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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
1-1 51
33.84
 
VS
proj
Hou Texans (GA)
41 1-1
21.48

New York Giants earn win over Hou Texans (GA), 51-41

Both teams rose to the occasion, but New York Giants knocked off Hou Texans (GA). Predicted to win 34-21, New York Giants secured a 51-41 victory over Hou Texans (GA). New York Giants jumped out to a 21-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 20 points from Graham Gano (5-5 FG, 55 long, 2-2 XP) and Darius Slayton (3 Rec, 54 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Hou Texans (GA) bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by the Buffalo Bills defense (17 points) and Tyrod Taylor (9). Not to be deterred, New York Giants rallied later that afternoon, as Derrick Henry (21 points) and Calvin Ridley (4) put them back ahead for good. New York Giants (1-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Chicago Bears, while Hou Texans (GA) (1-1) attempt to develop some positive momentum against GB Packers (JP).

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Hou Texans (GA)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton (3 Rec, 54 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 3 points against the Football Team in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 0.66-point projection. Slayton will face the Falcons next week.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 51
1
Derrick Henry
RB
21
6.4
41.2%
2
Graham Gano
K
17
6.69
33.3%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
4
3.27
7.8%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
4
2.66
7.8%
Hou Texans (GA)
Points
% of total points 41
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
5.09
41.5%
2
Tyrod Taylor
QB
9
5.89
22%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
4
1.85
9.8%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
3
2.93
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Graham Gano had a 55-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for New York Giants, while Darius Slayton had a 33-yard touchdown catch, helping New York Giants to a 21-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyrod Taylor hit Phillip Lindsay for a 22-yard touchdown pass for Hou Texans (GA) to contribute to a 38-21 lead for Hou Texans (GA).
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 60-yard touchdown run for New York Giants, while Ryan Tannehill had a 51-yard pass, contributing to a 47-41 lead for New York Giants.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 46-yard touchdown catch for New York Giants, helping the team to a 51-41 lead.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Hou Texans (GA)

What If

New York Giants would have beaten 10 other teams besides Hou Texans (GA) this week.
Hou Texans (GA) would have lost to just three other teams besides New York Giants this week.
If New York Giants played Hou Texans (GA) every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Had they played each other last week, Hou Texans (GA) would have topped New York Giants 41-20.
If New York Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 13-12-1.
If they played every team every week, Hou Texans (GA) would be 20-6.

Coach Talk

New York Giants
You know what, New York Giants, we do certainly admire the confidence. It takes real moxie to deploy a starter with zero points (Kenny Golladay), while still earning the win! We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Hou Texans (GA)
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for Hou Texans (GA) collectively logged just one measly target this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to set up some screen plays in Week 3!