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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
5-0 276.52
233.47
 
VS
proj
Miami Dolphins
184.92 2-3
169.97

Detroit Lions top Miami Dolphins to remain perfect in 276.52-184.92 rout

Detroit Lions won their fifth straight to open the season with a dominant win over Miami Dolphins, rolling to a 276.52-184.92 victory. Detroit Lions nabbed a 41.60-point lead on Thursday behind Eric Ebron (31.5 points) and James White (24.7) and never let it go. Alfred Blue (19.9 points) and Mike Adams (19.5) led the charge for Miami Dolphins in the loss. Detroit Lions (5-0) will look to rack up another win against Cincinnati Bengals, while Miami Dolphins (2-3) will try to right the ship against Seattle Seahawks.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   Miami Dolphins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 4.56 points, Vander Esch more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 12.5 points as the Cowboys lost to the Texans 19-16. He made 13 tackles to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any LB in the league this season. In Week 6, Vander Esch and the Cowboys will play the Jaguars.
Leighton Vander Esch

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 276.52
1
Eric Ebron
TE
31.5
11.93
11.4%
2
James White
RB
24.7
14.01
8.9%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
21
14.2
7.6%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.3
23.48
7.3%
Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 184.92
1
Alfred Blue
RB
19.9
10.07
10.8%
2
Mike Adams
S
19.5
7.12
10.5%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
17.82
23.69
9.6%
4
Chester Rogers
WR
14.6
12.24
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Detroit Lions owned a 250.02-165.02 lead. Tyler Lockett had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Detroit Lions, while Matthew Stafford had a 60-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Miami Dolphins with a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   Miami Dolphins

StatSmack

Detroit Lions must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (276.52) than their season average (256.18).
Detroit Lions are on a roll, winning five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Miami Dolphins need some help then, averaging just 182.68 versus Detroit Lions's 256.18.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Detroit Lions (5-0) have a better record than Miami Dolphins (2-3).
Even the machines think Detroit Lions have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (223.18) than Miami Dolphins (163.74).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Miami Dolphins has left more points on the bench this season (187.6) than Detroit Lions (63.86).
Once Detroit Lions put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Miami Dolphins (1 vs 0).
Detroit Lions should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Miami Dolphins (5 vs 3).
By position, Detroit Lions have outscored Miami Dolphins at RB, WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Detroit Lions don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 49 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Detroit Lions had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Miami Dolphins (1).
There's not much good to say about Miami Dolphins this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Detroit Lions
Good work deploying a lineup that produced 276.52 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. We should tip our cap to the GM of Miami Dolphins, take this victory in stride, and continue the march towards the National Football League title.
Miami Dolphins
Talk about a rough day... no passing TDs, but two interceptions for Patrick Mahomes against the Packers? Week 6 is approaching rapidly and we may want to discuss the elephant in the room: do we continue rolling with him as our starting quarterback?