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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Jacksonville Jaguars
4-5 203.92
167.43
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Chargers
170.08 2-7
202.82

Jacksonville Jaguars hand Los Angeles Chargers fifth straight loss, 203.92-170.08

Jacksonville Jaguars came out on top with a 203.92-170.08 victory to hand Los Angeles Chargers their fifth straight loss. Jacksonville Jaguars never trailed in this one after nabbing a 2.00-point lead on Thursday behind Dare Ogunbowale. Austin Ekeler (47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 24 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joshua Palmer (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Los Angeles Chargers in the loss. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-5) will look to maintain their momentum against Minnesota Vikings, while Los Angeles Chargers (2-7) will meet Cincinnati Bengals in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Jacksonville Jaguars   Los Angeles Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 3 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Rams, Vea tallied 13 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.4-point projection and was much higher than his 6.94-point season scoring average. Vea ranks #1 among fantasy NTs this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Vita Vea

Top Player Comparison

Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 203.92
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
27.6
16.11
13.5%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
20.5
12.69
10.1%
3
Kwity Paye
DE
18.5
6.19
9.1%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
16
10.43
7.8%
Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 170.08
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.1
20.39
12.4%
2
Joshua Palmer
WR
19.6
12.83
11.5%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
17.7
22.01
10.4%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
16.5
16.65
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Chig Okonkwo had a 48-yard catch for Los Angeles Chargers, who trailed 199.72-154.10 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Jacksonville Jaguars   Los Angeles Chargers

What If

Jacksonville Jaguars would have beaten 14 other teams besides Los Angeles Chargers this week.
Los Angeles Chargers would have lost to 10 other teams besides Jacksonville Jaguars this week.
Jacksonville Jaguars would be 6-3 if they played Los Angeles Chargers every week.
Had they played each other last week, Jacksonville Jaguars would have topped Los Angeles Chargers 206.26-89.5.
Jacksonville Jaguars would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Chargers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers would be 2-6.
If Jacksonville Jaguars had played every team in the league each week, they would be 87-84.
If they played every team every week, Los Angeles Chargers would be 65-106.

Next Week Preview

Los Angeles Chargers
The outlook doesn't exactly get any better for 18th-place Los Angeles Chargers, as they now have to go up against red-hot Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10. Each side has players with byes next week, as Joe Mixon, Joe Burrow, Nick Folk, Tee Higgins, Samaje Perine, Tyler Boyd, Jessie Bates III, Logan Wilson, Vonn Bell, Sam Hubbard, Trey Hendrickson, Braxton Berrios, Chidobe Awuzie, and Ja'Marr Chase are off for Cincinnati Bengals and Germaine Pratt, Justice Hill, Justin Madubuike, Josh Oliver, Denzel Mims, and Tylan Wallace are scheduled to rest for Los Angeles Chargers.
Jacksonville Jaguars
In a matchup that features teams separated by just a game in the standings, Jacksonville Jaguars (4-5) will square off against Minnesota Vikings (5-4) in Week 10. Jacksonville Jaguars might have to rearrange their lineup a bit with Michael Carter, C.J. Mosley, James Robinson, Jonnu Smith, James Proche II, and Elijah Moore out on bye in Week 10. Minnesota Vikings won't have Tyquan Thornton. Over the past three weeks, Jacksonville Jaguars have put up 196.23 points per game, while Minnesota Vikings have averaged 184.92 per contest.