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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
12-2 204.86
218.43
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
168.08 5-9
162.4

Houston Texans knock off New York Giants for fifth straight win, 204.86-168.08

Houston Texans extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over New York Giants, earning a 204.86-168.08 win. Houston Texans never trailed in this one after earning a 7.40-point lead on Thursday behind Ben Skowronek (15.9 points). Houston Texans (12-2) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. New York Giants will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

as the tied the . In doing so, he put up 13 points to more-than-double his 5.54-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Houston Texans this week. and the have a bye in Week 15.

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 204.86
1
Jerry Jeudy
WR
33.3
11.5
16.3%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
33.3
23.4
16.3%
3
Tony Pollard
RB
22.2
14.75
10.8%
4
Ben Skowronek
WR
15.9
7.11
7.8%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 168.08
1
QB
28.78
29.02
17.1%
2
Brandon Graham
DE
24
2.65
14.3%
3
Dawson Knox
TE
14.1
7.49
8.4%
4
LB
14
7.94
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Houston Texans had a 132.70-83.90 lead. For Houston Texans, Justin Jefferson had a 47-yard catch. Dawson Knox had a 24-yard touchdown catch for New York Giants, while Trenton Irwin had a 45-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   New York Giants

What If

Houston Texans would have beaten 15 other teams besides New York Giants this week.
New York Giants would have lost to 10 other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
If they played New York Giants every week, Houston Texans would be 13-1 this season.
Houston Texans would have topped New York Giants 244.34-171.02 had they played each other last week.
Houston Texans would be 10-3 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 Houston Texans, New York Giants would be 5-8.
If Houston Texans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 217-49.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 108-158.

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