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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Las Vegas Raiders
5-0 243.38
245.36
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville JAGUARS
173.96 1-4
183.71

Back-and-forth battle ends with Las Vegas Raiders defeating Jacksonville JAGUARS, 243.38-173.96

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Las Vegas Raiders won their fifth matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought win over Jacksonville JAGUARS, securing a 243.38-173.96 victory. Las Vegas Raiders were led by Russell Wilson (217 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 58 Rush Yds) and DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs), while Justin Herbert (264 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Derrick Henry (57 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) were the leading performers for Jacksonville JAGUARS in the loss. Las Vegas Raiders (5-0) have now won five straight and will look to keep it rolling against Dallas Cowboys. Jacksonville JAGUARS (1-4) face off against Denver Broncos in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Las Vegas Raiders   Jacksonville JAGUARS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas made 9 tackles as the Cowboys beat the Giants 37-34. In doing so, he put up 8 points and nearly quadrupled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any LB in the league this season. Thomas will battle the Cardinals next week.
Joe Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Las Vegas Raiders
Points
% of total points 243.38
1
Russell Wilson
QB
31.48
29.31
12.9%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
28.3
17.47
11.6%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
22.5
16.29
9.2%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
21.2
15.14
8.7%
Jacksonville JAGUARS
Points
% of total points 173.96
1
Justin Herbert
QB
35.36
21.72
20.3%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
19.3
17.75
11.1%
3
Jaylon Smith
LB
13
11.63
7.5%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8.23
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal for Jacksonville JAGUARS, while Chris Conley had a 51-yard catch for the team, who trailed 71.50-59.30 after the early games.
Monday
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Monday night. For Las Vegas Raiders, Jared Cook had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Jacksonville JAGUARS with a 49-yard pass and a 64-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Las Vegas Raiders   Jacksonville JAGUARS

What If

Las Vegas Raiders would have beaten 16 other teams besides Jacksonville JAGUARS this week.
Jacksonville JAGUARS would have lost to nine other teams besides Las Vegas Raiders this week.
If Las Vegas Raiders played Jacksonville JAGUARS every week this season, they'd be 5-0.
Had they played each other last week, Las Vegas Raiders would have gotten the victory over Jacksonville JAGUARS 271-186.4.
Las Vegas Raiders would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jacksonville JAGUARS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Las Vegas Raiders, Jacksonville JAGUARS would be 1-3.
If Las Vegas Raiders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 86-9.
If they played every team every week, Jacksonville JAGUARS would be 26-69.

Coach Talk

Las Vegas Raiders
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Jacksonville JAGUARS at the wide receiver position (65.8 points to 29.2).
Jacksonville JAGUARS
There's a real chance that Jacksonville JAGUARS may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. With just 26 targets combined in Week 5, their seven starting pass-catchers (five WR, two TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.