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Final Score Prediction

Giants 27, Saints 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Drew Brees Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 37 Pierre Thomas Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 48 Mark Ingram Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 14 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 19 Lance Moore Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 84 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 3 Jimmy Graham Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
K 25 Garrett Hartley FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Eli Manning Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Ahmad Bradshaw Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 David Wilson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9 Victor Cruz Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
 WR 28 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 79 Rueben Randle Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Martellus Bennett Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 3 Lawrence Tynes FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints In career, QB Drew Brees is 4-0 vs. NYG with 11 TDs, 0 INTs & 122.1 rating. In past 2 meetings, has 8 TDs, 0 INTs & 143.8 rating. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NYG with 360+ yards, 4+ TDs & 0 INTs... In last meeting, RBs Mark Ingram & Pierre Thomas each had rush TD. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 137 catches... In last game vs. NYG, TE Jimmy Graham had 2 TDs. Incl. playoffs, has TD catch in 12 of past 16. Since 2010, Graham leads NFC TEs with 27 TDs (incl. playoffs). WR Marques Colston has 15 catches for 281 yards (93.7 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 meetings. Has 8 TDs in past 9. WR Lance Moore had 2 TDs in last meeting & aims for 3rd in row vs. NYG with TD... In 2 career meetings, S Roman Harper has sack, FF & FR. Since 2006, has 18.5 sacks, most by DB (incl. playoffs). DE Cameron Jordan leads team with career-high 7 sacks. Saints have 3 players with 90+ tackles: LB Curtis Lofton (101), S Malcolm Jenkins (94) & Harper (90).

Giants QB Eli Manning passed for 406 yards, 2 TDs & 101.9 rating in last meeting. In past 8 at home (incl. playoffs), has completed 176 of 279 (63.1 pct.) for 2,316 yards with 17 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 99.1 rating... RB Ahmad Bradshaw had rush TD in last meeting. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4 at home. Has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 4 Dec/Jan games... WR Victor Cruz had 9 catches for 157 yards (17.4 avg.) & 2 TDs (72, 4 yards) in last meeting. In past 3 Dec/Jan games, has 14 catches for 446 yards (148.7 per game; 31.9 avg.) & 2 TDs (99 & 74 yards). In 2 career meetings, WR Hakeem Nicks has 12 catches for 201 yards (100.5 per game) & TD. In past 6 games in Dec/Jan/Feb (incl. playoffs), has 38 catches for 563 yards (93.8 per game) & 5 TDs. TE Martellus Bennett had career-high 82 yards last week (5 catches, TD)... In past 13 at home, DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 10 sacks. S Stevie Brown leads NFL with 168 INT return yards, most by Giant since 1963 (DICK LYNCH). Ties for NFL lead among safeties with 5 INTs. DE Justin Tuck has 3 sacks in past 3 at home.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 WAS H L 32-40 -8
2 2012-09-16 CAR A L 27-35 -8
3 2012-09-23 KC H L 24-27 -3
4 2012-09-30 GB A L 27-28 -1
5 2012-10-07 SD H W 31-24 +7
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 TB A W 35-28 +7
8 2012-10-28 DEN A L 14-34 -20
9 2012-11-05 PHI H W 28-13 +15
10 2012-11-11 ATL H W 31-27 +4
11 2012-11-18 OAK A W 38-17 +21
12 2012-11-25 SF H L 21-31 -10
13 2012-11-29 ATL A L 13-23 -10
14 2012-12-09 NYG A L 27-52 -25
15 2012-12-16 TB H    
16 2012-12-23 DAL A    
17 2012-12-30 CAR H    
   
New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 DAL H L 17-24 -7
2 2012-09-16 TB H W 41-34 +7
3 2012-09-20 CAR A W 36-7 +29
4 2012-09-30 PHI A L 17-19 -2
5 2012-10-07 CLE H W 41-27 +14
6 2012-10-14 SF A W 26-3 +23
7 2012-10-21 WAS H W 27-23 +4
8 2012-10-28 DAL A W 29-24 +5
9 2012-11-04 PIT H L 20-24 -4
10 2012-11-11 CIN A L 13-31 -18
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 GB H W 38-10 +28
13 2012-12-03 WAS A L 16-17 -1
14 2012-12-09 NO H W 52-27 +25
15 2012-12-16 ATL A    
16 2012-12-23 BAL A    
17 2012-12-30 PHI H    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  CB Corey White (knee)
Probable  SS Isa Abdul-Quddus (concussion)
 DE Junior Galette (ankle)
 SS Roman Harper (ribs)
 CB Johnny Patrick (other-illness)
 WR Courtney Roby (hamstring)
 TE David Thomas (knee)
 SLB Martez Wilson (toe)
IR  SLB Chris Chamberlain (knee, 8/19)
 WR Nick Toon (foot, 9/1)
   
New York Giants
Out  TE Travis Beckum (knee)
 SS Tyler Sash (hamstring)
Doubtful  SS Kenny Phillips (knee)
Questionable  WR Hakeem Nicks (knee)
Probable  MLB Chase Blackburn (ankle)
 WLB Michael Boley (shoulder)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot)
 WR Domenik Hixon (ankle)
 DE Jason Pierre-Paul (back)
 SLB Jacquian Williams (calf)
IR  RB Andre Brown (fibula, 11/26)
 DT Markus Kuhn (knee, 11/14)
 DT Shaun Rogers (calf, 8/31)
 RB Da'Rel Scott (knee, 10/20)
 CB Terrell Thomas (knee, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 
NYG
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.5 21.7 22.6 NO
Rushing yards 112.0 116.3 117.4 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 4.56 4.34 4.30 NO
Completion % 63.2% 55.6% 60.9% NO
Passing yards 245.8 207.3 230.4 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.93 11.21 10.88 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.90 6.23 6.63 NO
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 0.9 NYG
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.6 NO
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.3 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 38.8% 37.9% 38.0% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 48.2% -
Time of possession 28:14 29:33 30:12 NYG
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 
NYG
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.5 21.7 22.6 NYG
Rushing yards 152.3 116.7 117.4 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 5.24 4.20 4.30 NYG
Completion % 60.6% 62.4% 60.9% NO
Passing yards 261.5 197.0 230.4 NYG
Passing yards per completion 12.04 11.03 10.88 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 7.30 6.88 6.63 NYG
INT return 0.8 0.7 0.9 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.8 1.0 0.6 NYG
Sacks 1.3 2.7 2.2 NYG
3rd down conversions 37.0% 46.7% 38.0% NO
4th down conversions 28.6% 42.9% 48.2% NO
Time of possession 31:46 30:27 30:12 NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.1 5.7 9.9 NO
Yards per kick return 29.3 21.3 22.6 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 8.2 16.1 9.9 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 19.1 25.7 22.6 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.5 5.3 6.2 NO
Penalty yards 38.3 36.3 51.9 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2012 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, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 NO NYG 13-21 NYG
2003 15 2003-12-14 NYG NO 7-45 NO
2005 2 2005-09-18 NYG NO 27-10 NYG
2006 16 2006-12-24 NO NYG 30-7 NO
2009 6 2009-10-18 NYG NO 27-48 NO
2011 12 2011-11-28 NYG NO 24-49 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.