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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Atlanta Falcons
3-4 201.74
180.98
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
119.22 1-6
139.35

Atlanta Falcons hand New York Giants third consecutive loss in 201.74-119.22 rout

Atlanta Falcons rolled to a 201.74-119.22 victory to hand New York Giants their third straight loss. Atlanta Falcons pulled out to a 31.44-point lead on Thursday behind Alex Okafor (19 points) and Mecole Hardman (10.8) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (143 Pass Yds, 116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Arizona Cardinals defense (21 Pts Allowed, 263 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did everything they could for New York Giants in defeat. Atlanta Falcons (3-4) will look to rack up another win against Chicago Bears, while New York Giants (1-6) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Detroit Lions.

Matchup Timeline

  Atlanta Falcons   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Edmonds (126 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 24 Rec Yds) scored 35 points in a 27-21 win over the Giants in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 7.5-point projection and was much higher than his 11.39-point season scoring average. Edmonds ranks #82 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Chase Edmonds

Top Player Comparison

Atlanta Falcons
Points
% of total points 201.74
1
Chase Edmonds
RB
35
7.5
17.3%
2
Darren Waller
TE
31.6
13.22
15.7%
3
Dante Fowler Jr.
LB
28.5
7.97
14.1%
4
Alex Okafor
DE
19
5.11
9.4%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 119.22
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
23.32
26.08
19.6%
2
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
14
6.46
11.7%
3
Adrian Amos
S
11
7.59
9.2%
4
Tajae Sharpe
WR
9.9
2.14
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Mecole Hardman for a 21-yard touchdown pass for Atlanta Falcons, helping to stake Atlanta Falcons to a 39.04-7.60 lead.
Sunday Early
Chase Edmonds had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown run for Atlanta Falcons, while Darren Waller had a 48-yard catch, helping Atlanta Falcons to a 189.54-60.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Lamar Jackson had a 50-yard pass for New York Giants, who trailed 201.74-116.12 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Atlanta Falcons   New York Giants
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's time refresh the Standings.
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 9th-most points per game in the league (186.19 ppg), leaving Atlanta Falcons with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 10 in the Standings.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
373 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 276 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Best Acquisition
25 Rec, 340 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
New York Giants
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 142.63, New York Giants is No. 20 in the Standings, leaving the unit with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1650 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 576 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Demarcus Robinson
Best Drafted
20 Rec, 312 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Darren Fells
Best Acquisition
17 Rec, 186 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

StatSmack

Atlanta Falcons must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (201.74) than their season average (186.19).
New York Giants would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Atlanta Falcons are doing a better job of that, averaging 186.19 versus New York Giants's 142.63.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Atlanta Falcons (3-4) have a better record than New York Giants (1-6).
Even the computers think Atlanta Falcons have better players. Their projected average points is higher (218.41) than New York Giants (152.62).
You can't win if you don't play. New York Giants has left more points on the bench this season (171.24) than Atlanta Falcons (161.2).
Atlanta Falcons have the clutch gene, with more close wins than New York Giants (1 vs 0).
New York Giants have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Atlanta Falcons (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Atlanta Falcons have outscored New York Giants at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Atlanta Falcons had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for New York Giants (1).
Atlanta Falcons came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (5) than New York Giants (2).
There's not much good to say about New York Giants this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!