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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
New England Patriots
4-1 37
41.99
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
17 1-3-1
23.3

New England Patriots fall short of predictions, find way to beat Seattle Seahawks in 37-17 romp

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but New England Patriots did enough to beat Seattle Seahawks, rolling to a 37-17 victory. Seattle Seahawks jumped out to a 17-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from DK Metcalf (7 points) and Jason Myers (5). But it was all New England Patriots after that. They were led by Nick Folk (13 points) and Mike Evans (7). New England Patriots (4-1) will look to add to their success against Denver Broncos, while Seattle Seahawks (1-3-1) will match up against Dallas Cowboys in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Patriots   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Evans recorded 7 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 2.4-point projection and was much higher than his 3.2-point season scoring average. Evans ranks #46 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 37
1
Nick Folk
K
13
8.11
35.1%
2
Mike Evans
WR
7
2.4
18.9%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
5
10.55
13.5%
4
Damien Harris
RB
5
4.88
13.5%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 17
1
DK Metcalf
WR
7
2.92
41.2%
2
Jason Myers
K
5
7.53
29.4%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
3
7.03
17.6%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
2
3.38
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Seattle Seahawks, helping to stake Seattle Seahawks to a 17-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Nick Folk had a pair of 52-yard field goals for New England Patriots, while Mike Evans had a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch, helping New England Patriots to a 31-17 lead.

Points By Position

  New England Patriots   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Only three of the eight starters on New England Patriots exceeded their scoring projections.
Seattle Seahawks had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as New England Patriots had one starter score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had four.
New England Patriots put up more points than their season scoring average (30.6) while Seattle Seahawks fell short of theirs (26.2).
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Not only did New England Patriots get the win, but they also covered the 18.69-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, New England Patriots moves to (3-0), while Seattle Seahawks falls to (1-2).
On the losing side, DK Metcalf (7 points) posted the second-highest score for a WR this week.

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