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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The Fighting Sloth
5-11 70.66
89.29
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
69.06 6-10
92.04

The Fighting Sloth come up short of expectations, come back to knock off The Phantom Limbs in 70.66-69.06 nailbiter

Both teams underperformed projections, but The Fighting Sloth did enough to knock off The Phantom Limbs. Predicted to lose 92.04-89.29, The Fighting Sloth came back to earn a 70.66-69.06 win over The Phantom Limbs. The Fighting Sloth trailed 65.16-63.06 heading into Monday night, but the unit made a run behind Mike Williams, who caught 4 passes for 76 yards for 7.6 points. Saquon Barkley (19.3 points) and Robbie Gould (13) did everything they could for The Phantom Limbs in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Fighting Sloth have taken down The Phantom Limbs, after falling 109.16-77.8 in their last matchup. The Fighting Sloth improve to 5-11 for the season, while The Phantom Limbs fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  The Fighting Sloth   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 40-34 win over the Eagles, Maher scored 18 points to more-than-double his 8.56-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Fighting Sloth this week. In Week 17, Maher and the Cowboys will play the Titans.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

The Fighting Sloth
Points
% of total points 70.66
1
Daniel Jones
QB
21.76
17.04
30.8%
2
Brett Maher
K
18
8.56
25.5%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
11.2
11.91
15.9%
4
Mike Williams
WR
7.6
8.66
10.8%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 69.06
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.3
13.4
27.9%
2
Robbie Gould
K
13
7.79
18.8%
3
Justin Fields
QB
9.86
20.15
14.3%
4
Najee Harris
RB
9.5
10.23
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Saquon Barkley had a 27-yard touchdown run for The Phantom Limbs, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass, contributing to a 69.16-63.06 lead for The Phantom Limbs.

Points By Position

  The Fighting Sloth   The Phantom Limbs

Game Notes

The Fighting Sloth won even though only two of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
The Phantom Limbs had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Phantom Limbs can partially blame the loss on Gerald Everett, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The Fighting Sloth ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while The Phantom Limbs ranked 10th.
The matchup's 1.6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of three consecutive losses for The Fighting Sloth.
The Fighting Sloth moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while The Phantom Limbs falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Saquon Barkley scored 19.3 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

The Fighting Sloth
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to a sound outing from Daniel Jones, we doubled up The Phantom Limbs at the quarterback position this past week (21.76 points to 9.86). Jones went 30-for-42 for 334 yards, one TD, and an INT in a 27-24 loss to the Vikings.
The Phantom Limbs
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 13 times in Week 16. Those players might need to hit the practice field, considering they hauled in just seven receptions.