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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Seattle Seahawks
2-3 220
174.8
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
191.5 0-5
157.85

Seattle Seahawks hand New York Giants fifth consecutive loss, 220.0-191.5

Seattle Seahawks secured a 220.0-191.5 victory to hand New York Giants their fifth consecutive loss to open the season. Seattle Seahawks never trailed in this one after taking a 17.3-point lead on Thursday behind Ryan Succop (13 points) and Jimmy Graham (12.3). Patrick Mahomes (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Emmanuel Sanders (12 Rec, 122 Rec Yds) led the way for New York Giants in the loss. Seattle Seahawks (2-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Washington 🏈 Team, while New York Giants (0-5) attempt to get some positive momentum against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  Seattle Seahawks   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Claypool caught 7 passes for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Steelers beat the Eagles 38-29. In doing so, he put up 42.6 points to score more than 5 times his 7.42-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Seattle Seahawks this week. Next week, Claypool will play the Browns.
Chase Claypool

Top Player Comparison

Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 220
1
Chase Claypool
WR
42.6
7.42
19.4%
2
Drew Brees
QB
24.1
23.44
11%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
20.1
12.28
9.1%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
16.7
10.57
7.6%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 191.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
35.7
30.64
18.6%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.2
12.2
12.6%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
20.9
14.07
10.9%
4
Alexander Mattison
RB
16.6
6.81
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Seattle Seahawks who claimed the lead, 114.4-83.0. For Seattle Seahawks, Chase Claypool had a 32-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard pass for New York Giants, while Darren Fells had a 44-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Seattle Seahawks   New York Giants

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Seattle Seahawks scored more points in this one (220) than their season average (175.24).
New York Giants would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Seattle Seahawks are doing a better job of that, averaging 175.24 versus New York Giants's 155.46.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Seattle Seahawks (2-3) have a better record than New York Giants (0-5).
Even the computers think Seattle Seahawks have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (186.98) than New York Giants (167.52).
In dire times, at least Seattle Seahawks keep it close. They've been blown out less times than New York Giants (1 vs 2).
Seattle Seahawks are clutch masters, with more close wins than New York Giants (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of New York Giants - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Seattle Seahawks (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Seattle Seahawks have outscored New York Giants at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Seattle Seahawks had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for New York Giants (2).
Hey New York Giants, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Seattle Seahawks
Hey, we admire the confidence, Seattle Seahawks. It's a bold move to deploy not one, not two, but FOUR starters with zero points while still earning a W. All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're done.
New York Giants
With four catches on only five targets this past week, the starting RBs for New York Giants should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to start checking down more often.