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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Arizona Cardinals
2-3 168.36
212.67
 
VS
proj
Washington Football Team
142.62 2-3
219.25

Offensively challenged Arizona Cardinals knock off Washington Football Team, 168.36-142.62

Arizona Cardinals came out on top with a 168.36-142.62 victory over Washington Football Team in spite of ranking only 17th in the league in points scored for the week. Arizona Cardinals nabbed an early 4.20-point lead on Thursday. Washington Football Team came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Josh Reynolds (15.2 points) and Terry McLaurin (12.6). Unphased, Arizona Cardinals rallied later that afternoon, as Isaiah Simmons (21 points) and Kyler Murray (18.2) put them back on top for good. Arizona Cardinals (2-3) will look to earn another win against Los Angeles Rams, while Washington Football Team (2-3) will take on Chicago Bears in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Arizona Cardinals   Washington Football Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Eagles in Week 5, Simmons made 13 tackles. In doing so, he put up 21 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Arizona Cardinals this week. In Week 6, Simmons and the Cardinals will go up against the Seahawks.
Isaiah Simmons

Top Player Comparison

Arizona Cardinals
Points
% of total points 168.36
1
Isaiah Simmons
LB
21
8.07
12.5%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
18.2
19.11
10.8%
3
Desmond King II
CB
16.2
9.31
9.6%
4
Mike Evans
WR
15.1
18.66
9%
Washington Football Team
Points
% of total points 142.62
1
Josh Reynolds
WR
15.2
11.55
10.7%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.6
14.29
8.8%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
12.2
13.56
8.6%
4
Shi Smith
WR
10.9
6.58
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Washington Football Team owned a 111.72-65.26 lead. For Arizona Cardinals, Mike Evans had a 40-yard catch. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Washington Football Team with a 61-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Arizona Cardinals, contributing to a 161.36-132.62 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Arizona Cardinals   Washington Football Team

What If

Arizona Cardinals would have beaten only two other teams besides Washington Football Team this week.
Washington Football Team would have lost to 17 other teams besides Arizona Cardinals this week.
If Arizona Cardinals played Washington Football Team every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
Last week, Arizona Cardinals would have beaten Washington Football Team 211.04-208.5.
Arizona Cardinals would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Washington Football Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Arizona Cardinals, Washington Football Team would be 1-3.
If Arizona Cardinals had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-51.
If they played every team every week, Washington Football Team would be 45-50.

Coach Talk

Arizona Cardinals
Just one make on three field goal attempts? It's quite possible that Chris Boswell just kicked himself to the waiver wire after that sort of effort.
Washington Football Team
Fortunately, Washington Football Team, this week's problem was pretty easy to diagnose. Going with Dante Pettis in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?