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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
1-0 38
32.68
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
35 0-1
32.83

New York Giants come back to defeat New England Patriots, 38-35

New York Giants outperformed expectations, coming from behind to earn a 38-35 victory over New England Patriots. Despite trailing 35-23 heading into Monday night, New York Giants roared back behind Darius Slayton, who caught 6 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns for 7 points, and Ryan Tannehill, who passed for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 14 yards (7 points). Lamar Jackson (10 points) and Harrison Butker (10) were the leaders for New England Patriots in defeat. New York Giants (1-0) will look to build on their success against Chicago Bears, while New England Patriots (0-1) will face off against Hou Texans (GA) in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton crushed his 1.18-point projection with 7 points against the Steelers in Week 1. He caught 6 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 26-16 loss. Slayton ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 38
1
Matt Prater
K
11
7.45
28.9%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
9
7.21
23.7%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
7
1.18
18.4%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
7
6.77
18.4%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 35
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
10
8.91
28.6%
2
Harrison Butker
K
10
9.4
28.6%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
9
2.23
25.7%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
6
7.76
17.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 47-yard pass for New England Patriots, while Adam Thielen had a 37-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 35-23 lead for New England Patriots.
Monday
Darius Slayton had a 41-yard touchdown catch for New York Giants on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   New England Patriots

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 8) of the starters on New York Giants scored higher than their projected point totals.
New England Patriots had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as New York Giants had two starters score zero points, while New England Patriots had four.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Lamar Jackson registered 10 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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