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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
9-6 30
18.55
 
VS
proj
Pit Steelers (ZS)
12 10-5
22.19

New York Giants knock off Pit Steelers (ZS) for fifth straight win, 30-12

New York Giants extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Pit Steelers (ZS), earning a 30-12 victory. New York Giants nabbed a 30-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Saquon Barkley (112 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 31 Rec Yds) and the New York Giants defense (7) and never looked back. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 261 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Chris Boswell (1-1 FG, 49 long, 1-1 XP) did their part for Pit Steelers (ZS) in the loss. This marks the first time this season New York Giants have beaten Pit Steelers (ZS), after falling 37-23 in their last matchup. New York Giants will look to keep winning in the semifinals next week, while Pit Steelers (ZS) seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Pit Steelers (ZS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching one pass for 51 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins, Tate scored 3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 0.85-point projection and was much higher than his 1.5-point season scoring average. Tate will face the Redskins next week.
Golden Tate

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 30
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
13
4.43
43.3%
2
The New York Giants defense
DEF
7
5.05
23.3%
3
Aldrick Rosas
K
4
7.06
13.3%
4
Golden Tate
WR
3
0.85
10%
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 12
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
4
7.07
33.3%
2
Chris Boswell
K
4
6.6
33.3%
3
James Conner
RB
3
1.86
25%
4
James Washington
WR
1
0.76
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Golden Tate had a 51-yard touchdown catch for New York Giants to contribute to a 30-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Pit Steelers (ZS)

Game Notes

Four of the eight starters on New York Giants exceeded their projected point totals.
Pit Steelers (ZS) had only two of their six starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as New York Giants had three starters score zero points, while Pit Steelers (ZS) had two.
New York Giants put up more points than their season scoring average (28.27) while Pit Steelers (ZS) fell short of theirs (26.93).
New York Giants scored more points than their projected total, while Pit Steelers (ZS) fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 18-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
New York Giants moves to (2-0) in upset games this year, while Pit Steelers (ZS) falls to (4-2).
Despite the loss, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (4 points) recorded the third-best score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

New York Giants
We do appreciate the confidence this past week, New York Giants. Rolling out not one, not two, but THREE players with zero points (Cody Latimer, Evan Engram, and Daniel Jones), while still earning the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists.
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Wait, our starting QB tossed four interceptions and just one touchdown? We may need to have a little debate here: Was Devlin Hodges actually that out-of-sync with the receivers, or was the Bills secondary just that great defending the pass?