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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Jacksonville Jaguars
5-0 262.78
285.05
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
256.98 2-3
257.84

Jacksonville Jaguars knock off Denver Broncos to remain perfect in 262.78-256.98 battle

Jacksonville Jaguars won their fifth matchup in a row to open the season with a close win over Denver Broncos, squeaking by for a 262.78-256.98 victory. Denver Broncos made a run at it on Sunday night, but they came up short. Jacksonville Jaguars led 259.78-240.98 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 16 points from Vonn Bell on Sunday night for Denver Broncos. Justin Jefferson (41.86 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (21.9) were the top scorers for Jacksonville Jaguars in the victory. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-0) will look to get another W against Kansas City Chiefs, while Denver Broncos (2-3) face Cincinnati Bengals in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Jacksonville Jaguars   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 104 yards against the Texans, Jones Jr. scored 21.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.13-point projection and was much higher than his 10.16-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. will face the Colts next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 262.78
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
41.86
23.57
15.9%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
21.9
9.13
8.3%
3
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
21.5
7.8
8.2%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
19
16.27
7.2%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 256.98
1
Cole Holcomb
LB
27
15.39
10.5%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.9
20.31
9.7%
3
Chris Olave
WR
20.4
17.06
7.9%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17.8
15.41
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson found Courtland Sutton for a 51-yard pass for Denver Broncos, helping Denver Broncos to a 96.68-0.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Jacksonville Jaguars   Denver Broncos

What If

Jacksonville Jaguars would have beaten eight other teams besides Denver Broncos this week.
Denver Broncos would have lost to six other teams besides Jacksonville Jaguars this week.
Jacksonville Jaguars would be 4-1 if they played Denver Broncos every week.
Had they played each other last week, Denver Broncos would have defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 272.34-243.08.
Jacksonville Jaguars would be 3-1 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 Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos would be 3-1.
If Jacksonville Jaguars had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-28.
If they played every team every week, Denver Broncos would be 37-38.

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