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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Phi Eagles (TS)
2-3-1 29
26.55
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
0 2-4
0

Phi Eagles (TS) defeat New Orleans Saints in 29-0 runaway

Despite similar records, Phi Eagles (TS) held a big season point advantage over New Orleans Saints coming into this one (173-128), and they lived up to their reputation with an easy victory, cruising to a 29-0 win. There was very little drama in this matchup, as Phi Eagles (TS) grabbed a 16-point lead on Thursday behind Jalen Hurts, who passed for 115 yards , ran for 44 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. Phi Eagles (TS) (2-3-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Pit Steelers (ZS), while New Orleans Saints (2-4) try to get back on track against GB Packers (JP).

Matchup Timeline

  Phi Eagles (TS)   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 115 yards , running for 44 yards and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Buccaneers, Hurts recorded 16 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.01-point projection and was much higher than his 10.5-point season scoring average. Hurts ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Jalen Hurts

Top Player Comparison

Phi Eagles (TS)
Points
% of total points 29
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
16
7.01
55.2%
2
Justin Tucker
K
10
8.96
34.5%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
3
0
10.3%
4
%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 0
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Phi Eagles (TS), contributing to a 26-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Phi Eagles (TS)   New Orleans Saints

Game Notes

Phi Eagles (TS) got the W despite the fact that only three of their eight starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
New Orleans Saints had only zero of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Phi Eagles (TS) had five starters score zero points, while New Orleans Saints had eight.
Jalen Hurts, Justin Tucker, and Zach Ertz all scored more points than , the leading scorer for New Orleans Saints.
Phi Eagles (TS) put up more points than their season scoring average (28.83) while New Orleans Saints fell short of theirs (21.33).
Not only did Phi Eagles (TS) earn the win, but they also covered the 26.55-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Phi Eagles (TS) have been blowout wins.

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