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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
7-3 24
30.75
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
21 7-3
30.65

New York Giants come up short of projections, find way to knock off Cleveland Browns, 24-21

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but New York Giants did enough to get the best of Cleveland Browns. Predicted to win by a score of 31-31, New York Giants secured a 24-21 win over Cleveland Browns. New York Giants nabbed a 5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Graham Gano (2-2 FG, 44 long, 3-3 XP) and Darius Slayton (1) and never looked back. Josh Allen (284 Pass Yds, 38 Rush Yds, 12 Rec Yds, 3 Off. TDs,) and Joey Slye (1-1 FG, 46 long, 2-2 XP) did their part for Cleveland Browns in the loss. New York Giants (7-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Cincinnati Bengals, while Cleveland Browns (7-3) will take on Phi Eagles (TS) in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Herbert tallied 12 points this week. He scored 71.4% more than his 7-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Herbert ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 24
1
Justin Herbert
QB
12
7
50%
2
Graham Gano
K
9
7.15
37.5%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
1
1.11
4.2%
4
James Robinson
RB
1
4.21
4.2%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 21
1
Josh Allen
QB
8
8.81
38.1%
2
Joey Slye
K
5
7.6
23.8%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
4
5.07
19%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
3
2.32
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Darius Slayton had a 40-yard catch for New York Giants, helping the team to an 11-6 lead.
Sunday Late
Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Cleveland Browns, who trailed 23-21 after the late games.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

Game Notes

New York Giants emerged victorious even though only two of their eight starters scored higher than their point projections.
Cleveland Browns had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as New York Giants had three starters score zero points, while Cleveland Browns had three.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did New York Giants earn the win, but they also covered the 0.1-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Allen put up 8 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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