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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Atlanta Falcons
6-3 202.7
211.89
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
151.16 0-9
0

Atlanta Falcons defeat New York Giants for third straight win, 202.70-151.16

Atlanta Falcons extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over New York Giants, earning a 202.70-151.16 victory. Atlanta Falcons never trailed in this one after nabbing a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Jared Cook. Atlanta Falcons (6-3) will look to get another win against Indianapolis Colts, while New York Giants (0-9) will try to earn their first win against Pittsburgh Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  Atlanta Falcons   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Chargers in Week 9, Davis racked up 107 yards from scrimmage . In doing so, he put up 17.7 points to more-than-double his 7.41-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Atlanta Falcons this week. Davis will face the Rams in Week 10.
Mike Davis

Top Player Comparison

Atlanta Falcons
Points
% of total points 202.7
1
Michael Thomas
WR
39.1
20.28
19.3%
2
Julio Jones
WR
26.1
18.08
12.9%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
24.5
21.28
12.1%
4
Mike Davis
RB
17.7
7.41
8.7%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 151.16
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Atlanta Falcons to contribute to a 78.60-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass for Atlanta Falcons, while Wil Lutz had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to a 182.40-0.00 lead for Atlanta Falcons.

Points By Position

  Atlanta Falcons   New York Giants

Game Notes

Only nine of the 23 starters on Atlanta Falcons exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite zero of their zero starters exceeding their points projection, New York Giants lost.
With five starters registering zero points for Atlanta Falcons, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Atlanta Falcons won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while New York Giants exceeded their projection.
Atlanta Falcons managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 211.89-point projected margin of victory.

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