, 77.20-52.58. For Layne Ducks, Patrick Mahomes had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for The Phantom Limbs with a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Jason Sanders had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Layne Ducks, while Keenan Allen had a 27-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 98.08-84.10 lead for Layne Ducks.

Points By Position

  Layne Ducks   The Phantom Limbs

What If

Layne Ducks would have beaten eight other teams besides The Phantom Limbs this week.
The Phantom Limbs would have lost to five other teams besides Layne Ducks this week.
If they played The Phantom Limbs every week, Layne Ducks would be 5-4 this season.
The Phantom Limbs would have gotten the win over Layne Ducks 99.16-94.24 had they played each other last week.
Layne Ducks would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Phantom Limbs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Layne Ducks, The Phantom Limbs would be 5-3.
If Layne Ducks had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-45.
If they played every team every week, The Phantom Limbs would be 61-38.

Next Week Preview

The Phantom Limbs
A pair of teams sporting identical 5-4 records, third-place The Phantom Limbs will now have a date with fifth-place Minor Prophets next week. The Phantom Limbs might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard, Mecole Hardman, and Calvin Ridley out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, The Phantom Limbs has scored 91.55 points per game, while Minor Prophets has averaged 101.31 per contest.
Layne Ducks
In a matchup featuring two squads that are separated by just one game in the standings, Layne Ducks (5-4) are set to go up against An Easy W (4-5) in Week 10. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Patrick Mahomes, Todd Gurley II, Amari Cooper, Dalton Schultz, La'Mical Perine, the Kansas City Chiefs defense, and Sammy Watkins are off for Layne Ducks and Greg Zuerlein, CeeDee Lamb, and Jamison Crowder are out for An Easy W. Over the last two weeks, Layne Ducks have put up 98.06 points per game, while An Easy W have averaged 90.92 per contest.