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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
4-1 238.02
267.76
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Chargers
228.96 2-3
236.1

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS defeat Los Angeles Chargers for fourth straight win in 238.02-228.96 battle

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS extended their win streak to four games with a close win over Los Angeles Chargers, narrowly earning a 238.02-228.96 victory. It was the third straight loss for Los Angeles Chargers. Los Angeles Chargers made a run at it late afternoon on Sunday, but they fell short. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS led 238.02-228.96 after the early action and held on for the win despite points from on Sunday afternoon for Los Angeles Chargers. DeShon Elliott (28.5 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (22.9) did the heavy lifting for JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS in the win. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (4-1) will look to notch another win against Buffalo Bills, while Los Angeles Chargers (2-3) will try to develop some positive momentum against Kansas City Chiefs.

Matchup Timeline

  JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS   Los Angeles Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones Jr. overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 22.9 points against his 9.69-point projection. In a 13-6 loss to the Texans, he caught 7 passes for 104 yards . Jones Jr. will face the Colts next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Points
% of total points 238.02
1
DeShon Elliott
S
28.5
13.08
12%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
22.9
9.69
9.6%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
19
16.37
8%
4
Mykal Walker
LB
18
16.67
7.6%
Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 228.96
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
50.4
19.65
22%
2
Mike Williams
WR
29.4
18.36
12.8%
3
Derwin James Jr.
S
25
14.13
10.9%
4
David Njoku
TE
17.3
10.95
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Austin Ekeler had a 71-yard run for Los Angeles Chargers, who trailed 238.02-228.96 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS   Los Angeles Chargers

Game Notes

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS won despite the fact that only nine of their 22 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Los Angeles Chargers had only seven of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Los Angeles Chargers could have used points from Tyler Conklin and Frankie Luvu, as both put up goose eggs.
Austin Ekeler and Mike Williams both outscored DeShon Elliott, the leading scorer for JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS put up more points than their season scoring average (227.45) while Los Angeles Chargers fell short of theirs (240.37).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 9.06-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 31.66-point projected margin of victory.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while Los Angeles Chargers falls to (1-2).
Despite the loss, Austin Ekeler put up 50.4 points, the highest score for a RB this year.

Next Week Preview

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
A pair of 4-1 teams will match up as JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS are set to go head-to-head against Buffalo Bills next week in an early-season matchup. One streak will end, as JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS has earned four consecutive wins while Buffalo Bills has won three in a row. Each team will have players with byes next week, as DeShon Elliott, Christian Kirksey, and Nico Collins are off for JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, while Buffalo Bills will be without T.J. Hockenson and O.J. Howard. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS have scored 239.28 points per game over the last three weeks, while Buffalo Bills have averaged 240.71 per contest over that same stretch.
Los Angeles Chargers
Coming up next week, 10th-place Los Angeles Chargers (2-3) will try to get back in the win column against fifth-place Kansas City Chiefs (3-2). Each side has players with byes next week, as Jamaal Williams, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Davis Mills, and Treylon Burks are off for Los Angeles Chargers and Derek Stingley Jr. and Malcolm Rodriguez are out for Kansas City Chiefs.