For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt. Markdown variants are available only for registry-approved public pages by appending .md to eligible URLs or by sending Accept: text/markdown.
Sync your league to My Playbook for custom advice

2024 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 22, 2024 · FirstEnergy Stadium

New York GiantsWinner

21

Cleveland Browns

15

CLE -6.5 upsetU 38 ✓

New York Giants 21–15. Biggest swing: Q4 7:47, NYG +21% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

0255075100End Q1End Q2End Q3CLE ↑NYG ↓
Q4 · 7:47NYG 21 — CLE 15CLE ball · 1st & 10NYG 64%

(7:47) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Watson FUMBLES (Aborted) at NYG 48, RECOVERED by NYG-51-A.Ojulari at NYG 46.

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

  1. Q4 · 7:47NYG +21% win prob(7:47) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Watson FUMBLES (Aborted) at NYG 48, RECOVERED by NYG-51-A.Ojulari at NYG 46.
  2. Q2 · 0:38NYG +15% win prob(:38) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Watson sacked at CLE 31 for -9 yards (0-B.Burns). FUMBLES (0-B.Burns) [0-B.Burns], RECOVERED by NYG-94-E.Chatman at CLE 30.
  3. Q3 · 13:01NYG +10% win prob(13:01) 26-D.Singletary left guard to NYG 41 for 2 yards (93-S.Harris). FUMBLES (93-S.Harris), RECOVERED by CLE-33-R.Hickman at NYG 45.
  4. Q2 · 1:49CLE +10% win prob(1:49) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass short left to 1-M.Nabers for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN [95-M.Garrett].

How the points landed

Scoring summary

  1. Q1 · 14:55CLE Touchdown

    (14:55) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass deep left to 2-A.Cooper for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN [5-K.Thibodeaux]. (kick good)

    Score after this play: NYG 0 — CLE 7
  2. Q1 · 2:12NYG Touchdown

    (2:12) 26-D.Singletary up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)

    Score after this play: NYG 7 — CLE 7
  3. Q2 · 1:49NYG Touchdown

    (1:49) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass short left to 1-M.Nabers for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN [95-M.Garrett]. (kick good)

    Score after this play: NYG 14 — CLE 7
  4. Q2 · 0:15NYG Touchdown

    (:15) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass short middle to 1-M.Nabers for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)

    Score after this play: NYG 21 — CLE 7
  5. Q4 · 11:36CLE Touchdown

    (11:36) 4-D.Watson pass short left to 2-A.Cooper for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (two-point conversion good)

    Score after this play: NYG 21 — CLE 15

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

MetricGiantsBrowns
Offensive plays6663
Total yards344 (edge)220
Yards per play5.2 (edge)3.5
Expected points added / play0.04 (edge)-0.38
Success rate44% (edge)37%
Dropback rate59%76%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)0.21 (edge)-0.34
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)-0.19 (edge)-0.50
Third downs4/13 (edge)4/14
Red-zone trips → TDs0 → 00 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)57 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps20 (edge)15
Sacks taken2 (edge)8
Turnovers22

Giants won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.04 expected points added per play vs -0.38.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYG

Daniel JonesQB

24/34, 236 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

9.8 expected points added · +7.8% completion over expected

Passing · CLE

Deshaun WatsonQB

21/37, 196 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

-19.5 expected points added · -7.5% completion over expected

Rushing · NYG

Devin SingletaryRB

16 att, 65 yds, 1 TD

-4.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

Jerome FordRB

10 att, 37 yds, 0 TD

-0.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Amari CooperWR

7/12 for 86 yds, 2 TD

34% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added

Receiving · NYG

Malik NabersWR

8/12 for 78 yds, 2 TD

36% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#TeamStartPlaysScrim ydsClockResult
1NYG—100:05Fumble
2CLENYG 242240:06Touchdown +7
3NYGNYG 27532:10Punt
4CLECLE 21662:48Punt
5NYGNYG 1914867:44Touchdown +7
6CLECLE 305-152:07Punt
7NYGNYG 37461:56Punt
8CLECLE 188324:29Punt
9NYGNYG 715936:51Touchdown +7
10CLECLE 306-51:12Fumble
11NYGCLE 305300:21Touchdown +7
12CLECLE 30200:11End of half
13CLECLE 305-20:59Punt
14NYGNYG 183231:07Fumble
15CLENYG 457102:09Missed field goal
16NYGNYG 435131:05Punt
17CLECLE 1910293:43Punt
18NYGNYG 57204:15Punt
19CLECLE 216392:00Punt
20NYGNYG 9411:02Punt
21CLENYG 496512:07Touchdown +8
22NYGNYG 306131:40Punt
23CLECLE 205362:13Fumble
24NYGNYG 466142:21Punt
25CLECLE 20491:23Turnover on downs
26NYGCLE 294-10:56Missed field goal
27CLECLE 38460:37Turnover on downs
28NYGCLE 444432:23End of game

5 of 28 drives ended in points. Longest march: Giants gained 93 scrimmage yards over 15 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Daniel Jones24/342362029.8
Malik Nabers0/10000-1.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Devin Singletary16654.11-4.6
Tyrone Tracy5234.60-0.6
Daniel Jones8202.50-7.6
Malik Nabers242.001.7
Eric Gray100.00-0.9

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Malik Nabers81278236%7.0
Wan'Dale Robinson7861024%2.9
Devin Singletary4443012%2.9
Tyrone Tracy221706%0.9
Daniel Bellinger111703%1.1
Theo Johnson131309%-0.3
Darius Slayton12706%0.4
Jalin Hyatt01003%-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Cordale Flott630.000
Bobby Okereke170.500
Jason Pinnock141.000
Rakeem Nunez-Roches050.500
Deonte Banks400.001
Brian Burns211.002
Isaiah Simmons210.000
Micah McFadden210.500
Elijah Chatman211.000
Dexter Lawrence212.000

Cleveland Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Deshaun Watson21/37196208-19.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jerome Ford10373.70-0.5
Deshaun Watson4266.50-2.2
D'Onta Foreman252.50-0.9
Jameis Winston210.50-0.7

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Amari Cooper71286234%5.5
Jerome Ford3433011%1.6
Jordan Akins4729020%-2.0
Jerry Jeudy4727020%-1.6
Elijah Moore231709%-0.8
Cedric Tillman12406%-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Grant Delpit450.000
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah250.000
Martin Emerson420.000
Shelby Harris240.001
Jordan Hicks330.000
Denzel Ward410.002
Ronnie Hickman500.000
Za'Darius Smith311.000
Rodney McLeod120.000
Tony Brown200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CLE -6.5
Closing total
38
NYG moneyline
+220
CLE moneyline
-270

Browns closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 38; the game landed 36 — under by 2.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
FirstEnergy Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
76°F, wind 4 mph
Referee
Craig Wrolstad
Rest
NYG 7 days · CLE 7 days
Coaches
Brian Daboll vs Kevin Stefanski