2026 Week 5 · Final
NE 45, LV 17
LV at NE: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
NE rolled past LV 45–17. Drake Maye led everyone with 40 PPR points: 374 passing yards and 4 touchdowns, plus 25 on the ground. Also worth a look: Brock Bowers (LV, 23.0), DeMario Douglas (NE, 22.5), Kyle Williams (NE, 18.1). The surprise was Drake Maye: 40 points against our 16.8 projection.
LV
Team comparison
NE
| 17 | Points | 45 |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Plays | 66 |
| 291 | Passing yards | 374 |
| 38 | Rushing yards | 165 |
| 40 · 70% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 38 · 60% |
| 17 | Designed runs | 25 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 219 | Air yards | 316 |
| 8 | Red-zone plays | 16 |
| 11 | Drives | 11 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
LV
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 19/28 | 243 | 1 | 0 |
| Fernando Mendoza | 6/8 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Bowers | 23.019.015.0 | 10.38.36.4 | TE | 10 | 8 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Cousins | 13.713.713.7 | 14.314.314.3 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Laube | 11.510.08.5 | 0.80.70.5 | RB | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Ashton Jeanty | 10.79.27.7 | 13.611.810.0 | RB | 6 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 0 |
| Tre Tucker | 7.55.53.5 | 10.58.66.7 | WR | 5 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Cody White | 6.45.44.4 | 2.92.52.0 | WR | 4 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Mendoza | 2.22.22.2 | 1.71.71.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Washington Jr. | 2.01.51.0 | 5.85.44.9 | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 1.91.40.9 | 1.81.41.1 | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deven Thompkins | 1.81.30.8 | 1.41.10.8 | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Benson | 1.61.10.6 | 1.21.00.8 | WR | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mayer | 1.20.70.2 | 8.66.84.9 | TE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dareke Young | 0.00.00.0 | 2.01.61.3 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Heyward | 0.00.00.0 | 2.92.52.1 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NE
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 26/34 | 374 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 39.539.539.5 | 16.816.816.8 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 1 |
| DeMario Douglas | 22.520.518.5 | 5.84.73.6 | WR | 5 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 18.116.615.1 | 2.62.21.8 | WR | 3 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 17.516.014.5 | 11.410.18.7 | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 64 | 1 |
| Hunter Henry | 13.411.910.4 | 8.16.55.0 | TE | 4 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Efton Chism III | 10.98.45.9 | 3.73.02.4 | WR | 6 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Eli Raridon | 10.78.25.7 | 3.73.02.3 | TE | 5 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Kiner | 4.94.43.9 | 1.71.51.3 | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 4.84.33.8 | 9.08.47.9 | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Romeo Doubs | 2.62.11.6 | 10.38.56.7 | WR | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Latu | 0.00.00.0 | 0.50.40.3 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Arkin | 0.00.00.0 | 1.51.20.9 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.