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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
10-5 306.5
277.43
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
265.6 10-5
275.49

Philadelphia Eagles knock off Cincinnati Bengals, 306.5-265.6

Philadelphia Eagles brought their A game and outperformed expectations, emerging victorious with a 306.5-265.6 victory over Cincinnati Bengals, who fell short of projections. Cincinnati Bengals took a 16.9-point lead on Saturday behind Grant Delpit (19 points) and Parris Campbell (4.3), but Philadelphia Eagles held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by A.J. Brown (9 Rec, 181 Rec Yds) and Jalen Hurts (315 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs). Joe Burrow (33.2 points) and Jahan Dotson (28.5) carried the flag for Cincinnati Bengals in the loss. Philadelphia Eagles will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Cincinnati Bengals attempt to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sweat (6 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 20 points against the Bears in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.56-point projection and was much higher than his 7.9-point season scoring average. Sweat ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Josh Sweat

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 306.5
1
A.J. Brown
WR
43.1
23.83
14.1%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
41.5
30.32
13.5%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
37.2
16.99
12.1%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
26.1
16.28
8.5%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 265.6
1
Joe Burrow
QB
33.2
26.5
12.5%
2
Jahan Dotson
WR
28.5
7.71
10.7%
3
Logan Wilson
LB
27
15.44
10.2%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
22.5
23.04
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for Philadelphia Eagles, while Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 258.3-54.1 lead for Philadelphia Eagles.
Sunday Night
Jahan Dotson had a 61-yard catch for Cincinnati Bengals, who trailed 300.3-265.6 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   Cincinnati Bengals

Game Notes

Only 10 of the 22 starters on Philadelphia Eagles exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Cincinnati Bengals had only eight of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Philadelphia Eagles had two starters score zero points, while Cincinnati Bengals had two.
Philadelphia Eagles had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Cincinnati Bengals.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Philadelphia Eagles put up more points than their projected total, while Cincinnati Bengals failed to reach their projection.
Cincinnati Bengals ranked 5th in the league in scoring this week, while Philadelphia Eagles put up the 2nd-best score.
This defeat concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Cincinnati Bengals.
Not only did Philadelphia Eagles win, but they also covered the 1.94-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Joe Burrow (33.2 points) posted the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Philadelphia Eagles
Hey, we admire the confidence, Philadelphia Eagles. Rolling out not one, but TWO players with zero points (Kendrick Bourne and Fletcher Cox), while still getting the W... talk about arrogant.
Cincinnati Bengals
Unless Cincinnati Bengals wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough looks" doesn't fly as an excuse this time around. As a group, our seven pass-catchers (six WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 44 times in Week 15. Chemistry appears to be the primary problem, as that group pulled down only 26 receptions.