Lions 6–17 Giants: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 15, 2016

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Detroit Lions vs New York Giants?

M. Stafford (Detroit Lions), 53.3% completion, +1.0% CPOE, +0.04 EPA per dropback, +1.62 total passing EPA. E. Manning (New York Giants), 64.5% completion, +5.2% CPOE, +0.14 EPA per dropback, +4.19 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Detroit Lions vs New York Giants?

O. Beckham (New York Giants) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.96 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+2.67 EPA): (8:12) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep left to 13-O.Beckham pushed ob at DET 36 for 25 yards (30-A.Jackson)..

Quick answer

Winner: New York Giants
Final score: New York Giants 17–6 Detroit Lions
Halftime: Detroit Lions 3–10 New York Giants at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Odell Beckham Jr.
Top passer: Matthew Stafford
Biggest EPA play: (11:03) (Shotgun) 34-Z.Zenner up the middle to NYG 4 for 7 yards (25-L.Hall). FUMBLES (25-…
Game date: 2016-12-18

Game summary

The New York Giants beat the Detroit Lions 17–6 on 2016-12-18. Odell Beckham Jr. posted a game-high +6.96 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 7 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Detroit Lions	0	3	3	0	0	6
New York Giants	7	3	0	7	0	17

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

DETDetroit Lions

DET 6

+1DET 15

+3NYG 29

+3DET 29

+3NYG 15

DET 4

+1DET 15

NYGNew York Giants

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

7 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NYGNew York Giants
Q1 9:30TD
Sterling Shepard
Points+6
Yard line
DET 6
Score
0-6
(9:30) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 87-S.Shepard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NYGNew York Giants
Q1 9:23XP
RGR. Gould
Points+1
Yard line
DET 15
Score
0-7
5-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 14:07FG
Matt Prater
Points+3
Yard line
NYG 29
Score
3-7
(14:07) 5-M.Prater 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-6-S.Martin.
NYGNew York Giants
Q2 5:06FG
RGR. Gould
Points+3
Yard line
DET 29
Score
3-10
(5:06) 5-R.Gould 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing.
DETDetroit Lions
Q3 7:44FG
Matt Prater
Points+3
Yard line
NYG 15
Score
6-10
(7:44) 5-M.Prater 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-6-S.Martin.
NYGNew York Giants
Q4 5:51TD
Odell Beckham Jr.
Points+6
Yard line
DET 4
Score
6-16
(5:51) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 13-O.Beckham for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NYGNew York Giants
Q4 5:47XP
RGR. Gould
Points+1
Yard line
DET 15
Score
6-17
5-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Odell Beckham Jr. · New York Giants · Receiving · +6.96 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.87 EPA/play
2E. Manning · New York Giants · Passing · +4.19 total EPA · 31 snaps · +0.14 EPA/play
3Sterling Shepard · New York Giants · Receiving · +3.80 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.76 EPA/play
4Marcus Jones · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +3.07 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.61 EPA/play
5G. Tate · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +2.44 total EPA · 13 snaps · +0.19 EPA/play
6P. Perkins · New York Giants · Rushing · +1.73 total EPA · 12 snaps · +0.14 EPA/play
7Matthew Stafford · Detroit Lions · Passing · +1.62 total EPA · 45 snaps · +0.04 EPA/play
8W. Tye · New York Giants · Receiving · +1.08 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.27 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Odell Beckham Jr. — NYG · Receiving

Odell Beckham Jr. posted the highest total EPA (+6.96) in the game, the strongest overall impact for New York Giants. Across 8 counted snaps, they averaged +0.87 EPA per play.

Odell Beckham Jr.'s top snap (+2.67 EPA): (8:12) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep left to 13-O.Beckham pushed ob at DET 36 for 25 yards (30-A.Jackson).

Biggest single play (-5.87 EPA): Z. Zenner — (11:03) (Shotgun) 34-Z.Zenner up the middle to NYG 4 for 7 yards (25-L.Hall). FUMBLES (25-L.Hall), touched at NYG 3, RECOVERED by NYG-54-O.Vernon at NYG -5. Touchback.

Quarterback report card

Matthew Stafford led all passers in efficiency for Detroit Lions, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) · 45 dropbacks · 53.3% completion · +1.0% CPOE · +0.04 EPA/play · +1.62 total EPA
E. Manning (New York Giants) · 31 dropbacks · 64.5% completion · +5.2% CPOE · +0.14 EPA/play · +4.19 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Detroit Lions	New York Giants
Offensive EPA/play	-0.121	+0.015
Offensive success rate	38.2%	46.2%
Pass EPA/play	+0.036	+0.135
Rush EPA/play	-0.628	-0.126
Defensive EPA/play	-0.015	+0.121
Defensive success rate	53.8%	61.8%

Drive & efficiency notes

New York Giants held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.01 vs -0.12), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Detroit Lions: -0.12 EPA/play (22nd percentile vs. 2016 team-game averages)
New York Giants: +0.01 EPA/play (54th percentile vs. 2016 team-game averages)

Detroit Lions: 11 drives, -9.17 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
New York Giants: 11 drives, +1.14 total EPA, 3 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

New York Giants — Sterling Shepard (E. Manning pass) (Q1 9:30)
New York Giants — Odell Beckham Jr. (E. Manning pass) (Q4 5:51)

Field goals

Detroit Lions — Matt Prater (Q2 14:07)
New York Giants — R. Gould (Q2 5:06)
Detroit Lions — Matt Prater (Q3 7:44)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: New York Giants won the period 7–0. New York Giants found the end zone from the DET 6 (Q1 9:30) — (9:30) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 87-S.Shepard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the DET 15 (Q1 9:23) — 5-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing..

The second quarter: The quarter finished even at 3–3. Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the NYG 29 (Q2 14:07) — (14:07) 5-M.Prater 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-6-S.Martin.; New York Giants connected on a field goal from the DET 29 (Q2 5:06) — (5:06) 5-R.Gould 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing..

The third quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 3–0. Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the NYG 15 (Q3 7:44) — (7:44) 5-M.Prater 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-6-S.Martin..

The fourth quarter: New York Giants won the period 7–0. New York Giants found the end zone from the DET 4 (Q4 5:51) — (5:51) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 13-O.Beckham for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the DET 15 (Q4 5:47) — 5-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Detroit Lions (Q2 11:03) — (11:03) (Shotgun) 34-Z.Zenner up the middle to NYG 4 for 7 yards (25-L.Hall). FUMBLES (25-L.Hall), touched at NYG 3, RECOVERED by NYG-54-O.Vernon at NYG -5. Touchback. [WPA -15.5% · EPA -5.87]
Detroit Lions (Q2 11:50) — (11:50) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass deep right to 15-G.Tate to NYG 11 for 67 yards (41-D.Rodgers-Cromartie). [WPA +13.8% · EPA +4.33]
New York Giants (Q1 11:34) — (11:34) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep right to 80-V.Cruz to DET 22 for 29 yards (32-T.Wilson). [WPA +9.4% · EPA +2.14]
New York Giants (Q4 8:12) — (8:12) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep left to 13-O.Beckham pushed ob at DET 36 for 25 yards (30-A.Jackson). [WPA +8.6% · EPA +2.67]
Detroit Lions (Q3 12:04) — (12:04) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass deep left to 11-M.Jones to NYG 25 for 21 yards (24-E.Apple). [WPA +8.6% · EPA +2.62]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Detroit Lions (Q2 11:03) — (11:03) (Shotgun) 34-Z.Zenner up the middle to NYG 4 for 7 yards (25-L.Hall). FUMBLES (25-L.Hall), touched at NYG 3, RECOVERED by NYG-54-O.Vernon at NYG -5. Touchback. [WPA -15.5% · EPA -5.87]
Detroit Lions (Q2 11:50) — (11:50) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass deep right to 15-G.Tate to NYG 11 for 67 yards (41-D.Rodgers-Cromartie). [WPA +13.8% · EPA +4.33]
Detroit Lions (Q4 2:09) — (2:09) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass deep left intended for 80-A.Boldin INTERCEPTED by 41-D.Rodgers-Cromartie at NYG -3. Touchback. [WPA -3.5% · EPA -3.95]
New York Giants (Q4 8:12) — (8:12) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep left to 13-O.Beckham pushed ob at DET 36 for 25 yards (30-A.Jackson). [WPA +8.6% · EPA +2.67]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New York Giants TD (+6) — Q1 9:30 · DET 6 · Score 0-6
(9:30) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 87-S.Shepard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New York Giants XP (+1) — Q1 9:23 · DET 15 · Score 0-7
5-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q2 14:07 · NYG 29 · Score 3-7
(14:07) 5-M.Prater 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-6-S.Martin.
New York Giants FG (+3) — Q2 5:06 · DET 29 · Score 3-10
(5:06) 5-R.Gould 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q3 7:44 · NYG 15 · Score 6-10
(7:44) 5-M.Prater 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, Holder-6-S.Martin.
New York Giants TD (+6) — Q4 5:51 · DET 4 · Score 6-16
(5:51) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 13-O.Beckham for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New York Giants XP (+1) — Q4 5:47 · DET 15 · Score 6-17
5-R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-B.Wing.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

New York Giants earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Odell Beckham Jr. (New York Giants) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
E. Manning (NYG) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won Detroit Lions vs New York Giants on 2016-12-18?

The New York Giants beat the Detroit Lions 17-6 in Week 15, 2016.

What was the score by quarter in Detroit Lions vs New York Giants?

Q1: Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 7; Q2: Detroit Lions 3, New York Giants 3; Q3: Detroit Lions 3, New York Giants 0; Q4: Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 7; Final: Detroit Lions 6, New York Giants 17.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Detroit Lions vs New York Giants?

New York Giants touchdown — S. Shepard (E. Manning pass) (Q1 9:30) New York Giants touchdown — O. Beckham (E. Manning pass) (Q4 5:51) Detroit Lions field goal — M. Prater (Q2 14:07, 3 pts) New York Giants field goal — R. Gould (Q2 5:06, 3 pts) Detroit Lions field goal — M. Prater (Q3 7:44, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Detroit Lions vs New York Giants?

Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions), 53.3% completion, +1.0% CPOE, +0.04 EPA per dropback, +1.62 total passing EPA. E. Manning (New York Giants), 64.5% completion, +5.2% CPOE, +0.14 EPA per dropback, +4.19 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Detroit Lions vs New York Giants?

Odell Beckham Jr. (New York Giants) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.96 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+2.67 EPA): (8:12) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep left to 13-O.Beckham pushed ob at DET 36 for 25 yards (30-A.Jackson)..

Season records after this game

Detroit Lions

Entered 9-4 Now 9-5 L

New York Giants

Entered 9-4 Now 10-4 W

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