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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
GX s99 NE Pats 20 25
7-1 209.86
207.29
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
187.54 1-7
167.5

GX s99 NE Pats 20 25 top New York Giants for fourth straight win, 209.86-187.54

GX s99 NE Pats 20 25 extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over New York Giants, coming out on top with a 209.86-187.54 win. New York Giants grabbed a 30.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns for 46.64 points, and the Miami Dolphins defense, who allowed 17 points, surrendered 471 yards, and forced 4 turnovers (23 points). But GX s99 NE Pats 20 25 held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Corey Davis, who caught 8 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown for 26.8 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 4 passes for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns (25.8 points). GX s99 NE Pats 20 25 (7-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Jacksonville JAGUARS, while New York Giants (1-7) try to get back in the win column against Chicago Bears.

Matchup Timeline

  GX s99 NE Pats 20 25   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilkins scored 11 points against the Rams in Week 8 to more-than-triple his 3.12-point projection. He made 5 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any DT in the league this season. Next week, Wilkins will battle the Cardinals.
Christian Wilkins

Top Player Comparison

GX s99 NE Pats 20 25
Points
% of total points 209.86
1
Corey Davis
WR
26.8
12.29
12.8%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.8
18.73
12.3%
3
Travis Fulgham
WR
19.8
14.2
9.4%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
19.6
15.22
9.3%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 187.54
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
46.64
30.94
24.9%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
23
6.06
12.3%
3
Demarcus Robinson
WR
16.3
8.8
8.7%
4
Darius Slayton
WR
10.6
11.91
5.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was New York Giants who owned the lead, 147.24-117.06. Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for GX s99 NE Pats 20 25, while Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for New York Giants, while Demarcus Robinson had a 26-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  GX s99 NE Pats 20 25   New York Giants

Game Notes

More than half (13 of the 23) of the starters on GX s99 NE Pats 20 25 exceeded their projected point totals.
New York Giants had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
New York Giants can partially blame the loss on Kevin King, who didn't score any points.
GX s99 NE Pats 20 25 put up fewer points than their season scoring average (224.31) while New York Giants scored above theirs (158.07).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with GX s99 NE Pats 20 25. They got the win, but failed to cover the 39.79-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes recorded 46.64 points, the 5th-best individual score in the league this season.

Coach Talk

GX s99 NE Pats 20 25
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up New York Giants at the wide receiver position (100.8 points to 46.3).
New York Giants
There's a chance that New York Giants might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. With just 27 total targets this past week, their six wide receivers apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.