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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
NY Giants /Big Blue
3-1 358.85
423.25
 
VS
proj
Pops's Beerpounders
273.01 0-4
246.69

Offensively challenged NY Giants /Big Blue top Pops's Beerpounders, 358.85-273.01

While they ranked only 10th in the league in points scored for the week, NY Giants /Big Blue earned a 358.85-273.01 win over Pops's Beerpounders. NY Giants /Big Blue never trailed in this one after grabbing a 9.17-point lead on Thursday behind the Cincinnati Bengals defense (9.67 points). Derrick Henry (157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds) and Antonio Gibson (63 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) led the charge for Pops's Beerpounders in the loss. NY Giants /Big Blue (3-1) will look to build on their success against Ga nole's Team, while Pops's Beerpounders (0-4) try to get their first victory against scott's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  NY Giants /Big Blue   Pops's Beerpounders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill was one of six starters to overachieve for NY Giants /Big Blue this week. He scored 82 points (11 Rec, 186 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) against the Eagles in Week 4 to more-than-double his 39.86-point projection. Hill ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

NY Giants /Big Blue
Points
% of total points 358.85
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
82
39.86
22.9%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
57.03
49.06
15.9%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
37.15
53.31
10.4%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
33.67
18.21
9.4%
Pops's Beerpounders
Points
% of total points 273.01
1
Derrick Henry
RB
67.96
46.87
24.9%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
35.88
38.4
13.1%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
34.33
38.57
12.6%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
33.17
23.98
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 44-yard touchdown catch for NY Giants /Big Blue, contributing to a 285.27-216.01 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Marquise Brown had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Pops's Beerpounders, who trailed 351.35-273.01 after the late games.

Points By Position

  NY Giants /Big Blue   Pops's Beerpounders

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. NY Giants /Big Blue scored fewer points in this one (358.85) than their season average of 402.13.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Pops's Beerpounders. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Pops's Beerpounders need some help then, averaging just 273.41 versus NY Giants /Big Blue's 402.13.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" NY Giants /Big Blue (3-1) have a better record than Pops's Beerpounders (0-4).
Even the machines think NY Giants /Big Blue have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (428.1) than Pops's Beerpounders (276.56).
By position, NY Giants /Big Blue have outscored Pops's Beerpounders at QB, WR, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
NY Giants /Big Blue don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 33 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey Pops's Beerpounders, 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

NY Giants /Big Blue
You know NY Giants /Big Blue, the good news is that we won this matchup by nearly 86 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 3 stood at 416.55. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Pops's Beerpounders
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting backfield for Pops's Beerpounders collectively recorded only four targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up a couple of screen plays in Week 5!