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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
4-3 90.74
100.72
 
VS
proj
Closet of Hope-fuls
89.56 5-2
88.85

Back-and-forth battle ends with The Phantom Limbs beating Closet of Hope-fuls in 90.74-89.56 duel

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Phantom Limbs earned a tight win over Closet of Hope-fuls, eking out a 90.74-89.56 victory. Closet of Hope-fuls had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. The Phantom Limbs led 90.74-80.56 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 9 points from the New Orleans Saints defense on Monday night for Closet of Hope-fuls. The Phantom Limbs were led by Kyler Murray (261 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Eli Mitchell (107 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). The Phantom Limbs improve to 4-3 on the season, while Closet of Hope-fuls fall to 5-2.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Closet of Hope-fuls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Packers defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 430 yards, and forced 2 turnovers in a 24-10 win over the Football Team. In doing so, they put up 14 points to nearly double their 7.3-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Phantom Limbs this week. The Packers will battle the Cardinals in Week 8.
The Green Bay Packers defense

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 90.74
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.44
27.16
24.7%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
16.7
9.72
18.4%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
14
7.3
15.4%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
12.1
9.81
13.3%
Closet of Hope-fuls
Points
% of total points 89.56
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
27.16
23.15
30.3%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
18.2
10.64
20.3%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
9.2
7.95
10.3%
4
Matt Gay
K
9
9.79
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 40-yard touchdown catch for Closet of Hope-fuls, who trailed 47.00-37.80 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Closet of Hope-fuls who grabbed the lead, 80.56-74.04. For The Phantom Limbs, Kyler Murray had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass. Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard pass for Closet of Hope-fuls, while A.J. Green had a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Closet of Hope-fuls

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. The Phantom Limbs has left fewer points on the bench this season (195.82) than Closet of Hope-fuls (360.2).
The Phantom Limbs are clutch masters, with more close wins than Closet of Hope-fuls (3 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Closet of Hope-fuls - they’ve made more transactions (3) than The Phantom Limbs (2) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, The Phantom Limbs have outscored Closet of Hope-fuls at RB this season.
The Phantom Limbs was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (5) than Closet of Hope-fuls (3).
There's not much good to say about Closet of Hope-fuls this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

The Phantom Limbs
We're curious if the GM of The Phantom Limbs was feeling a bit squeamish this one? In a matchup that was ultimately decided by a mere 1.18 points, Mason Crosby (1-of-2 on the day) decided that going 2-for-2 on field goals would've been just a bit too boring. Remember folks, every point matters!
Closet of Hope-fuls
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) combined to get a grand total of 22 targets in Week 7. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they pulled down just 13 balls.