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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
New York Jets
2-0 299.74
235.91
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
170.7 0-2
174.11

New York Jets knock off New York Giants in 299.74-170.70 drubbing

New York Jets stepped up and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 299.74-170.70 win over New York Giants, who fell short of projections. New York Jets pulled out to a 5.30-point lead on Thursday behind Austin Ekeler (18.4 points) and Gerald Everett (13.1) and never let it go. Amon-Ra St. Brown (39.4 points) and Patrick Mahomes (21.3) were the leading scorers for New York Giants in the loss. New York Jets (2-0) will look to rack up another W against Las Vegas Raiders, while New York Giants (0-2) will face Cleveland Browns in an effort to get their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Jets   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slay scored 21 points against the Vikings in Week 2 to more-than-triple his 6.19-point projection. He intercepted 2 passes and made a tackle to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New York Jets this week. Next week, Slay will go up against the Commanders.
Darius Slay

Top Player Comparison

New York Jets
Points
% of total points 299.74
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
44.8
18.1
14.9%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
41.1
13
13.7%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
22.9
11.37
7.6%
4
Darius Slay
CB
21
6.19
7%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 170.7
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
39.4
14.69
23.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.3
29.59
12.5%
3
Matt Milano
LB
17.5
8.03
10.3%
4
Charvarius Ward
CB
13
6.53
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for New York Giants for the team, who trailed 37.00-31.70 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, New York Jets had a 126.10-99.20 lead. For New York Jets, Jaylen Waddle had a 59-yard catch. Amon-Ra St. Brown made the highlight reel for New York Giants with a 58-yard run and a 49-yard catch.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard touchdown catch for New York Jets on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  New York Jets   New York Giants

What If

New York Jets would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
New York Giants would have lost to nine other teams besides New York Jets this week.
If New York Jets played New York Giants every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Last week, New York Jets would have defeated New York Giants 247.48-171.1.
If New York Jets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-3.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 13-25.

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