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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
5-5 252.84
213.64
 
VS
proj
Arizona Cardinals
249.98 6-4
216.49

New York Giants outperform expectations, come back to win against Arizona Cardinals in 252.84-249.98 squeaker

Both teams showed up, but New York Giants took down Arizona Cardinals. Predicted to lose 216.49-213.64, New York Giants rallied for a 252.84-249.98 victory over Arizona Cardinals. New York Giants trailed 249.98-235.84 heading into Monday night, but the squad rallied behind C.J. Gardner-Johnson (17 points). Christian Kirk (32.5 points) and James Conner (23.6) carried the flag for Arizona Cardinals in the loss. New York Giants (5-5) will look to keep it rolling against Chicago Bears, while Arizona Cardinals (6-4) meet San Francisco 49ers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Arizona Cardinals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton caught 3 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown as the Giants beat the Texans 24-16. In doing so, he put up 26.5 points to score more than 9 times his 2.66-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 11, Slayton and the Giants will square off against the Lions.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 252.84
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
27
20.34
10.7%
2
Darius Slayton
WR
26.5
2.66
10.5%
3
Damar Hamlin
S
19.5
15.95
7.7%
4
Kadarius Toney
WR
19.22
8.01
7.6%
Arizona Cardinals
Points
% of total points 249.98
1
Christian Kirk
WR
32.5
12.91
13%
2
James Conner
RB
23.6
12.17
9.4%
3
Parris Campbell
WR
20.6
7.86
8.2%
4
D'Onta Foreman
RB
20
10.22
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Daniel Jones hit Darius Slayton for a 54-yard touchdown pass for New York Giants to contribute to a 235.84-143.58 lead for New York Giants.
Sunday Late
Parris Campbell had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Arizona Cardinals, helping the team to a 249.98-235.84 lead.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Arizona Cardinals

StatSmack

New York Giants must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (252.84) than their season average (204.51).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Arizona Cardinals has left more points on the bench this season (238.3) than New York Giants (213.94).
New York Giants are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Arizona Cardinals (0 vs 2).
New York Giants should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Arizona Cardinals (6 vs 4).
Arizona Cardinals have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than New York Giants (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, New York Giants have outscored Arizona Cardinals at RB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for New York Giants had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Arizona Cardinals (1).
New York Giants came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Arizona Cardinals (1).
There's not much good to say about Arizona Cardinals 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 (5-5) will face Chicago Bears (7-3) in Week 11. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 11, as Leonard Fournette, Tariq Woolen, Travon Walker, Boye Mafe, and Uchenna Nwosu are off for Chicago Bears and Evan Engram, Roy Robertson-Harris, and Breshad Perriman will get the week off for New York Giants. Over the last three weeks, New York Giants have scored 181.37 points per game, while Chicago Bears have averaged 206.9 per contest.
Arizona Cardinals
On the docket for Week 11, Arizona Cardinals (6-4) will square off against San Francisco 49ers (3-7). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 11, as Jeff Wilson Jr., Raheem Mostert, Rayshawn Jenkins, Antoine Winfield Jr., and Scotty Miller are off for San Francisco 49ers and Christian Kirk, Rachaad White, Marquise Goodwin, and Mike Evans will be out for Arizona Cardinals.