Game Preview - Week 6: New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta: The Falcons benched Joey Harrington for a brief moment but don't worry Falcons' fans, Harrington will return to the starting lineup this week minus his two starting offensive tackles… enough said. It's hard to recommend any fantasy plays from this team. Warrick Dunn has yet to crack 70 yards rushing and Jerious Norwood simply isn't getting enough carries. Tight end Alge Crumpler may be your best bet, but he's coming off a two-catch, 4-yard performance that doesn't inspire confidence. Keep them all on your bench unless your desperate. Note: The visiting team has won the last eleven meetings in the series.

Start: TE Alge Crumpler
Consider: RB Warrick Dunn
Sit: RB Jerious Norwood, WR Roddy White QB Joey Harrington, WR Joe Horn, WR Michael Jenkins

New York Giants: The Giants defense must be licking their chops. Just two weeks removed from a 6-sack game against the Eagles, defensive end Osi Umenyiora and the rest of his buddies will face two new starting offensive tackles for the Falcons this week. Veteran left tackle Wayne Gandy is out for the season after tearing an ACL in last week's loss to Tennessee, and right tackle Todd Weiner out for two weeks after undergoing knee surgery Wednesday. Advantage: New York. Wide receiver Plaxico Burress continues to produce despite playing on one good and ankle but could be matched up against DeAngelo Hall most of the game. The return of Brandon Jacobs should give the Giants enough firepower to overcome the Falcons and hopefully the Monday night crew will mute any Michael Vick talk.

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

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Eli Manning	Pass: 200, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 11	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 80, 1 Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 28	Derrick Ward	Rush: 35, 0 Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 6	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 44	Amani Toomer	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 11	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 3-35, 0

Atlanta Falcons
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 20	Joey Harrington	Pass: 230, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 25	Warrick Dunn	Rush: 50, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 34	Jerious Norwood	Rush: 25, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 33	Michael Jenkins	Rec: 5-65, 0
WR 35	Roddy White	Rec: 4-60, 0
WR 65	Joe Horn	Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 6	Alge Crumpler	Rec: 3-35, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

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
8	2007-10-28	MIA	A
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	DAL	H
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

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIN	A	L 3-24	-21
2	2007-09-16	JAC	A	L 7-13	-6
3	2007-09-23	CAR	H	L 20-27	-7
4	2007-09-30	HOU	H	W 26-16	+10
5	2007-10-07	TEN	A	L 13-20	-7
6	2007-10-15	NYG	H	L 10-31	-21
7	2007-10-21	NO	A
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	SF	H
10	2007-11-11	CAR	A
11	2007-11-18	TB	H
12	2007-11-22	IND	H
13	2007-12-02	STL	A
14	2007-12-10	NO	H
15	2007-12-16	TB	A
16	2007-12-23	ARI	A
17	2007-12-30	SEA	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	ATL Offense	NFL Average
Points for	25.0	13.3	21.0
Rushing yards	104.7	92.3	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	4.37	3.69	4.07
Completion %	56.7%	65.2%	62.2%
Passing yards	212.0	183.0	214.2
Passing yards per completion	11.12	9.34	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.31	6.09	6.59
Interceptions	1.0	0.7	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.0	0.7
Sacked	1.3	3.3	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	ATL Defense	NFL Average
Points against	25.3	20.0	21.0
Rushing yards	93.0	114.7	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	3.55	4.01	4.07
Completion %	58.9%	63.6%	62.2%
Passing yards	228.3	190.3	214.2
Passing yards per completion	11.43	11.21	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.73	7.13	6.59
INT return	0.7	0.3	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.7	0.7
Sacks	1.3	1.3	2.1

Weather

Dome stadium

Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	6	2000-10-08	NYG	ATL	13-6	NYG
2002	6	2002-10-13	ATL	NYG	17-10	ATL
2003	10	2003-11-09	ATL	NYG	27-7	ATL
2004	11	2004-11-21	ATL	NYG	14-10	ATL
2006	6	2006-10-15	NYG	ATL	27-14	NYG

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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