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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
2-2 238.6
216.54
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
144.42 0-4
167.91

Philadelphia Eagles hand New York Giants fourth consecutive loss in 238.60-144.42 rout

Philadelphia Eagles rolled to a 238.60-144.42 win to hand New York Giants their fourth consecutive loss to open the season. Philadelphia Eagles pulled out to a 25.50-point lead on Thursday behind Adam Thielen (27.5 points) and never let go of it. Joe Flacco (26.22 points) and Derwin James (15) did their part for New York Giants in defeat. Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) will look to keep it rolling against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, while New York Giants (0-4) face off against Los Angeles Rams in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Broncos in Week 4, Murray made 6 tackles and intercepted a pass. In doing so, he put up 12.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Philadelphia Eagles this week. In Week 5, Murray and the Chiefs will battle the Jaguars.
Eric Murray

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 238.6
1
Adam Thielen
WR
27.5
17.56
11.5%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
25.7
13.84
10.8%
3
Jadeveon Clowney
DE
22
10.63
9.2%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
21.2
14.54
8.9%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 144.42
1
Joe Flacco
QB
26.22
20.98
18.2%
2
Derwin James
S
15
8.69
10.4%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
13
8.33
9%
4
Danny Trevathan
LB
12
7.5
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Adam Thielen had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Philadelphia Eagles, helping the team to a 27.50-2.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Trey Burton had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Philadelphia Eagles, while DeSean Jackson had a 48-yard catch and a 42-yard catch, contributing to a 160.80-105.50 lead for Philadelphia Eagles.
Sunday Night
Joe Flacco had a 33-yard touchdown pass and a 71-yard pass for New York Giants, who trailed 217.30-134.22 after Sunday night.
Monday
Case Keenum had a 42-yard pass for Philadelphia Eagles during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   New York Giants

Game Notes

Only 11 of the 24 starting players on Philadelphia Eagles scored higher than their projected point totals.
New York Giants had only 11 of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Philadelphia Eagles had one starters score zero points, while New York Giants had two.
Philadelphia Eagles put up more points than their season scoring average (226.82) while New York Giants fell short of theirs (164.54).
Philadelphia Eagles scored more points than their projected total, while New York Giants failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 94.18-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of two straight losses for Philadelphia Eagles.
Not only did Philadelphia Eagles win, but they also covered the 48.63-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Philadelphia Eagles have been blowout wins.
Despite the loss, Joe Flacco recorded 26.22 points, the highest score of any player on New York Giants this season.

Next Week Preview

Philadelphia Eagles
In a matchup featuring two teams within a game of one another in the standings, Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) are set to match up against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (3-1) in Week 5.Philadelphia Eagles might need to shuffle the deck some with Trey Burton, DeSean Jackson, and Ronald Jones II out on bye next week. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man will be without Tarik Cohen. In terms of recent scoring output, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. Philadelphia Eagles have scored 217.95 points per game over the last three weeks, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man have averaged 215.6 per contest over that same stretch.
New York Giants
Looking ahead to Week 5, New York Giants (0-4) are due to take on Los Angeles Rams (3-1). Each side has players on bye next week, as the Chicago Bears defense, Danny Trevathan, Akiem Hicks, and Adrian Amos Jr. are off for New York Giants while Chris Godwin and Justin Evans are out for Los Angeles Rams.