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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Ravens
2-3 125.76
112.18
 
VS
proj
Rebellion
105.84 4-1
119.41

Ravens beat projections, knock off Rebellion, 125.76-105.84

Ravens rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, securing a 125.76-105.84 victory over Rebellion, who fell short of projections. Ravens never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12.60-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Evans. Travis Kelce (20.8 points) and Gardner Minshew II (19.84) did their part for Rebellion in the loss. Ravens (2-3) will look to add to their success against Long Island Steelers, while Rebellion (4-1) will face High Fives in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Ravens   Rebellion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense scored 26 points against the Bengals in Week 5 to nearly triple their 8.84-point projection. They allowed only 3 points, surrendered 205 yards, and forced 3 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. Next week, the Ravens will play the Eagles.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Ravens
Points
% of total points 125.76
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.86
23.68
21.4%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
26
8.84
20.7%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
21.5
15.04
17.1%
4
Wil Lutz
K
15
10.66
11.9%
Rebellion
Points
% of total points 105.84
1
Travis Kelce
TE
20.8
14.15
19.7%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
19.84
19.29
18.7%
3
Chris Carson
RB
16.9
15.42
16%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.9
22.39
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Ravens owned a 107.56-60.64 lead. For Ravens, Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Rebellion with a 51-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Rebellion, who trailed 110.76-80.04 after Sunday night.
Monday
Wil Lutz had a 53-yard field goal for Ravens on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Ravens   Rebellion

What If

Ravens would have beaten eight other teams besides Rebellion this week.
Rebellion would have lost to six other teams besides Ravens this week.
If they played Rebellion every week, Ravens would be 2-3 this season.
Last week, Rebellion would have beaten Ravens 122.14-115.
Ravens would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rebellion.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ravens, Rebellion would be 2-2.
If Ravens had played every team in the league each week, they would be 32-23.
If they played every team every week, Rebellion would be 35-20.

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