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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
2-0 34
30.14
 
VS
proj
Hou Texans (GA)
29 1-1
28.33

New York Giants defeat Hou Texans (GA), 34-29

New York Giants brought their A game, securing a 34-29 win over Hou Texans (GA). New York Giants never trailed in this one after taking a 1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ryan Tannehill (13 points) and Matt Prater (3). Dalvin Cook (63 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Robbie Gould (1-1 FG, 46 long, 4-4 XP) were the leaders for Hou Texans (GA) in the loss. New York Giants (2-0) will look to add to their success against Phi Eagles (TS), while Hou Texans (GA) (1-1) try to right the ship against Denver Broncos.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Hou Texans (GA)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense was one of three starters to overachieve for New York Giants this week. They scored 13 points (16 Pts Allowed, 304 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) against the Texans in Week 2 to more-than-double their 5.35-point projection. The Ravens defense ranks #50 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 34
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
13
6.75
38.2%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
5.35
38.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
4
2.54
11.8%
4
Matt Prater
K
3
7.21
8.8%
Hou Texans (GA)
Points
% of total points 29
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
9
5.28
31%
2
Robbie Gould
K
7
7.71
24.1%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
4
2.95
13.8%
4
Darren Fells
TE
3
0.52
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 63-yard pass for New York Giants, contributing to a 17-16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Hou Texans (GA)

What If

New York Giants would have beaten five other teams besides Hou Texans (GA) this week.
Hou Texans (GA) would have lost to nine other teams besides New York Giants this week.
If they played Hou Texans (GA) every week, New York Giants would be 2-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, New York Giants would have been victorious over Hou Texans (GA) 38-36.
If New York Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 14-10-2.
If they played every team every week, Hou Texans (GA) would be 9-16-1.

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