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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
2-3 227.56
217.94
 
VS
proj
Houston Texans
194.82 1-4
185.34

Philadelphia Eagles hand Houston Texans third consecutive loss, 227.56-194.82

Philadelphia Eagles earned a 227.56-194.82 victory to hand Houston Texans their third straight loss. Philadelphia Eagles never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.50-point lead on Thursday behind Jadeveon Clowney (9 points) and Eric Weddle (5.5). Aaron Jones (49.2 points) and Kyler Murray (25.42) carried the flag for Houston Texans in the loss. Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) will look to keep it rolling against New York Giants, while Houston Texans (1-4) will try to get back in the win column against Pittsburgh Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   Houston Texans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Thielen tallied 33 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.85-point projection and was much higher than his 16.4-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 227.56
1
Adam Thielen
WR
33
14.85
14.5%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
25.16
19.63
11.1%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
17.8
12.71
7.8%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
16.7
13.53
7.3%
Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 194.82
1
Aaron Jones
RB
49.2
14.8
25.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
25.42
22.29
13%
3
Brandon Graham
DE
20
6.44
10.3%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
8.23
6.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Philadelphia Eagles emerged with a 164.16-139.22 lead. Adam Thielen had a 44-yard catch for Philadelphia Eagles, while Gardner Minshew II had a 37-yard touchdown pass. Ka'imi Fairbairn made the highlight reel for Houston Texans with a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   Houston Texans

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Philadelphia Eagles scored more points in this one (227.56) than their season average (209.53).
Houston Texans are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Houston Texans need some help then, averaging just 185.18 versus Philadelphia Eagles's 209.53.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) have a better record than Houston Texans (1-4).
Even the computers think Philadelphia Eagles have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (223.48) than Houston Texans (198.72).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Houston Texans has left more points on the bench this season (236.56) than Philadelphia Eagles (149.92).
Philadelphia Eagles don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Houston Texans (0 vs 1).
Philadelphia Eagles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Houston Texans (2 vs 1).
By position, Philadelphia Eagles have outscored Houston Texans at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Philadelphia Eagles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Houston Texans (1).
There's not much good to say about Houston Texans this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Philadelphia Eagles
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating Houston Texans at the wide receiver position (51 points to 6.2).
Houston Texans
Hey, it's possible that Houston Texans would be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only six targets as a group in Week 5, their three wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.