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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
4-10 219.26
229.92
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
196.12 3-11
258.29

New York Giants come up short of predictions, succumb to Indianapolis Colts, 219.26-196.12

New York Giants were unable to rise to the occasion, as Indianapolis Colts earned a 219.26-196.12 win. Indianapolis Colts earned a 53.78-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 47.78 points from Myles Jack (13 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Dede Westbrook (7 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Amari Cooper (10 Rec, 217 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 98 Rec Yds) led the way for New York Giants in the loss. This marks the third time this season Indianapolis Colts have knocked off New York Giants, after winning 221.8-190.46 in their last matchup. Indianapolis Colts improve to 4-10 for the season, while New York Giants fall to 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Westbrook overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 21.78 points against his 9.72-point projection. In a 30-9 loss to the Titans, he caught 7 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. Westbrook ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Dede Westbrook

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 219.26
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
31.2
22.27
14.2%
2
Myles Jack
LB
26
14.25
11.9%
3
Luke Kuechly
LB
25
16.83
11.4%
4
Dede Westbrook
WR
21.78
9.72
9.9%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 196.12
1
Amari Cooper
WR
49.7
14.54
25.3%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
20.8
20.38
10.6%
3
Jaylon Smith
LB
16
15.84
8.2%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
13.5
21.44
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for New York Giants, who trailed 209.28-193.72 after the late round of games.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard run for Indianapolis Colts on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   New York Giants

Game Notes

Indianapolis Colts won even though only seven of their 19 starters scored higher than their point projections.
New York Giants had only four of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Indianapolis Colts won despite having two starters (Craig Robertson and Anthony Zettel) score zero points.
Indianapolis Colts put up more points than their season scoring average (198.24) while New York Giants fell short of theirs (221.51).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Indianapolis Colts moves to (3-0) in upset games this year, while New York Giants falls to (0-4).
Despite the loss, Amari Cooper tallied 49.7 points, the highest scoring output for any WR this season.

Coach Talk

Indianapolis Colts
You know what, Indianapolis Colts, we do certainly appreciate the confidence. Deploying not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Craig Robertson and Anthony Zettel), while still earning the win... that's borderline cocky. All we ask is to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we'll be toast.
New York Giants
With zero catches on only one target this past week, the starting running backs for New York Giants should remind their QBs to dump it off more often (and dial up a screen play or two).