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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
3-6 161.8
145.37
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
128.94 2-7
169.25

Indianapolis Colts knock off New York Giants in 161.80-128.94 beatdown

Indianapolis Colts brought their A game and beat expectations, rolling to a 161.80-128.94 victory over New York Giants, who fell short of projections. Indianapolis Colts nabbed a 3.40-point lead on Thursday behind O.J. Howard (2.4 points) and Rasheem Green (2) and never let go of it. Patrick Mahomes (37.14 points) and Justin Houston (22) carried the flag for New York Giants in defeat. Indianapolis Colts (3-6) will look to build on their success against Baltimore Ravens, while New York Giants (2-7) will face Geonosis Bay Packers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, Hardman scored 19.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.01-point projection and was much higher than his 10.42-point season scoring average. Hardman ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 161.8
1
Mecole Hardman
WR
19.9
8.01
12.3%
2
T.J. Hockenson
TE
16
10.62
9.9%
3
Danielle Hunter
LB
15.5
6.87
9.6%
4
Richie Grant
S
15
9.61
9.3%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 128.94
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37.14
28.36
28.8%
2
Justin Houston
LB
22
5.95
17.1%
3
Chris Olave
WR
13.1
15.72
10.2%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
9.5
16.92
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Allgeier had a 44-yard run for Indianapolis Colts, contributing to a 122.60-34.50 lead for the team.
Monday
Andy Dalton had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Indianapolis Colts on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   New York Giants

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Indianapolis Colts has left fewer points on the bench this season (112.12) than New York Giants (274.24).
Indianapolis Colts don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than New York Giants (2 vs 0).
Indianapolis Colts laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than New York Giants (0).
Indianapolis Colts are clutch masters, with more close wins than New York Giants (1 vs 0).
New York Giants have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Indianapolis Colts (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Indianapolis Colts have outscored New York Giants at WR, TE, and IDP this season.
The starters for Indianapolis Colts had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for New York Giants (0).
Indianapolis Colts was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (7) than New York Giants (5).
Don't worry New York Giants, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

New York Giants
Coming up next week, 18th-place New York Giants (2-7) are due to square off against 11th-place Geonosis Bay Packers (5-4). New York Giants will have to prep for the fact that their second-highest scorer this week, Justin Houston, has a bye in Week 10. Geonosis Bay Packers will be without the New England Patriots defense, Ja'Whaun Bentley, Lamarcus Joyner, Justin Madubuike, Mark Andrews, and Ty Montgomery.
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts (3-6) are set to battle Baltimore Ravens (6-3) in Week 10. Each of these teams will have players on bye next week, as Jessie Bates III, Hunter Henry, Quincy Williams, Trey Hendrickson, Chris Evans, and Ja'Marr Chase are off for Indianapolis Colts, while Baltimore Ravens will be missing Joe Mixon, James Robinson, Patrick Queen, Deatrich Wise Jr., and Josh Oliver. Over the last three weeks, Indianapolis Colts have put up 160.27 points per game, while Baltimore Ravens have averaged 185.67 per contest.