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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
9-5 17
30.76
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
10 3-11
28.17

Offensively challenged New York Giants defeat New England Patriots, 17-10

Despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week, New York Giants earned a 17-10 win over New England Patriots. New England Patriots jumped out to a 2-point lead on Thursday behind Nick Folk, who made his only FG attempt. But New York Giants held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Justin Herbert (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Younghoe Koo (1-1 FG, 45 long, 2-2 XP). This marks the second time this season New York Giants have knocked off New England Patriots, after winning 38-35 in their last matchup. New York Giants (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. New England Patriots will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 5 points against the Dolphins in Week 14. His scoring output nearly doubled his 2.7-point projection and was much higher than his 2.93-point season scoring average. Kelce ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 17
1
Justin Herbert
QB
6
7.85
35.3%
2
Younghoe Koo
K
5
8.64
29.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
5
2.7
29.4%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
1
4.75
5.9%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 10
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
8
5.2
80%
2
Nick Folk
K
3
6.72
30%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
1
2.08
10%
4
%

Points By Position

  New York Giants   New England Patriots

StatSmack

New England Patriots would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. New York Giants are doing a better job of that, averaging 28 versus New England Patriots's 22.64.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. New York Giants (9-5) have a better record than New England Patriots (3-11).
New York Giants don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than New England Patriots (3 vs 1).
New York Giants laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than New England Patriots (0).
New York Giants should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than New England Patriots (7 vs 4).
New York Giants have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than New England Patriots (37 vs 29).
New England Patriots have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than New York Giants (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, New York Giants have outscored New England Patriots at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
New York Giants has a higher average scoring margin (4) than New England Patriots this season (-9).
New York Giants are in the playoffs. New England Patriots are currently looking forward to next season.
There's not much good to say about New England Patriots this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

New York Giants
Hey, now that's what we like to see! A completion percentage of 82 percent this past week for Mr. Efficient... Uh, sorry, I mean Justin Herbert. That Falcons secondary didn't stand a chance! We know the GM of New York Giants has got to be grateful for the efficiency and attention to detail.
New England Patriots
Talk about under-utilized: The starting RBs for New England Patriots collectively recorded one catch on just two measly targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 15!