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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
2-1 93.74
108.94
 
VS
proj
Boats and Joes
65.84 2-1
110.48

The Phantom Limbs fall short of predictions, still manage to beat Boats and Joes in 93.74-65.84 blowout

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but The Phantom Limbs did enough to get the best of Boats and Joes, rolling to a 93.74-65.84 victory. Boats and Joes nabbed a 12.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Phantom Limbs after that. They were led by Kyler Murray (316 Pass Yds, 19 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Alexander Mattison (112 Rush Yds, 59 Rec Yds). Daniel Jones (266 Pass Yds, 39 Rush Yds) and Chase Claypool (9 Rec, 96 Rec Yds) led the charge for Boats and Joes in defeat. The Phantom Limbs improve to 2-1 on the season, while Boats and Joes fall to 2-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Boats and Joes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 10 points, Higbee scored 54.6% more than his 6.47-point projection as the Rams beat the Buccaneers 34-24. He caught 5 passes for 40 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Phantom Limbs this week. Higbee will go up against the Cardinals in Week 4.
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 93.74
1
Kyler Murray
QB
19.54
25.84
20.8%
2
Alexander Mattison
RB
17.1
11.21
18.2%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
16.4
12.61
17.5%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
10
6.47
10.7%
Boats and Joes
Points
% of total points 65.84
1
Daniel Jones
QB
16.54
20.58
25.1%
2
Chase Claypool
WR
9.6
10.21
14.6%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
9.4
13.39
14.3%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
8
8.79
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Antonio Gibson had a 73-yard touchdown catch for The Phantom Limbs, helping the team to a 60.14-57.84 lead.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Boats and Joes

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Boats and Joes need some help then, averaging just 89.65 versus The Phantom Limbs's 95.93.
By position, The Phantom Limbs have outscored Boats and Joes at QB and RB this season.
The Phantom Limbs don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for The Phantom Limbs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Boats and Joes (0).
There's not much good to say about Boats and Joes this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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