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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
1-3 194.32
212.32
 
VS
proj
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
166.38 2-2
175.35

Despite top scorer Jones, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man fall to Philadelphia Eagles, 194.32-166.38

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had the premier scorer in the matchup with QB Daniel Jones posting 31.78 points, the ninth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Philadelphia Eagles, who secured a 194.32-166.38 victory. Philadelphia Eagles jumped out to a 47.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 38.52 points from Carson Wentz (228 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Dallas Goedert (5 Rec, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Daniel Jones (402 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 27 Rush Yds) and James Conner (50 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in the loss. Philadelphia Eagles (1-3) will look to add to their success against New York Giants, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (2-2) try to get back in the win column against Houston Texans.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 23.9 points, Cobb nearly quadrupled his 6.06-point projection as the Packers beat the Steelers 27-17. He caught 5 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. In Week 5, Cobb and the Packers will face the Bengals.
Randall Cobb

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 194.32
1
Randall Cobb
WR
23.9
6.06
12.3%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
21.92
21.71
11.3%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
16.8
14.44
8.6%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
16.6
8.91
8.5%
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 166.38
1
Daniel Jones
QB
31.78
19.8
19.1%
2
James Conner
RB
20.6
6.24
12.4%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
18.5
10.09
11.1%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
16.6
15.49
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Philadelphia Eagles emerged with a 107.52-60.28 lead. For Philadelphia Eagles, Carson Wentz had a 41-yard pass. Daniel Jones made the highlight reel for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man with a 54-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Randall Cobb had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Philadelphia Eagles, helping the team to a 162.02-133.98 lead.
Monday
Henry Ruggs III had a 51-yard catch for Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

Game Notes

Philadelphia Eagles won even though only 11 of their 23 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had only six of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man even trying this week? They started five players who scored zero points.
Philadelphia Eagles put up more points than their season scoring average (184.41) while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man fell short of theirs (189.39).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
This defeat snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man.
Philadelphia Eagles managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 36.97-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Daniel Jones (31.78 points) officially registered the top overall score of any player on Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man this year.

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