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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
4-4 284.94
245.16
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
192.4 3-5
215.39

New York Giants defeat New England Patriots in 284.94-192.40 blowout

New York Giants outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 284.94-192.40 win over New England Patriots, who fell short of projections. New York Giants pulled out to a 2.60-point lead on Thursday behind Isaiah Likely (19.7 points) and never relinquished it. Jaylen Waddle (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Devin McCourty (6 Tackles, 2 Ints) were the leaders for New England Patriots in defeat. New York Giants (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Cleveland Browns, while New England Patriots (3-5) will match up against San Francisco 49ers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (6 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 39.6 points in a 35-13 win over the Steelers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.55-point projection and was much higher than his 16.86-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 284.94
1
A.J. Brown
WR
39.6
15.55
13.9%
2
C.J. Mosley
LB
26
18.93
9.1%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.1
16.81
8.8%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
23.1
13.72
8.1%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 192.4
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
30.6
17.48
15.9%
2
Devin McCourty
S
23
12.6
12%
3
Isaiah Simmons
LB
21
11.64
10.9%
4
Matt Milano
LB
19
12.97
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for New England Patriots for the team, who trailed 19.70-17.10 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which New York Giants became the proud owner of a 239.74-156.40 lead. For New York Giants, A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch. Jaylen Waddle made the highlight reel for New England Patriots with a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for New York Giants on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   New England Patriots

Game Notes

Most (13 of the 19) of the starters on New York Giants exceeded their projected point totals.
New England Patriots had only four of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as New York Giants had two starters score zero points, while New England Patriots had three.
New York Giants put up more points than their season scoring average (250.22) while New England Patriots fell short of theirs (216.04).
New York Giants put up more points than their projected total, while New England Patriots fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 92.54-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did New York Giants get the W, but they also easily covered the 29.77-point forecasted margin of victory.
New York Giants moves to (2-0) in blowout games this season, while New England Patriots falls to (0-2).
On the losing side, Jaylen Waddle recorded 30.6 points, the fourth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Next Week Preview

New York Giants
New York Giants (4-4) will go up against Cleveland Browns (2-6) in Week 9. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Amari Cooper, Leighton Vander Esch, Deion Jones, DeMarcus Lawrence, Grant Delpit, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jadeveon Clowney, and Kenny Golladay are off for New York Giants, while Cleveland Browns will be missing Brett Maher and Javonte Williams. Looking at just the last two weeks, New York Giants have put up 267.56 points per game, while Cleveland Browns have averaged 235.45 per contest.
New England Patriots
Two teams with identical 3-5 records, ninth-place New England Patriots are set to do battle with eighth-place San Francisco 49ers next week. Each side has players on bye next week, as Jacoby Brissett, Russell Wilson, Nick Bosa, Michael Gallup, Diontae Johnson, David Bell, Jeff Wilson Jr., Elijah Mitchell, and Denzel Ward are off for New England Patriots while Brandon Aiyuk, Jimmy Garoppolo, Justin Simmons, Latavius Murray, Daniel Jones, Samson Ebukam, Bradley Chubb, and John Johnson III are out for San Francisco 49ers.