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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
7-6 242.4
219.45
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
134.24 6-7
227.02

New York Giants smirk at projections, defeat Cleveland Browns in 242.40-134.24 drubbing

New York Giants showed up, rolling to a 242.40-134.24 victory over Cleveland Browns, who fell short of projections. New York Giants got out to an 8.00-point lead on Thursday behind Damar Hamlin and never looked back. Donovan Peoples-Jones (16.12 points) and Bobby Okereke (11) did their part for Cleveland Browns in the loss. New York Giants (7-6) will look to earn another W against Green Bay Packers, while Cleveland Browns (6-7) attempt to get back in the win column against San Francisco 49ers.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Knight overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 19.8 points against his 10.48-point projection. In a 27-22 loss to the Vikings, he racked up 118 yards from scrimmage . Knight will face the Bills next week.
Zonovan Knight

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 242.4
1
Alec Pierce
WR
21.6
6.83
8.9%
2
Zonovan Knight
RB
19.8
10.48
8.2%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.1
19.88
7.9%
4
Darius Slayton
WR
18
12.06
7.4%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 134.24
1
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
16.12
11.13
12%
2
Bobby Okereke
LB
11
10.89
8.2%
3
Grover Stewart
DT
10
7.57
7.4%
4
Mykal Walker
LB
10
16.76
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Zonovan Knight had a 48-yard run for New York Giants, while Darius Slayton had a 55-yard catch to contribute to a 203.00-74.72 lead for New York Giants.
Sunday Night
Alec Pierce had a 45-yard catch for New York Giants, helping the team to a 237.60-122.84 lead.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Cleveland Browns

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. New York Giants scored more points in this one (242.4) than their season average (203.08).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Cleveland Browns has left more points on the bench this season (350.56) than New York Giants (239.16).
New York Giants don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cleveland Browns (2 vs 1).
New York Giants are clutch masters, with more close wins than Cleveland Browns (1 vs 0).
New York Giants should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Cleveland Browns (7 vs 4).
By position, New York Giants have outscored Cleveland Browns at QB, RB, and K this season.
New York Giants has a higher average scoring margin (3) than Cleveland Browns this season (-14).
The starters for New York Giants had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Cleveland Browns (0).
There's not much good to say about Cleveland Browns this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

New York Giants
New York Giants (7-6) will square off against Green Bay Packers (9-4) in Week 14. 13 weeks into the 2022 season, New York Giants have put up the eighth-most points in the league while Green Bay Packers (214.46 PPG) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, New York Giants has put up 198.33 points per game, while Green Bay Packers has averaged 227.63 per contest.
Cleveland Browns
Looking ahead to Week 14, Cleveland Browns (6-7, 12th-place) will look to bounce back against San Francisco 49ers (5-8, 16th-place). Through 13 weeks of action, Cleveland Browns have tallied the 10th-most points in the league while San Francisco 49ers (184.82 PPG) are ranked 17th.