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Final Score Prediction

Giants 27, Ravens 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Eli Manning Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18 David Wilson Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 29 Ahmad Bradshaw Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 14 Victor Cruz Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 32 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 73 Rueben Randle Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13 Martellus Bennett Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 6 Lawrence Tynes FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Ray Rice Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 62 Bernard Pierce Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24 Anquan Boldin Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39 Torrey Smith Rec: 3-60, 0 TD
WR 56 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Dennis Pitta Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 12 Justin Tucker FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants Clinch playoff berth with 2 wins... QB Eli Manning has 3,590 pass yards & needs 410 to reach 4,000 for 4th consecutive season. Incl. SB, has won 8 of past 10 starts vs. AFC... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5 in Dec/Jan. Rushed 9 times for 96 yards (10.7 avg.) in only meeting. Rookie RB-KR David Wilson is 2nd in NFC with 27.2 KR avg... WR Victor Cruz has 79 catches for 1,019 yards & 9 TDs. Needs 1 catch to record 2nd consecutive season with 80+ catches, 1,000+ yards & 9+ TDs. No other Giant has ever had 1 such season. WR Hakeem Nicks has 3,726 career rec. yards & needs 274 to reach 4,000. TE Martellus Bennett has TD in 2 of past 3... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 8 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC. Has 27.5 career sacks & needs 2.5 to reach 30. S Stevie Brown leads NFL with 259 INT yards, most by Giant all-time. Ties for 2nd in NFL with career-high 7 INTs. DE Justin Tuck has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. AFC (incl. SB). LB Mathias Kiwanuka had sack in last meeting.

Ravens Aim for 3rd season in row with 10+ wins. Ravens have won 12 consecutive home games vs. NFC... For career, QB Joe Flacco is 9-0 at home vs. NFC & has 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 99.6 passer rating. Flacco became 1st Raven to reach 100 career TD passes last week... For career, RB Ray Rice averages 5.1 yards per carry vs. NFC (258 att., 1,313 yards). Rice (1,458) needs 42 scrimmage yards to reach 1,500 for 4th consecutive season... WR Torrey Smith (94) needs 6 catches to register 100 career. Smith (767) needs 75 receiving yards to surpass total (841) as rookie last season... TE Dennis Pitta had career-best in receiving yards (125) & TD catches (2) last week. Pitta (7) needs TD reception to set single-season club record among TEs (TODD HEAP, 7 in 2005)... LB Paul Kruger has career-high 8 sacks in 2012. LB Terrell Suggs has 9 sacks in past 8 vs. NFC opponents. S Ed Reed (61) needs INT to tie HOFer DICK LE BEAU & DAVE BROWN for 8th most in NFL history... KR-WR Jacoby Jones has NFL-best 32.5 KR avg. in 2012.


Results and Schedule
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 L 0-34 -34
16 2012-12-23 BAL A L 14-33 -19
17 2012-12-30 PHI H    
   
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 CIN H W 44-13 +31
2 2012-09-16 PHI A L 23-24 -1
3 2012-09-23 NE H W 31-30 +1
4 2012-09-27 CLE H W 23-16 +7
5 2012-10-07 KC A W 9-6 +3
6 2012-10-14 DAL H W 31-29 +2
7 2012-10-21 HOU A L 13-43 -30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 CLE A W 25-15 +10
10 2012-11-11 OAK H W 55-20 +35
11 2012-11-18 PIT A W 13-10 +3
12 2012-11-25 SD A W 16-13 +3
13 2012-12-02 PIT H L 20-23 -3
14 2012-12-09 WAS A L 28-31 -3
15 2012-12-16 DEN H L 17-34 -17
16 2012-12-23 NYG H W 33-14 +19
17 2012-12-30 CIN A    

Injury Report
New York Giants
Questionable  RB Ahmad Bradshaw (knee)
 SS Kenny Phillips (knee)
 SS Tyler Sash (hamstring)
 DE Justin Tuck (shoulder)
Probable  CB Prince Amukamara (hamstring)
 DT Chris Canty (neck)
 WR Hakeem Nicks (knee)
 WR Rueben Randle (back)
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)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Out  MLB Jameel McClain (spine)
 RB Bernard Pierce (concussion)
Doubtful  SS Bernard Pollard (chest)
Questionable  WR Tandon Doss (ankle)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle)
 FB Vonta Leach (ankle)
 SLB Albert McClellan (shoulder)
 WR Torrey Smith (concussion)
Probable  TE Ed Dickson (knee)
 FS James Ihedigbo (neck)
 DE Pernell McPhee (thigh)
 FS Ed Reed (shoulder)
 CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen)
 DE Terrell Suggs (biceps)
IR  MLB Ray Lewis (triceps, 10/17)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 20.3 22.8 NYG
Rushing yards 127.0 93.0 118.4 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 4.88 3.76 4.32 NYG
Completion % 59.2% 58.0% 60.0% NYG
Passing yards 230.3 222.0 224.8 NYG
Passing yards per completion 11.23 11.24 10.85 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.65 6.52 6.51 NYG
Interceptions 1.3 0.8 1.0 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.7 NYG
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.5 2.3 NYG
3rd down conversions 46.8% 35.3% 37.1% NYG
4th down conversions 28.6% 40.0% 43.8% BAL
Time of possession 29:59 27:04 30:31 NYG
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.0 21.8 22.8 BAL
Rushing yards 129.0 121.0 118.4 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.56 4.04 4.32 BAL
Completion % 65.8% 60.3% 60.0% BAL
Passing yards 221.7 223.5 224.8 NYG
Passing yards per completion 11.97 11.02 10.85 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.87 6.64 6.51 BAL
INT return 0.3 0.5 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks 0.7 2.8 2.3 BAL
3rd down conversions 49.2% 33.3% 37.1% BAL
4th down conversions 25.0% 25.0% 43.8% -
Time of possession 30:01 34:15 30:31 NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYG   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.3 11.0 10.3 BAL
Yards per kick return 28.0 29.0 22.9 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 11.7 7.5 10.3 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 21.1 22.6 22.9 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYG   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 6.0 6.4 NYG
Penalty yards 34.7 61.3 54.0 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 14 2004-12-12 NYG BAL 14-37 BAL
2008 11 2008-11-16 BAL NYG 10-30 NYG

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.