Game Preview - Week 10: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

New York Giants: Coming off their bye and six straight wins, the Giants face a big game against their division rival in what should be one of the more entertaining games of the weekend. Brandon Jacobs has given the Giants a spark in the running game but only had 27 yards against Dallas thanks to an injured knee. Plaxico Burress continues to be bothered by his sprained ankle, which limits his practice time but not his stat line. He currently ranks sixth among fantasy wideouts and fourth in touchdowns (8). Another weapon will be needed if the Giants expect to grab a victory. Jeremy Shockey has sunk to mediocrity among tight ends so the burden falls on Amani Toomer and Eli Manning to fill in the gaps… not a gamble I'm willing to take.

Start: QB Eli Manning, WR Plaxico Burress,
Consider: RB Brandon Jacobs, TE Jeremy Shockey, WR Amani Toomer
Sit: Giants D/ST RB Derrick Ward, WR Steve Smith

Dallas: The Cowboys won a shootout (45-35) in the first meeting between these two teams and this game should be no different. Dallas ranks second in offense and total points (behind the Patriots) and although the Giants defense has improved they Cowboys still pose matchup problems for every team they face. Owens and Witten are among the league leaders at their positions and although Julius Jones remains the official starter, Marion Barber is seeing more carries and touches… as he should. Look for good games from the usual suspects (Romo, Owens, Witten) and an entertaing win for the Boys pushing their record to 8-1. Patrick Crayton continues be a non-factor until the gameplan once again calls for Owens to be a decoy.

Start: QB Tony Romo, WR Terrell Owens, TE Jason Witten
Consider: RB Marion Barber, RB Julius Jones
Sit: WR Patrick Crayton, Cowboys D/ST, WR Terry Glenn (inj)

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Dallas Cowboys
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Tony Romo	Pass: 300, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 13	Marion Barber	Rush: 65, 1 Rec: 5-35, 0
RB 28	Julius Jones	Rush: 45, 0 Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1	Terrell Owens	Rec: 7-100, 2
WR 49	Patrick Crayton	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 75	Sam Hurd	Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 3	Jason Witten	Rec: 6-75, 1

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Eli Manning	Pass: 285, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 17	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 60, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 5	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 7-105, 1
WR 27	Amani Toomer	Rec: 7-80, 1
TE 8	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 5-55, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Dallas Cowboys
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYG	H	W 45-35	+10
2	2007-09-16	MIA	A	W 37-20	+17
3	2007-09-23	CHI	A	W 34-10	+24
4	2007-09-30	STL	H	W 35-7	+28
5	2007-10-08	BUF	A	W 25-24	+1
6	2007-10-14	NE	H	L 27-48	-21
7	2007-10-21	MIN	H	W 24-14	+10
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	PHI	A	W 38-17	+21
10	2007-11-11	NYG	A	W 31-20	+11
11	2007-11-18	WAS	H
12	2007-11-22	NYJ	H
13	2007-11-29	GB	H
14	2007-12-09	DET	A
15	2007-12-16	PHI	H
16	2007-12-22	CAR	A
17	2007-12-30	WAS	A

New York Giants
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DAL	A	L 35-45	-10
2	2007-09-16	GB	H	L 13-35	-22
3	2007-09-23	WAS	A	W 24-17	+7
4	2007-09-30	PHI	H	W 16-3	+13
5	2007-10-07	NYJ	H	W 35-24	+11
6	2007-10-15	ATL	A	W 31-10	+21
7	2007-10-21	SF	H	W 33-15	+18
8	2007-10-28	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	DAL	H	L 20-31	-11
11	2007-11-18	DET	A
12	2007-11-25	MIN	H
13	2007-12-02	CHI	A
14	2007-12-09	PHI	A
15	2007-12-16	WAS	H
16	2007-12-23	BUF	A
17	2007-12-29	NE	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	DAL Offense	NYG Offense	NFL Average
Points for	29.0	26.7	21.3
Rushing yards	111.7	172.0	112.7
Rushing yards per attempt	4.44	4.66	4.11
Completion %	67.6%	55.6%	61.2%
Passing yards	295.3	151.3	214.0
Passing yards per completion	11.79	10.07	10.54
Passing yards per attempt	7.97	5.60	6.46
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.7	0.7
Sacked	1.0	1.0	2.0

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2007 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	DAL Defense	NYG Defense	NFL Average
Points against	18.3	11.7	21.3
Rushing yards	74.0	106.7	112.7
Rushing yards per attempt	3.46	4.50	4.11
Completion %	58.7%	54.0%	61.2%
Passing yards	174.3	161.0	214.0
Passing yards per completion	9.51	8.31	10.54
Passing yards per attempt	5.59	4.49	6.46
INT return	0.7	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.7	1.0	0.7
Sacks	3.0	3.7	2.0

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Team vs. Team History

Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	7	2000-10-15	DAL	NYG	14-19	NYG
2000	16	2000-12-17	NYG	DAL	17-13	NYG
2001	8	2001-11-04	DAL	NYG	24-27	NYG
2001	13	2001-12-09	NYG	DAL	13-20	DAL
2002	5	2002-10-06	NYG	DAL	21-17	NYG
2002	15	2002-12-15	DAL	NYG	7-37	NYG
2003	2	2003-09-15	DAL	NYG	35-32	DAL
2003	16	2003-12-21	NYG	DAL	3-19	DAL
2004	5	2004-10-10	NYG	DAL	26-10	NYG
2004	17	2005-01-02	DAL	NYG	24-28	NYG
2005	6	2005-10-16	NYG	DAL	13-16	DAL
2005	13	2005-12-04	DAL	NYG	10-17	NYG
2006	7	2006-10-23	NYG	DAL	36-22	NYG
2006	13	2006-12-03	DAL	NYG	23-20	DAL
2007	1	2007-09-09	NYG	DAL	35-45	DAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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