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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Abominable Tardigrades
2-1 94.5
94.37
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
83.24 1-2
96.69

The Phantom Limbs lose to Abominable Tardigrades, 94.50-83.24

There's no way around it, The Phantom Limbs didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Abominable Tardigrades secured a 94.50-83.24 victory. The Phantom Limbs earned a 16.20-point lead on Thursday, but Abominable Tardigrades held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen (400 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds) and CeeDee Lamb (8 Rec, 87 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Saquon Barkley (18.6 points) and Dameon Pierce (16.1) led the charge for The Phantom Limbs in the loss. Abominable Tardigrades (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Magic Skol Bus, while The Phantom Limbs (1-2) try to generate some positive momentum against Randy Ableman.

Matchup Timeline

  Abominable Tardigrades   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.91 points, Kirk scored 66.9% more than that amount by scoring 13.2 points as the Jaguars beat the Chargers 38-10. He caught 6 passes for 72 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Abominable Tardigrades this week. In Week 4, Kirk and the Jaguars will play the Eagles.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Abominable Tardigrades
Points
% of total points 94.5
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.7
26.27
28.3%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
14.7
9.99
15.6%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
13.2
7.91
14%
4
Damien Harris
RB
10.6
9.03
11.2%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 83.24
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.6
14.59
22.3%
2
Dameon Pierce
RB
16.1
8.76
19.3%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
11.44
19.6
13.7%
4
Najee Harris
RB
10.1
11.14
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Abominable Tardigrades emerged with a 53.80-50.94 lead. For Abominable Tardigrades, Nick Folk had a 50-yard field goal. Tua Tagovailoa made the highlight reel for The Phantom Limbs with a 45-yard pass.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run for The Phantom Limbs.

Points By Position

  Abominable Tardigrades   The Phantom Limbs

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. The Phantom Limbs need some help then, averaging just 86.13 versus Abominable Tardigrades's 98.29.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Abominable Tardigrades (2-1) have a better record than The Phantom Limbs (1-2).
You can't win if you don't play. The Phantom Limbs has left more points on the bench this season (141.2) than Abominable Tardigrades (62.6).
Abominable Tardigrades should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Phantom Limbs (2 vs 1).
Abominable Tardigrades have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than The Phantom Limbs (14 vs 11).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Phantom Limbs - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Abominable Tardigrades (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Abominable Tardigrades have outscored The Phantom Limbs at QB this season.
Abominable Tardigrades don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 12 points, third-highest in the league.
Don't worry The Phantom Limbs, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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