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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
1-5 212.2
191.76
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
120.6 3-3
133.49

New York Giants defeat Cleveland Browns in 212.2-120.6 rout

New York Giants beat their projected point total, cruising to a 212.2-120.6 win over Cleveland Browns, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as New York Giants earned a 59.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 42.9 points from Trey Burton (4 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Darren Fells (6 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Robert Woods (14 points) and Deion Jones (13) led the way for Cleveland Browns in defeat. New York Giants (1-5) will look to sustain their momentum against Pittsburgh Steelers, while Cleveland Browns (3-3) take on Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fells overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 20.5 points against his 6.1-point projection. During a 42-36 loss to the Titans, he caught 6 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown. Fells will face the Packers next week.
Darren Fells

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 212.2
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24.6
29.53
11.6%
2
Trey Burton
TE
22.4
9.69
10.6%
3
Darren Fells
TE
20.5
6.1
9.7%
4
Zach Pascal
WR
16.4
10.21
7.7%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 120.6
1
Robert Woods
WR
14
15.75
11.6%
2
Deion Jones
LB
13
8.26
10.8%
3
Tashaun Gipson Sr.
S
11
3.13
9.1%
4
Eric Rowe
S
10
5.44
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which New York Giants emerged with a 137.5-77.6 lead. For New York Giants, Darius Slayton had a 23-yard touchdown catch. John Hightower made the highlight reel for Cleveland Browns with a 50-yard catch.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. New York Giants scored more in this one (212.2) than their season average (164.92).
Once New York Giants put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cleveland Browns (1 vs 0).
New York Giants don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Cleveland Browns (0 vs 1).
By position, New York Giants have outscored Cleveland Browns at QB, TE, and K this season.
Don't worry Cleveland Browns, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Cleveland Browns
Up ahead next week, Cleveland Browns (3-3) will take on Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (4-2). Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 7, as Marquise Brown, Matt Judon, Tre Herndon, Dan Bailey, and Dalvin Cook are off for Cleveland Browns and Irv Smith Jr., Devin Duvernay, Chuck Clark, and Mo Alie-Cox are out for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man.
New York Giants
New York Giants (1-5) face Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) in a Week 7 matchup that features teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each team will have players with byes next week, as Trey Burton, Zach Pascal, Rock Ya-Sin, Jeff Gladney, Anthony Walker, Kevin Byard, Alexander Mattison, and Tajae Sharpe are off for New York Giants, while Pittsburgh Steelers will be without Kirk Cousins, Joe Schobert, Anthony Harris, Stephen Gostkowski, Vic Beasley Jr., Anthony Barr, and Dede Westbrook. Over the past two weeks, New York Giants have scored 201.85 points per game, while Pittsburgh Steelers have averaged 178.44 per contest.