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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
3-2 216
238.29
 
VS
proj
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
202.86 3-2
0

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man lose to Philadelphia Eagles 216.00-202.86 despite beating predictions

Philadelphia Eagles fell short of projections while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man exceeded expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result. Predicted to win 238.29-0.00, Philadelphia Eagles staged an impressive comeback for a 216.00-202.86 win over Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man. Philadelphia Eagles trailed 0.00-200.00 heading into Monday night, but the unit staged a comeback behind Ryan Kerrigan (8 points) and Benjamin Watson (7). and did everything they could for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in the loss. Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) will look to build on their success against Pittsburgh Steelers, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (3-2) will try to get back on track against Washington Redskins.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Vikings in Week 5, Ertz caught 10 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 27 points to scored 73.9% higher than his 15.53-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Philadelphia Eagles this week. In Week 6, Ertz and the Eagles will play the Giants.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 216
1
Zach Ertz
TE
27
15.53
12.5%
2
Blake Bortles
QB
26.6
22.54
12.3%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
24.6
18.66
11.4%
4
Blake Martinez
LB
14.5
9.29
6.7%
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 202.86
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Blake Bortles had a 21-yard touchdown run for Philadelphia Eagles, helping the team to a 121.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 68-yard catch for Philadelphia Eagles, contributing to a 195.00-0.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Philadelphia Eagles are doing a better job of that, averaging 224.85 versus Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man's 202.86.
Even the computers think Philadelphia Eagles have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (231.26) than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (152.94).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Philadelphia Eagles has left fewer points on the bench this season (216.36) than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (312.26).
Philadelphia Eagles don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (2 vs 0).
Philadelphia Eagles have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (50 vs 41).
By position, Philadelphia Eagles have outscored Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man at QB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Philadelphia Eagles has a higher average scoring margin (36) than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man this season (10).
The starters for Philadelphia Eagles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (0).
Don't worry Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Philadelphia Eagles
In a showdown between a couple of teams that are separated by only one game in the standings, Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) will go up against Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3) in Week 6. Each side has two bye weeks to think about in Week 6, as Benjamin Watson and Marcus Williams are off for Philadelphia Eagles and Kenny Golladay and Matt Prater for Pittsburgh Steelers. Over the last three weeks, Philadelphia Eagles have scored 217.63 points per game, while Pittsburgh Steelers have averaged 206.62 per contest.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Up ahead next week, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (3-2, eighth-place) will try to bounce back against Washington Redskins (1-4, 19th-place). Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man may need to shuffle the deck some with Darius Slay out on bye next week. Five weeks into the 2018 campaign, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man have accumulated the 13th-most points in the league while Washington Redskins (164.34 PPG) are ranked 19th.