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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
10-7 22
20.05
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
20 9-8
23.24

New York Giants defeat Seattle Seahawks for fifth straight win, 22-20

New York Giants extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Seattle Seahawks, earning a 22-20 victory. New York Giants leapt out to a 6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind the Minnesota Vikings defense, who allowed 21 points, surrendered 337 yards, and forced a fumble, and never looked back. Russell Wilson (233 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. This marks the first time this season New York Giants have beaten Seattle Seahawks, after falling 44-37 in their last matchup. New York Giants end the season with a record of 10-7, while Seattle Seahawks finish the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Eagles in Week 17, Tate caught 5 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 4 points and more-than-quadrupled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on New York Giants this week.
Golden Tate

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 22
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
7
4.36
31.8%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
6
6.09
27.3%
3
Aldrick Rosas
K
5
6.23
22.7%
4
Golden Tate
WR
4
0.97
18.2%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 20
1
Russell Wilson
QB
7
6.84
35%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
4
1.39
20%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
3
2.59
15%
4
Jason Myers
K
3
7.15
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard touchdown run for New York Giants, while Golden Tate had a 20-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 22-1 lead for New York Giants.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Seattle Seahawks
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
New York Giants
New York Giants finished the season averaging 29 points per game, 6th-highest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Min Defense
MVP
18.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 341.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 31 Turnovers
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
1003 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 438 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Kenyan Drake
Best Acquisition
817 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 345 Rec Yds
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks ended the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 29 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4110 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 342 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Jason Myers
Best Drafted
23-28 FG, 54 long, 40-44 XP
Best Acquisition

What If

New York Giants would have beaten only two other teams besides Seattle Seahawks this week.
Seattle Seahawks would have lost to four other teams besides New York Giants this week.
If they played Seattle Seahawks every week, New York Giants would be 9-7-1 this season.
New York Giants would be 8-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Seattle Seahawks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks would be 10-5.
If New York Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 103-97-3.
If they played every team every week, Seattle Seahawks would be 114-85-4.