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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
MGKVSBRD
1-0 88.78
97.92
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
88.06 0-1
106.07

The Phantom Limbs come up short of projections, lose to MGKVSBRD in 88.78-88.06 battle

The Phantom Limbs failed to bring their A game, as MGKVSBRD came back for an 88.78-88.06 victory. Trailing 84.06-72.78 heading into Monday night, MGKVSBRD roared back behind Josh Jacobs (34 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Kyler Murray (34.56 points) and CeeDee Lamb (16.4) carried the flag for The Phantom Limbs in the loss. MGKVSBRD improve to 1-0 on the season, while The Phantom Limbs fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  MGKVSBRD   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 33-27 win over the Ravens, Jacobs scored 16 points to beat his 11.1-point projection. He ran for 34 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on MGKVSBRD this week. In Week 2, Jacobs and the Raiders will battle the Steelers.
Josh Jacobs

Top Player Comparison

MGKVSBRD
Points
% of total points 88.78
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.28
25.16
37.5%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
16
11.1
18%
3
Harrison Butker
K
10
10.03
11.3%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
8
8.55
9%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 88.06
1
Kyler Murray
QB
34.56
25.38
39.2%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.4
11.05
18.6%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
8.8
13.64
10%
4
Mike Davis
RB
7.2
12.01
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
CeeDee Lamb had a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Phantom Limbs to contribute to a 15.80-2.40 lead for The Phantom Limbs.
Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for The Phantom Limbs to contribute to a 77.26-10.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass for MGKVSBRD, who trailed 77.26-64.78 after the late action.

Points By Position

  MGKVSBRD   The Phantom Limbs

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on MGKVSBRD scored more than their point projections.
The Phantom Limbs had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
MGKVSBRD won despite starting Odell Beckham Jr., who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The Phantom Limbs ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while MGKVSBRD ranked 8th.
The matchup's 0.72-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
For The Phantom Limbs, Kyler Murray recorded 34.56 points, the league's top overall score this week.

Coach Talk

MGKVSBRD
You know what, MGKVSBRD, we do appreciate the confidence. Playing a starter with zero points (Odell Beckham Jr.), while still getting the W... that's borderline cocky! All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
The Phantom Limbs
Unless The Phantom Limbs wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough opportunities" isn't really a valid excuse this week. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) combined to get a hearty 35 targets in Week 1. With just 21 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.