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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
1-0 185.78
191.92
 
VS
proj
Washington 🏈 Team
153.22 0-1
155.01

New York Giants overcome negative points, defeat Washington 🏈 Team, 185.78-153.22

Both teams were hampered by starters who put up negative or 0 points, but New York Giants were able to persevere and earn the win, emerging victorious with a 185.78-153.22 victory over Washington 🏈 Team. Washington 🏈 Team grabbed a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but New York Giants held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (337 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Zach Pascal (4 Rec, 43 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Zach Wilson (258 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and David Montgomery (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 10 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Washington 🏈 Team in the loss. New York Giants (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Cleveland Browns, while Washington 🏈 Team (0-1) will try to get their first victory against Jacksonville JAGUAR.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Washington 🏈 Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Falcons in Week 1, Hargrave made 6 tackles and recorded 2 sacks. In doing so, he put up 14.5 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on New York Giants this week. Next week, Hargrave will square off against the 49ers.
Javon Hargrave

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 185.78
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
39.28
30.18
21.1%
2
Zach Pascal
WR
20.3
9.04
10.9%
3
Javon Hargrave
DT
14.5
4.08
7.8%
4
Bryan Edwards
WR
12.1
12.64
6.5%
Washington 🏈 Team
Points
% of total points 153.22
1
Zach Wilson
QB
23.32
19.81
15.2%
2
David Montgomery
RB
18.8
15.25
12.3%
3
Von Miller
LB
13
6.51
8.5%
4
Dustin Hopkins
K
12
7.39
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Zach Wilson had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Washington 🏈 Team, who trailed 86.70-85.12 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass for New York Giants, contributing to a 155.18-113.92 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
David Montgomery had a 41-yard run for Washington 🏈 Team, who trailed 166.68-134.22 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Washington 🏈 Team

Game Notes

Only 10 of the 23 starting players on New York Giants scored higher than their projected point totals.
Washington 🏈 Team had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Washington 🏈 Team even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Washington 🏈 Team ranked 18th in the league in scoring this week, while New York Giants ranked 13th.
The matchup's 32.56-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
New York Giants managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 36.91-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

New York Giants
Well, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, New York Giants. Playing a starter with negative points (the Jacksonville Jaguars defense) while still earning the win... that's playing with fire. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're toast.
Washington 🏈 Team
Hey, it's possible that Washington 🏈 Team may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. With only 10 total targets in Week 1, their five wide receivers apparently spent most of their games blocking downfield and running decoy routes.