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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
NY Giants /Big Blue
4-1 504.95
426.32
 
VS
proj
Ga nole's Team
445.39 2-3
447.99

NY Giants /Big Blue defeat Ga nole's Team for third straight win, 504.95-445.39

NY Giants /Big Blue extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Ga nole's Team, emerging victorious with a 504.95-445.39 victory. Ga nole's Team jumped out to a 137.33-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Robert Woods (61 points) and DK Metcalf (43.33). But NY Giants /Big Blue held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Davante Adams (11 Rec, 206 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joe Burrow (281 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds). NY Giants /Big Blue (4-1) will look to build on their success against Grid Iron Kings, while Ga nole's Team (2-3) take on Hello Titties in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  NY Giants /Big Blue   Ga nole's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown scored 19.5 points against the Giants in Week 5 to more-than-triple his 5.07-point projection. He made 2 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any CB in the league this season. Brown will face the Patriots next week.
Anthony Brown

Top Player Comparison

NY Giants /Big Blue
Points
% of total points 504.95
1
Davante Adams
WR
73.33
44.16
14.5%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
57.43
52.74
11.4%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
50.21
37.94
9.9%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
45.25
55.44
9%
Ga nole's Team
Points
% of total points 445.39
1
Alexander Mattison
RB
70.79
48.93
15.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
61
33.93
13.7%
3
Trevor Lawrence
QB
58.15
52.15
13.1%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
45.54
34.42
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Ga nole's Team to contribute to a 139.33-2.00 lead for Ga nole's Team.
Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Ga nole's Team emerged with a 421.89-263.72 lead. Greg Joseph had a 55-yard field goal and a 54-yard field goal for NY Giants /Big Blue, while Joe Burrow had a 70-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Alexander Mattison had a 48-yard run for Ga nole's Team, while Trevor Lawrence had a 58-yard pass.

Points By Position

  NY Giants /Big Blue   Ga nole's Team

What If

NY Giants /Big Blue would have beaten eight other teams besides Ga nole's Team this week.
Ga nole's Team would have lost to just two other teams besides NY Giants /Big Blue this week.
If NY Giants /Big Blue played Ga nole's Team every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
Had they played each other last week, NY Giants /Big Blue would have gotten the win over Ga nole's Team 358.85-336.11.
NY Giants /Big Blue would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ga nole's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NY Giants /Big Blue, Ga nole's Team would be 2-2.
If NY Giants /Big Blue had played every team in the league each week, they would be 29-26.
If they played every team every week, Ga nole's Team would be 27-28.

Next Week Preview

NY Giants /Big Blue
NY Giants /Big Blue (4-1) will face Grid Iron Kings (2-3) in Week 6. Each side will have players with byes next week, as Matt Ryan, Corey Davis, and Younghoe Koo are out for Grid Iron Kings and Mike Davis and Eli Mitchell will sit for NY Giants /Big Blue. Over the last three weeks, NY Giants /Big Blue have put up 439.71 points per game, while Grid Iron Kings have averaged only 363.39 per contest.
Ga nole's Team
Two teams with identical 2-3 records, eighth-place Ga nole's Team will now have a date with fifth-place Hello Titties next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 6, as Hayden Hurst, Denzel Mims, Dre Greenlaw, and Jimmy Garoppolo are off for Ga nole's Team and Deebo Samuel, Deonte Harris, Tre'Quan Smith, and Elijah Moore are out for Hello Titties.