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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
NY Giants /Big Blue
6-2 372.37
383.73
 
VS
proj
Sub-Mariners
168.02 0-8
213.88

NY Giants /Big Blue hand Sub-Mariners eighth straight loss, 372.37-168.02

NY Giants /Big Blue emerged victorious with a 372.37-168.02 win to hand Sub-Mariners their eighth straight loss to open the season. NY Giants /Big Blue earned an early 3.00-point lead on Thursday. Sub-Mariners came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Josh Jacobs (47 points) and Ryan Tannehill (45.15). Unphased, NY Giants /Big Blue made a run later that afternoon, as DK Metcalf (74.83 points) and Jerick McKinnon (31.4) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season NY Giants /Big Blue have gotten the best of Sub-Mariners, after winning 433.25-356.91 in their last matchup. NY Giants /Big Blue (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against El Tigre, while Sub-Mariners (0-8) meet Pops's Beerpounders in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  NY Giants /Big Blue   Sub-Mariners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 74.83 points, Metcalf more-than-doubled his 36.34-point projection as the Seahawks beat the 49ers 37-27. He caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on NY Giants /Big Blue this week. In Week 9, Metcalf and the Seahawks will go up against the Bills.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

NY Giants /Big Blue
Points
% of total points 372.37
1
DK Metcalf
WR
74.83
36.34
20.1%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
55.85
47.82
15%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
53.3
45.21
14.3%
4
Travis Fulgham
WR
37
30.89
9.9%
Sub-Mariners
Points
% of total points 168.02
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
47
42.66
28%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
45.15
56.82
26.9%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
18.71
34.06
11.1%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14.33
15.89
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for NY Giants /Big Blue, who trailed 154.02-147.63 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for NY Giants /Big Blue, helping the team to a 253.86-168.02 lead.

Points By Position

  NY Giants /Big Blue   Sub-Mariners

What If

NY Giants /Big Blue would have beaten only three other teams besides Sub-Mariners this week.
Sub-Mariners would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If NY Giants /Big Blue played Sub-Mariners every week this season, they'd be 8-0.
Had they played each other last week, NY Giants /Big Blue would have gotten the win over Sub-Mariners 342.41-234.96.
NY Giants /Big Blue would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sub-Mariners.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NY Giants /Big Blue, Sub-Mariners would be 2-4.
If NY Giants /Big Blue had played every team in the league each week, they would be 49-39.
If they played every team every week, Sub-Mariners would be 9-79.

Next Week Preview

NY Giants /Big Blue
NY Giants /Big Blue (6-2) will square off against El Tigre (7-1) in a Week 9 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each side has players with byes next week, as Boston Scott, Jalen Reagor, Rodney McLeod, Jessie Bates III, B.J. Goodson, Donovan Peoples-Jones, and Miles Sanders are off for El Tigre and Travis Fulgham, the Cleveland Browns defense, Randy Bullock, Rashard Higgins, and Myles Garrett will sit for NY Giants /Big Blue. Over the last three weeks, NY Giants /Big Blue have scored 368.28 points per game, while El Tigre have averaged 474.59 per contest.
Sub-Mariners
Up ahead next week, last-place Sub-Mariners (0-8) are set to take on eighth-place Pops's Beerpounders (3-5). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Darrell Henderson Jr., Tyler Higbee, Alshon Jeffery, and John Ross III are off for Sub-Mariners while Cooper Kupp, Kareem Hunt, and Greg Ward are out for Pops's Beerpounders.