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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Abominable Tardigrades
8-6 85.68
89.93
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
76.96 6-8
90.06

Abominable Tardigrades defeat The Phantom Limbs for third straight win, 85.68-76.96

Abominable Tardigrades extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over The Phantom Limbs, earning an 85.68-76.96 win. The Phantom Limbs earned a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but Abominable Tardigrades held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 147 yards , ran for 47 yards and scored 2 touchdowns for 20.58 points, and Tony Pollard, who racked up 62 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (18.2 points). Geno Smith (264 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds) and Donovan Peoples-Jones (8 Rec, 114 Rec Yds) led the charge for The Phantom Limbs in the loss. This marks the second time this season Abominable Tardigrades have knocked off The Phantom Limbs, after winning 94.5-83.24 in their last matchup. Abominable Tardigrades (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. The Phantom Limbs will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Abominable Tardigrades   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 14, Chark Jr. caught 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 15.4 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Abominable Tardigrades this week. In Week 15, Chark Jr. and the Lions will go up against the Jets.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Abominable Tardigrades
Points
% of total points 85.68
1
Josh Allen
QB
20.58
25
24%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
18.2
11.37
21.2%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
15.4
6.27
18%
4
Jake Elliott
K
12
7.62
14%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 76.96
1
Geno Smith
QB
22.56
20.21
29.3%
2
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
11.4
7.05
14.8%
3
Najee Harris
RB
11
10.92
14.3%
4
Isiah Pacheco
RB
9.3
11.38
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Abominable Tardigrades, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 48-yard touchdown catch, contributing to an 85.68-37.30 lead for Abominable Tardigrades.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 24-yard touchdown pass for The Phantom Limbs, who trailed 85.68-74.16 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Abominable Tardigrades   The Phantom Limbs

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Abominable Tardigrades exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Phantom Limbs had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Abominable Tardigrades won despite starting Malik Davis, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 8.72-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The loss concludes a four-game winning streak for The Phantom Limbs.
For The Phantom Limbs, Geno Smith recorded 22.56 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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