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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
LA Rams
3-2 175.16
203.6
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville Jaguars
152.12 0-5
144.86

LA Rams knock off Jacksonville Jaguars for third straight win, 175.16-152.12

LA Rams extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Jacksonville Jaguars, securing a 175.16-152.12 victory. LA Rams grabbed an early 9.00-point lead on Thursday. Jacksonville Jaguars came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Derrick Henry (27.2 points) and Justin Herbert (16.42). Not to be deterred, LA Rams rallied later that afternoon, as Jalen Hurts (27.66 points) and DeVonta Smith (18.7) put them back ahead once and for all. LA Rams (3-2) will look to earn another win against Seattle Seahawks, while Jacksonville Jaguars (0-5) will attempt to right the ship against Las Vegas Raiders.

Matchup Timeline

  LA Rams   Jacksonville Jaguars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Crosby overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 14 points against his 8.26-point projection. During a 30-29 loss to the Chiefs, he made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks. Crosby ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Texans next week.
Maxx Crosby

Top Player Comparison

LA Rams
Points
% of total points 175.16
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
27.66
28.21
15.8%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
18.7
12.65
10.7%
3
Maxx Crosby
DE
14
8.26
8%
4
Allen Lazard
WR
13.5
11.64
7.7%
Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 152.12
1
Derrick Henry
RB
27.2
15.83
17.9%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
16.42
25.38
10.8%
3
Olamide Zaccheaus
WR
11.9
4.67
7.8%
4
Adam Trautman
TE
11.2
1.58
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Trautman had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Jacksonville Jaguars, while James Cook had a 24-yard touchdown run, helping Jacksonville Jaguars to a 115.52-97.50 lead.

Points By Position

  LA Rams   Jacksonville Jaguars

Game Notes

LA Rams emerged victorious despite the fact that only eight of their 23 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Jacksonville Jaguars had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as LA Rams had three starters score zero points, while Jacksonville Jaguars had four.
LA Rams put up fewer points than their season scoring average (198.63) while Jacksonville Jaguars scored above theirs (151.48).
LA Rams got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Jacksonville Jaguars outscored their projection.
The matchup's 23.04-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with LA Rams. They won, but failed to cover the 58.74-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Derrick Henry (27.2 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

LA Rams
Earning the win is most important, LA Rams, but we certainly know of one spot where we can improve as a team: our running backs were thoroughly outmatched this past week. Buoyed by Damien Harris (12 yards from scrimmage, no TDs) and Rachaad White (42 yards, no TDs), our three RBs combined for only 21.7 points in Week 5, and the starting backfield for Jacksonville Jaguars doubled us up with a score of 45.5. We need to bug the offensive coordinator to get some more touches in Week 6!
Jacksonville Jaguars
Hey, it's possible that Jacksonville Jaguars might be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 17 targets combined in Week 5, their seven starting pass-catchers (six WR, one TE) apparently made most of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.