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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
3-2 96
95.09
 
VS
proj
Beloglavi
88 2-3
98.84

Back-and-forth battle ends with Desert Eagles coming back to top Beloglavi, 96-88

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Desert Eagles earned a come-from-behind win over Beloglavi, coming back to earn a 96-88 victory. After trailing 85-77 heading into Monday night, Desert Eagles came storming back behind Mark Ingram (19 points). The Cincinnati Bengals defense (17 Pts Allowed, 297 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Joe Mixon (93 Rush Yds, 22 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Beloglavi in defeat. Desert Eagles (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against V for ..., while Beloglavi (2-3) take on Fools and Horses in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   Beloglavi

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ingram (53 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 20 Rec Yds) scored 19 points against the Redskins in Week 5. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.07-point projection and was much higher than his 3.8-point season scoring average. Ingram will face the Ravens next week.
Mark Ingram

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 96
1
Carson Wentz
QB
24
21.04
25%
2
Mark Ingram
RB
19
8.07
19.8%
3
Sony Michel
RB
16
10.9
16.7%
4
Matt Breida
RB
11
7.15
11.5%
Beloglavi
Points
% of total points 88
1
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
25
9.69
28.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
17
11.51
19.3%
3
Derek Carr
QB
14
20.65
15.9%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13
12.11
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Sony Michel had a 34-yard touchdown run for Desert Eagles, helping the team to a 23-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Derek Carr had a 47-yard pass for Beloglavi to contribute to a 72-46 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Carson Wentz had a 48-yard pass for Desert Eagles, helping the team to a 77-72 lead.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Hopkins had had a 49-yard catch for Beloglavi to contribute to a 85-77 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   Beloglavi

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Desert Eagles (3-2) have a better record than Beloglavi (2-3).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Desert Eagles has left fewer points on the bench this season (194) than Beloglavi (253).
Desert Eagles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Beloglavi (4 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Beloglavi - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Desert Eagles (1) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Desert Eagles have outscored Beloglavi at TE and K this season.
Desert Eagles has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Beloglavi this season (-4).
There's not much good to say about Beloglavi this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Desert Eagles
Week 6 features two teams heading in opposite directions, as Desert Eagles (3-2) go into Week 6 on a two-game unbeaten streak, while their opposition (V for ..., 2-3), have recorded two straight defeats. Desert Eagles can't depend on another 19 points out of Mark Ingram, who will be out on bye in Week 6. V for ... will be without Kerryon Johnson. Over the last two weeks, Desert Eagles have scored 100 points per game, while V for ... have averaged 94.5 per contest.
Beloglavi
On the docket for Week 6, seventh-place Beloglavi (2-3) will square off against 13th-place Fools and Horses (1-4). Beloglavi is surely going to miss the production of Alvin Kamara, who's out on bye in Week 6. Five weeks into the 2018 campaign, Beloglavi are ranked fifth in points scored, while Fools and Horses have tallied the league's lowest point total.