2015 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2015 · MetLife Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
24
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New York Giants
20
NYG -2 upsetU 49.5 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 24–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
30/46, 363 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
17.2 expected points added · -1.3% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
27/40, 292 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.8 expected points added · +3.1% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
7/12 for 146 yds, 1 TD
30% of team targets · 12.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 30/46 | 363 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tevin Coleman | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Devonta Freeman | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 13 | 15 | 135 | 0 | 33% | 7.4 |
| Jacob Tamme | 4 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 13% | 5.7 |
| Leonard Hankerson | 6 | 11 | 77 | 1 | 24% | 8.5 |
| Devonta Freeman | 4 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 17% | -1.6 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2% | 1.5 |
| Nick Williams | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| Terron Ward | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Tevin Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Levine Toilolo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Roddy White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Adams | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Stupar | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Alford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond Trufant | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Beasley | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 27/40 | 292 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Williams | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Shane Vereen | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Rashad Jennings | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | -4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham | 7 | 12 | 146 | 1 | 30% | 12.5 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 20% | 3.7 |
| Larry Donnell | 4 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 15% | 2.3 |
| Preston Parker | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 15% | -2.1 |
| Rashad Jennings | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 0.6 |
| Rueben Randle | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Geremy Davis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
| Jerome Cunningham | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8% | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Thomas | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Hosley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Kennard | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Collins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Uani' Unga | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Selvie | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Wynn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -2
- Closing total
- 49.5
- ATL moneyline
- +111
- NYG moneyline
- -123
Giants closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 44 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- ATL 6 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Dan Quinn vs Tom Coughlin