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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49ers
2-3 233.36
228.35
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
196.78 0-5
195.42

San Francisco 49ers hand Denver Broncos fifth consecutive loss, 233.36-196.78

San Francisco 49ers earned a 233.36-196.78 victory to hand Denver Broncos their fifth straight loss to open the season. Denver Broncos grabbed a 65.82-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 28.7 points from Courtland Sutton (5 Rec, 74 Rec Yds) and Melvin Gordon III (54 Rush Yds, 49 Rec Yds). But San Francisco 49ers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jeff Wilson Jr., who racked up 132 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 24.2 points, and Antoine Winfield Jr., who made 8 tackles and recorded a sack (23 points). San Francisco 49ers (2-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Buffalo Bills, while Denver Broncos (0-5) try to get some positive momentum against Kansas City Chiefs.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49ers   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 36 yards against the Colts, Saubert recorded 8.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 2.33-point projection and was much higher than his 5.37-point season scoring average. Saubert will face the Chargers next week.
Eric Saubert

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49ers
Points
% of total points 233.36
1
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
24.2
12.57
10.4%
2
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
23
13.19
9.9%
3
Fred Warner
LB
21
13.22
9%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
20.3
12.61
8.7%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 196.78
1
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
28.5
13.11
14.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
23.72
24.49
12.1%
3
Courtland Sutton
WR
15.4
14.59
7.8%
4
Kevin Byard
S
14
13.15
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for Denver Broncos, helping to stake Denver Broncos to a 74.42-8.60 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Denver Broncos became the proud owner of a 183.78-128.50 lead. For San Francisco 49ers, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine had a 61-yard catch. Rhamondre Stevenson had a 49-yard run for Denver Broncos, while Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 41-yard run for San Francisco 49ers, helping the team to a 233.36-196.78 lead.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49ers   Denver Broncos

What If

San Francisco 49ers would have beaten 12 other teams besides Denver Broncos this week.
Denver Broncos would have lost to 13 other teams besides San Francisco 49ers this week.
San Francisco 49ers would be 3-2 if they played Denver Broncos every week.
Had they played each other last week, San Francisco 49ers would have defeated Denver Broncos 227.72-202.8.
San Francisco 49ers would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Denver Broncos.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos would be 2-2.
If San Francisco 49ers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-59.
If they played every team every week, Denver Broncos would be 39-56.

Next Week Preview

San Francisco 49ers
Week 6 is going to pit a couple of unbeaten streaks against one other. San Francisco 49ers (2-3) are on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Buffalo Bills, 5-0), come in as winners of five straight. Each side will have players with byes next week, as Dameon Pierce, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Randy Bullock, Kyle Philips, and Christian Harris are off for San Francisco 49ers and Kamu Grugier-Hill, Harold Landry III, and Lonnie Johnson Jr. are out for Buffalo Bills. When it comes to recent scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results lately. San Francisco 49ers have scored 230.54 points per game over the last three weeks, while Buffalo Bills have averaged 232.61 per matchup over that same period.
Denver Broncos
Up ahead next week, Denver Broncos (0-5, last-place) will square off against Kansas City Chiefs (3-2, fifth-place). Each side has two players with byes next week, as Kevin Byard and Davis Mills are off for Denver Broncos and Nate Hobbs and Zach Cunningham for Kansas City Chiefs.