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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
7-4-1 52
30.05
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
18 7-4-1
26.72

Cincinnati Bengals earn win against New York Giants in 52-18 beatdown

Cincinnati Bengals outperformed expectations, cruising to a 52-18 win over New York Giants, who fell short of projections. New York Giants got out to a 2-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Cincinnati Bengals after that. They were led by the Cincinnati Bengals defense (10 Pts Allowed, 301 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Joe Mixon (165 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (7 points) and Graham Gano (7) did their part for New York Giants in defeat. Cincinnati Bengals (7-4-1) will look to keep it rolling against Chicago Bears, while New York Giants (7-4-1) try to get back on track against Pit Steelers (ZS).

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bengals defense (10 Pts Allowed, 301 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 14 points against the Steelers in Week 12. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 5.27-point projection and was much higher than their 4.58-point season scoring average. The Bengals defense will face the Chargers next week.
The Cincinnati Bengals defense

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 52
1
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
14
5.27
26.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
14
4.07
26.9%
3
Evan McPherson
K
11
7.05
21.2%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
9
7.85
17.3%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 18
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
7
5.13
38.9%
2
Graham Gano
K
7
7.12
38.9%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
2
0.9
11.1%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
2
5.28
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Hunter Renfrow had a 54-yard catch for New York Giants, helping to stake New York Giants to a 2-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Evan McPherson had a 51-yard field goal for Cincinnati Bengals, while Joe Burrow had a 32-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 52-18 lead for Cincinnati Bengals.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   New York Giants

What If

Cincinnati Bengals would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
New York Giants would have lost to eight other teams besides Cincinnati Bengals this week.
If they played New York Giants every week, Cincinnati Bengals would be 7-4-1 this season.
Cincinnati Bengals would have gotten the win over New York Giants 39-18 had they played each other last week.
Cincinnati Bengals would be 8-3 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 Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants would be 5-5-1.
If Cincinnati Bengals had played every team in the league each week, they would be 85-68-3.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 78-73-5.

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