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Cardinals at Eagles Fantasy Recap (Week 5, 2017)

by Adam Markowitz

10/8/17

NFL

Arizona Cardinals

Andre Ellington

Carson Wentz picked a great time to have the best day of his fantasy career.

The Philadelphia Eagles blitzed the Arizona Cardinals with 21 first quarter points en route to a comfortable 34-7 victory in Week 5. Wentz was the star of the show with his 28.46 Dober Fantasy Points, setting a career-high.

This was yet another game in which the lack of a running game for Arizona turned out to be a huge problem. The Cardinals amassed just 31 yards on 14 carries. Only one rush, a 14-yard sweep by receiver J.J. Nelson, went for more than nine yards.

John Brown scored Arizona's only touchdown of the day.

Larry Fitzgerald had a poor fantasy day, accounting for just six receptions for 51 yards, but he caught a pass in his 200th career game, for whatever that is worth.

Both Torrey Smith and Nelson Agholor reached their Projected Fantasy Points totals on a single play. Smith caught a 59-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter to blow the game open while Agholor's 72-yard score midway through the third quarter put the icing on the cake.

Zach Ertz also beat his PFP for the fourth time in five games this season after amassing six catches, 61 yards and a touchdown.

Arizona Cardinals Top Fantasy Players Week 5
Carson Palmer: 14.52 DFP
Andre Ellington: 10.80 DFP
John Brown: 9.60 DFP
Larry Fitzgerald: 8.10 DFP
J.J. Nelson: 8.10 DFP

Philadelphia Eagles Top Fantasy Players Week 5
Carson Wentz: 28.46 DFP
Nelson Agholor: 17.30 DFP
Zach Ertz: 15.10 DFP
Torrey Smith: 14.20 DFP
Jake Elliott: 10.00 DFP