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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
9-6 28
28.68
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
0 9-6
0

Cleveland Browns beat predictions but fall to New York Giants in 28-0 rout

New York Giants fell short of projections while Cleveland Browns rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as New York Giants rolled to a 28-0 win. New York Giants never trailed in this one after earning a 1-point lead on Saturday behind Michael Pittman Jr.. This marks the first time this season New York Giants have gotten the best of Cleveland Browns, after falling 60-38 in their last matchup. New York Giants (9-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Cleveland Browns (9-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Giants defense (12 Pts Allowed, 387 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 13 points against the Commanders in Week 15. Their scoring output nearly tripled their 4.41-point projection and was much higher than their 4.27-point season scoring average. The Giants defense will face the Vikings next week.
The New York Giants defense

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 28
1
The New York Giants defense
DEF
13
4.41
46.4%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
7
4.12
25%
3
Harrison Butker
K
4
8.93
14.3%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
1
1.96
3.6%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 0
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

What If

New York Giants would have beaten six other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
Cleveland Browns would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Cleveland Browns every week, New York Giants would be 5-10 this season.
Last week, Cleveland Browns would have defeated New York Giants 14-0.
New York Giants would be 8-4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cleveland Browns.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants, Cleveland Browns would be 8-4-1.
If New York Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-90-5.
If they played every team every week, Cleveland Browns would be 118-72-5.

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