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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
6-2 171.34
234.17
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
123.7 4-4
169.83

Indianapolis Colts beat New York Giants for fifth straight win, 171.34-123.70

Indianapolis Colts extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over New York Giants, earning a 171.34-123.70 win. It was the third consecutive loss for New York Giants. Indianapolis Colts never trailed in this one after earning a 2.60-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins (8.6 points). Patrick Mahomes (17 points) and Kevin Byard (15) led the charge for New York Giants in the loss. Indianapolis Colts (6-2) will look to add to their success against Dallas Cowboys, while New York Giants (4-4) will take on Houston Texans in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Freeman ran for 25 yards as the Panthers beat the Falcons 19-13. In doing so, he put up 2.5 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Indianapolis Colts this week. Next week, Freeman will square off against the Patriots.
Royce Freeman

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 171.34
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
24.4
21.29
14.2%
2
T.J. Hockenson
TE
18.9
14.03
11%
3
T.J. Watt
LB
14.5
10.53
8.5%
4
Josh Sweat
DE
13.5
6.28
7.9%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 123.7
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
17
31.48
13.7%
2
Kevin Byard
S
15
7.31
12.1%
3
Joey Slye
K
14
7.33
11.3%
4
Zach Pascal
WR
9.3
5.76
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal for New York Giants, who trailed 91.70-90.90 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   New York Giants

What If

Indianapolis Colts would have beaten seven other teams besides New York Giants this week.
New York Giants would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Indianapolis Colts would be 7-1 if they played New York Giants every week.
Last week, Indianapolis Colts would have topped New York Giants 160.38-105.24.
Indianapolis Colts would be 6-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants would be 4-3.
If Indianapolis Colts had played every team in the league each week, they would be 96-56.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 52-100.

Next Week Preview

Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts (6-2) will battle Dallas Cowboys (3-5) in Week 9. Each team has multiple players with byes next week, as T.J. Hockenson, Jason Myers, Will Harris, and Jamin Davis are off for Indianapolis Colts and Jonathan Allen, Ricky Seals-Jones, Logan Thomas, and Jamaal Williams are out for Dallas Cowboys. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have posted similar results lately. Indianapolis Colts have put up 187.77 points per game over the last three weeks, while Dallas Cowboys have averaged 189.81 per matchup over that same period.
New York Giants
Something's bound to give in Week 9 as New York Giants and Houston Texans will do battle, as both teams are now on three-game losing skids. Each side has four players with byes next week, as Jordan Whitehead, Devin White, Adam Humphries, Tracy Walker, Alex Collins, Bobby McCain, and Tyrell Williams are off for Houston Texans and Amon-Ra St. Brown and Darren Fells will sit for New York Giants.