The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 4 Washington Redskins vs New York Giants Sunday afternoon game on September 29, 2019 at 1 pm ET.
| Washington | Rank | @ | NY Giants | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spread | -3 | ||
| 21.75 | Implied Total | 24.75 | ||
| 21 | 19 | Points/Gm | 21 | 20 |
| 31.3 | 31 | Points All./Gm | 31.3 | 30 |
| 60.3 | 22 | Plays/Gm | 64 | 16 |
| 64.7 | 20 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 67.3 | 27 |
| 28.2% | 30 | Rush% | 29.17% | 28 |
| 71.8% | 3 | Pass% | 70.83% | 5 |
| 45.9% | 27 | Opp. Rush % | 47.5% | 28 |
| 54.1% | 6 | Opp. Pass % | 52.48% | 5 |
- Daniel Jones’s 36.2 fantasy points in Week 3 were the second-most ever scored in a quarterback’s first career start, trailing only Eric Hipple in 1981 (42.7 points).
- Jones was under pressure on 46.7% of his drop backs in Week 3 (fourth-highest). On those dropbacks, Jones completed 12-of-15 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns with a perfect 158.3 rating.
- Through two weeks, Eli Manning had a 59.2 quarterback rating while under pressure.
- The Giants rank second in the NFL in yardage per play on first down (7.6 yards) and rank 32nd on defense in yardage per play allowed on first down (7.5 yards).
- Washington ranks 31st in yardage allowed per possession (43.1 yards) while the Giants rank 30th (42.0).
- Washington ranks 28th in fantasy points allowed per game to opposing skill players (89.6) while the Giants rank 31st (93.7).
- Terry McLaurin is the second Washington player to ever catch a touchdown in each of his first three career games played, joining Charlie Brown (who caught a touchdown in his first five NFL games) in 1982.
Trust (spike production for that player)
- Evan Engram: He ranks first or second among tight ends in targets (30), receptions (23) and receiving yardage (277) through three games to go along with two touchdowns. Engram has been a top-10 scorer in all three games and has been a weekly TE1 in eight straight games dating back to last season.
- Sterling Shepard: He returned from a Week 2 absence to receive 25% of the team targets (7-100-1). With no Saquon Barkley, Shepard and Engram will be asked to carry the offense for Jones. Washington is allowing a league-high 54.7 fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers.
- Terry McLaurin: He’s been a top-20 scorer in each week this season and now gets a matchup against a Giants team that has allowed the most fantasy points (27.3 per game) to opposing WR1 options. *McLaurin popped up on the injury report on Thursday with a hamstring injury and did not practice either day to end the week. That typically is a sing that he will not play on Sunday despite being a game-time decision. If he is unable to play, Robert Davis would start in his place.*
On the Cusp (proxy of a player’s average)
- Chris Thompson: He’s had double-digit PPR points in all three games and is fourth among running backs in receiving points (35.5) on the season.
If You Must (intriguing bench option or deeper league play)
- Daniel Jones: We can’t have QB2 overall expectations, but Jones’s mobility is real as well as running into another objectively good matchup on paper. Washington is 29th in passing points allowed through weeks, allowing Carson Wentz (25.0 fantasy points), Dak Prescott (27.7), and Mitchell Trubisky (19.4) to all thrown three touchdown passes.
- Case Keenum: It hasn’t been pretty, but Keenum has stacked tangible counting stats. He has multiple touchdown passes in all three games and has over 300-yards passing in two. The Giants are 30th in passing points allowed (24.2 per game) and have allowed the QB2, QB7, and QB5 each week to start the season.
- Wayne Gallman: He had just five touches for 13 yards replacing Saquon Barkley last week, but the Bucs have now steadily shut down all three backfields they faced (they held Barkley himself to 10 yards on eight carries prior to injury). Gallman is no Barkley, but he does have some pass-catching chops (34 receptions as a rookie) to work himself into the FLEX conversation given his new opportunity.
- Paul Richardson/Trey Quinn: Richardson has a touchdown in each of the past two games and has seven or more targets in two of the opening three games. Quinn has six or more targets in each game, but has 36 yards or fewer in all three, which gives Richardson much more upside against a Giants secondary that is 31st in points allowed to opposing wideouts to open the season. If McLaurin is inactive, both move up in a strong matchup.
- Adrian Peterson: One of the few times this season where he may be in play for FLEX status. Washington just may not be able to run the ball anymore and Peterson has 62 yards on 22 carries over the past two weeks. But we know he has the goal line job and the Giants are currently 27th in rushing yardage allowed to opposing backfields to start the season, including 128 yards on the ground to the Bucs backfield a week ago.
- Vernon Davis: On the strength of a 48-yard touchdown, Davis was the TE6 in Week 1. Since then, he’s been the TE20 and TE23. His target share has gone from 15.9% to 10.8% to 9.3% each week. Davis was set up to be more of a reach on matchup alone, but McLaurin’s late-week injury would elevate Davis should McLaurin be inactive on Sunday.
More Week 4 Fantasy breakdowns from The Worksheet:
PHI at GB | TEN at ATL | KC at DET | OAK at IND | LAC at MIA | WAS at NYG | NE at BUF | CLE at BAL | CAR at HOU | TB at LAR | SEA at ARI | MIN at CHI | JAX at DEN | DAL at NO | CIN at PIT
