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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
5-2 33
28.91
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
31 3-4
35.57

New York Giants top Seattle Seahawks for third straight win, 33-31

New York Giants extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Seattle Seahawks, emerging victorious with a 33-31 victory. New York Giants never trailed in this one after earning a 4-point lead on Thursday behind the New York Giants defense. Tyler Lockett (12 points) and Jason Myers (10) did everything they could for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. New York Giants (5-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against New Orleans Saints, while Seattle Seahawks (3-4) try to get back in the win column against New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 347 yards , running for 66 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Herbert recorded 18 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 6.88-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Herbert ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 33
1
Justin Herbert
QB
18
6.88
54.5%
2
Matt Prater
K
11
7.54
33.3%
3
The New York Giants defense
DEF
4
4.42
12.1%
4
%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 31
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
12
2.95
38.7%
2
Jason Myers
K
10
7.24
32.3%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
9
9.82
29%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Herbert had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for New York Giants, while Matt Prater had a 50-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal, helping New York Giants to a 33-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson hit Tyler Lockett for a 47-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks, who trailed 33-31 after the late games.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Seattle Seahawks
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, which means it's about time check in on the Standings.
New York Giants
New York Giants may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (33 ppg), propelling New York Giants to No. 4 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Bal Defense
MVP
17.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 332.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers
Matt Prater
Best Drafted
12-16 FG, 51 long, 16-16 XP
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
1542 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 121 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (31 ppg), propelling Seattle Seahawks to the No. 8 position in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2250 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 242 Rush Yds
Jason Myers
Best Drafted
5-5 FG, 55 long, 26-26 XP
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Only two of the eight starting players on New York Giants scored higher than their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as New York Giants had five starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had five.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
New York Giants recorded more points than their projected total, while Seattle Seahawks fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 2-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In upset games this season, New York Giants moves to (1-0), while Seattle Seahawks falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Tyler Lockett (12 points) officially registered the second-highest score for a wideout this season.