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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49ers
3-5 178.96
197.82
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
172.2 4-4
219.17

Offensively challenged San Francisco 49ers top New York Giants in 178.96-172.20 struggle

San Francisco 49ers narrowly earned a 178.96-172.20 win over New York Giants despite ranking only 17th in the league in points scored for the week. New York Giants made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. San Francisco 49ers led 178.96-172.20 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite points from on Monday night for New York Giants. Fred Warner (21.5 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (20.1) won the week for San Francisco 49ers in the win. San Francisco 49ers (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Minnesota Vikings, while New York Giants (4-4) will meet Kansas City Chiefs in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49ers   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilson Jr. racked up 35 yards from scrimmage as the 49ers beat the Rams 31-14. In doing so, he put up 5.5 points and scored more than 10 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Wilson Jr. and the 49ers will face the Chargers.
Jeff Wilson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49ers
Points
% of total points 178.96
1
Fred Warner
LB
21.5
14.49
12%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
20.1
15.17
11.2%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
19.5
12.99
10.9%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
14.1
14.08
7.9%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 172.2
1
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
S
22.5
10.56
13.1%
2
Shaq Thompson
LB
21.5
13.95
12.5%
3
Evan Engram
TE
15.5
8.61
9%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.2
19.31
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Evan Engram had a 22-yard touchdown catch for New York Giants, contributing to an 81.18-59.86 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was San Francisco 49ers who took the lead, 166.96-158.20. Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch for San Francisco 49ers, while Jimmy Garoppolo had a 56-yard pass. Alec Pierce made the highlight reel for New York Giants with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49ers   New York Giants

What If

San Francisco 49ers would have beaten only two other teams besides New York Giants this week.
New York Giants would have lost to 16 other teams besides San Francisco 49ers this week.
If they played New York Giants every week, San Francisco 49ers would be 3-5 this season.
New York Giants would have beaten San Francisco 49ers 216.54-192.22 had they played each other last week.
San Francisco 49ers would be 3-4 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 San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants would be 5-2.
If San Francisco 49ers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 60-92.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 83-69.

Coach Talk

San Francisco 49ers
Wow, the Rams defense didn't know what hit 'em! 21 completions on 25 attempts... good enough for an 84% completion percentage for Jimmy Garoppolo. In what wound up being a tight matchup, the GM of San Francisco 49ers has gotta be grateful for the attention to detail.
New York Giants
Hey, New York Giants, what did your receivers do to get written out of their teams' game plans this week? Accumulating just 14 total targets in Week 8, our four wide receivers obviously got on their respective QBs' bad sides.