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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Phantom Limbs
5-7 81.72
94.97
 
VS
proj
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
57.04 2-10
93.82

The Phantom Limbs knock off Wayne's Wacky Weasels for third straight win, 81.72-57.04

The Phantom Limbs extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Wayne's Wacky Weasels, earning an 81.72-57.04 win. Wayne's Wacky Weasels leapt out to an 18.64-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Dak Prescott, who passed for 261 yards and 2 touchdowns for 16.84 points, and Rhamondre Stevenson, who racked up 112 yards from scrimmage (11.2 points). But The Phantom Limbs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Geno Smith (328 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 22 Rush Yds) and Michael Pittman Jr. (7 Rec, 61 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season The Phantom Limbs have knocked off Wayne's Wacky Weasels, after winning 103.36-72.02 in their last matchup. The Phantom Limbs (5-7) will look to add to their success against Yeti Attack!, while Wayne's Wacky Weasels (2-10) try to get back in the win column against Magic Skol Bus.

Matchup Timeline

  The Phantom Limbs   Wayne's Wacky Weasels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 10 points, surrendering 246 yards, and forcing 2 fumbles against the Broncos, the Panthers defense registered 11 points this week. They scored 47.1% more than their 7.48-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. The Panthers defense ranks #9 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 81.72
1
Geno Smith
QB
20.32
18.1
24.9%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
12.1
8.82
14.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
11.2
14.12
13.7%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
11
7.48
13.5%
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
Points
% of total points 57.04
1
Dak Prescott
QB
16.84
20.38
29.5%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
11.2
11.33
19.6%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
10
8.9
17.5%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
6
8.2
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Rhamondre Stevenson had a 40-yard catch for Wayne's Wacky Weasels, helping give Wayne's Wacky Weasels a 33.64-15.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 35-yard touchdown pass for The Phantom Limbs, contributing to a 59.72-44.64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Phantom Limbs   Wayne's Wacky Weasels

What If

The Phantom Limbs would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Wayne's Wacky Weasels this week.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Wayne's Wacky Weasels every week, The Phantom Limbs would be 6-6 this season.
Last week, Wayne's Wacky Weasels would have beaten The Phantom Limbs 82.84-61.62.
The Phantom Limbs would be 2-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wayne's Wacky Weasels.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Phantom Limbs, Wayne's Wacky Weasels would be 4-6.
If The Phantom Limbs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-88.
If they played every team every week, Wayne's Wacky Weasels would be 55-77.

Coach Talk

The Phantom Limbs
Deploying a lineup that earned 81.72 points this past week... we did what we had to do and took care of business. Let's keep this momentum as we move on to our next challenge in Week 13.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
Hey, it's possible that Wayne's Wacky Weasels would be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 12 targets as a group this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.