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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
3-3 155.52
197.18
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
127.94 1-5
152.2

Philadelphia Eagles manage to top New York Giants 155.52-127.94 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Philadelphia Eagles did enough to get the best of New York Giants. Predicted to prevail by a score of 197.18-152.20, Philadelphia Eagles came out on top with a 155.52-127.94 win over New York Giants. Philadelphia Eagles never trailed in this one after nabbing a 22.60-point lead on Thursday behind Stephon Gilmore (17.5 points) and Ryan Izzo (5.1). Lamar Jackson (236 Pass Yds, 152 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Kevin Byard (6 Tackles, 1 Int) carried the flag for New York Giants in the loss. Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) will look to earn another W against Cincinnati Bengals, while New York Giants (1-5) will match up against Atlanta Falcons in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 3 tackles and intercepting a pass against the Giants, Gilmore tallied 17.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.15-point projection and was much higher than his 7.13-point season scoring average. Gilmore ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Jets next week.
Stephon Gilmore

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 155.52
1
Adam Thielen
WR
17.7
16.39
11.4%
2
Stephon Gilmore
CB
17.5
6.15
11.3%
3
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.6
7.7%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
10.8
5.79
6.9%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 127.94
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
30.64
25.3
23.9%
2
Kevin Byard
S
13
8.71
10.2%
3
Darren Fells
TE
12.9
4.15
10.1%
4
Ryan Griffin
TE
11.8
4.49
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 21-yard touchdown run for New York Giants, who trailed 100.12-66.64 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   New York Giants

What If

Philadelphia Eagles would have beaten six other teams besides New York Giants this week.
New York Giants would have lost to 16 other teams besides Philadelphia Eagles this week.
If they played New York Giants every week, Philadelphia Eagles would be 6-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Philadelphia Eagles would have been victorious over New York Giants 228.06-101.44.
Philadelphia Eagles would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants would be 0-5.
If Philadelphia Eagles had played every team in the league each week, they would be 70-44.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 18-96.

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