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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
3-2 261.86
214.02
 
VS
proj
Tampa Bay Ducks
107.58 3-2
187.75

Philadelphia Eagles knock off Tampa Bay Ducks in 261.86-107.58 beatdown

Philadelphia Eagles showed up, rolling to a 261.86-107.58 victory over Tampa Bay Ducks, who fell short of projections. Philadelphia Eagles got out to a 23.00-point lead on Thursday behind Phillip Lindsay (8.4 points) and Bobby Okereke (7.5) and never relinquished it. Devin Duvernay (12.8 points) and Daniel Jones (12.38) carried the flag for Tampa Bay Ducks in the loss. Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) will look to add to their success against Cleveland Browns, while Tampa Bay Ducks (3-2) will face Baltimore Ravens in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   Tampa Bay Ducks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 6 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Titans, Sweat put up 15.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.84-point projection and was much higher than his 5.1-point season scoring average. Sweat ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Bears next week.
Montez Sweat

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 261.86
1
Breece Hall
RB
27.7
13.67
10.6%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
26.86
21.88
10.3%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
24.1
12.73
9.2%
4
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
19.5
9.23
7.4%
Tampa Bay Ducks
Points
% of total points 107.58
1
Devin Duvernay
WR
12.8
10.24
11.9%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
12.38
16.58
11.5%
3
Josh Bynes
LB
10
4.74
9.3%
4
Irv Smith Jr.
TE
8.2
8.78
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Philadelphia Eagles had a 195.46-49.28 lead. Carson Wentz had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass for Philadelphia Eagles, while Breece Hall had a 79-yard catch. Daniel Jones made the highlight reel for Tampa Bay Ducks with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 58-yard field goal for Philadelphia Eagles to contribute to a 255.56-99.58 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   Tampa Bay Ducks

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Philadelphia Eagles scored more in this one (261.86) than their season average (199.76).
We heard scoring helps you win. Philadelphia Eagles are doing a better job of that, averaging 199.76 versus Tampa Bay Ducks's 167.4.
Even the machines think Philadelphia Eagles have better players. Their projected average points is higher (206.95) than Tampa Bay Ducks (195.55).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Tampa Bay Ducks has left more points on the bench this season (243.16) than Philadelphia Eagles (216.56).
Once Philadelphia Eagles put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Tampa Bay Ducks (1 vs 0).
Philadelphia Eagles laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Tampa Bay Ducks (0).
Philadelphia Eagles are clutch masters, with more close wins than Tampa Bay Ducks (1 vs 0).
Philadelphia Eagles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Tampa Bay Ducks (2 vs 1).
Tampa Bay Ducks have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (6) than Philadelphia Eagles (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Philadelphia Eagles have outscored Tampa Bay Ducks at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Philadelphia Eagles has a higher average scoring margin (30) than Tampa Bay Ducks this season (-9).
The starters for Philadelphia Eagles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Tampa Bay Ducks (1).
Hey Tampa Bay Ducks, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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