Darnell Mooney — Week 9: 54 Yards, His Season High
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9
Mooney caught 3 of 4 targets for a season-high 54 yards against the Eagles, including a 27-yarder on New York's go-ahead touchdown drive, in a 19-11 win at Philadelphia.
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Darnell Mooney had his best receiving game of the season against the Eagles: 4 targets, 3 catches, 54 yards and +5.9 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. His one carry, around left end in the second quarter, lost 4 yards, -1.1 EPA.
The big one came down 8-6 with 4:57 left in the third. Second and 11 at the Philadelphia 46, Jameis Winston went deep right and Mooney caught it for 27 yards to the 19: +2.6 EPA and 11.2 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win, the biggest Giants play of the game by that measure. Isaiah Likely scored four snaps later. On the first possession, third and 12 at midfield, he caught a 17-yarder from J.J. McCarthy and stepped out at the 33, +2.9 EPA and 10.9 points of win probability; the drive ended in a 53-yard field goal.
It was a turn from his season. Through Week 7 he had 9 catches on 22 targets for 113 yards and -0.8 EPA as a receiver; his previous high was 48 yards in Week 2.
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