Prediction: Eagles 31, Giants 30
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| New York Giants |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 9 |
Eli Manning |
Pass: 285, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 9 |
Andre Williams |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 55 |
Peyton Hillis |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 10 |
Victor Cruz |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 40 |
Rueben Randle |
Rec: 4-55, 0 TD |
| WR 62 |
Odell Beckham Jr. |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 6 |
Larry Donnell |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
| K 7 |
Josh Brown |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 8 |
Nick Foles |
Pass: 275, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 8 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 40 |
Darren Sproles |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-25, 0 |
| WR 7 |
Jeremy Maclin |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 59 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 60 |
Jordan Matthews  |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| TE 11 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 13 |
Cody Parkey |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Giants QB Eli Manning has won 3 in row & has 100+ rating in all 3. In those 3, has 8 TDs, 1 INT & 115.2 rating. Has started 156 consecutive games, longest active streak by QB... RB Rashad Jennings rushed for 102 yards with TD & had 7 catches for 74 yards in last game vs. Phi. (11/3/13 with Oak.). Rookie RB Andre Williams aims for 3rd in row with rush TD... In past 3 at Phi., WR Victor Cruz has 19 catches for 305 yards (101.7 per game) & 3 TDs. WR Rueben Randle has 4 rec. TDs in past 3 meetings (2 games with 2 TDs). Had TD last week. TE Larry Donnell ties for 1st among NFC TE with 4 rec. TDs. Rookie WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. had TD in NFL debut last week... In last meeting, S Antrel Rolle had sack, INT & FF, only NYG S to do so in past 7 seasons. DE Jason Pierre-Paul is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie spent 2 seasons in Phi. (2011-12)
 Eagles Have 7 return TDs, tied with 1920 Buffalo All-Americans for most in 1st 5 games... QB Nick Foles won only start vs. NYG & had 114.9 rating. Is 7-0 with 13 TDs, 3 INTs & 101.7 rating in past 7 at home... RB LeSean McCoy has 4 100-yard rush games vs. NYG. In past 5 at home, has 606 scrimmage yards (121.2 per game), 527 rush yards (105.4 per game) & 4 TDs. RB Darren Sproles had rush & rec. TDs in last game vs. NYG (12/9/12 with NO). Has 6 career games with both. Since 2011, leads NFL RBs with 248 rec., 2,179 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs... WR Jeremy Maclin has 3 TDs in his past 4 vs. NYG. Has 25 catches for 443 yards (110.8 per game) & 4 TDs in past 4 at home. Aims for 5th in row at home with TD... Last week, S CHRIS MARAGOS had return TD off blocked punt by TE James Casey & DE Cedric Thornton had FR-TD off sack & FF by LB Trent Cole. LB DeMeco Ryans leads team with 33 tackles. S Malcolm Jenkins ties for NFL lead with 3 INTs. DE Fletcher Cox had sack in last meeting.
Results and Schedule
| New York Giants |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 14-35 |
-21 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
ARI |
H |
L 14-25 |
-11 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-17 |
+13 |
| 4 |
2014-09-25 |
WAS |
A |
W 45-14 |
+31 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
ATL |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
PHI |
A |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
DAL |
A |
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| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
IND |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
SEA |
A |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SF |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
DAL |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
JAC |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
TEN |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
WAS |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
STL |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
PHI |
H |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
JAC |
H |
W 34-17 |
+17 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
IND |
A |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
WAS |
H |
W 37-34 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
SF |
A |
L 21-26 |
-5 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
STL |
H |
W 34-28 |
+6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
NYG |
H |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
ARI |
A |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
HOU |
A |
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| 10 |
2014-11-10 |
CAR |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
GB |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
TEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
DAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SEA |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DAL |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
WAS |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NYG |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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NYG
Offense |
PHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
24.7 |
32.7 |
23.2 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
119.7 |
108.7 |
114.0 |
NYG |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.71 |
3.76 |
4.21 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
66.3% |
59.3% |
63.8% |
NYG |
| Passing yards |
226.3 |
269.0 |
241.9 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.98 |
10.98 |
10.77 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.62 |
6.51 |
6.87 |
NYG |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
NYG |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
48.5% |
42.9% |
42.1% |
NYG |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
33.3% |
45.1% |
NYG |
| Time of possession |
32:19 |
25:29 |
30:10 |
NYG |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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NYG
Defense |
PHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.7 |
27.0 |
23.2 |
NYG |
| Rushing yards |
98.3 |
126.0 |
114.0 |
NYG |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.09 |
4.23 |
4.21 |
NYG |
| Completion % |
60.3% |
58.8% |
63.8% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
280.7 |
257.3 |
241.9 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.62 |
11.43 |
10.77 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.61 |
6.72 |
6.87 |
PHI |
| INT return |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
NYG |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.8% |
39.2% |
42.1% |
NYG |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
25.0% |
45.1% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
27:41 |
34:31 |
30:10 |
NYG |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NYG |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.6 |
15.9 |
8.6 |
PHI |
| Yards per kick return |
20.8 |
30.9 |
23.0 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
14.0 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
18.0 |
21.9 |
23.0 |
NYG |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NYG |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
NYG |
| Penalty yards |
40.7 |
63.3 |
59.2 |
NYG |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2014 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
2 |
2000-09-10 |
NYG |
PHI |
33-18 |
NYG |
| 2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
PHI |
NYG |
7-24 |
NYG |
| 2001 |
6 |
2001-10-22 |
PHI |
NYG |
10-9 |
PHI |
| 2001 |
16 |
2001-12-30 |
NYG |
PHI |
21-24 |
PHI |
| 2002 |
8 |
2002-10-28 |
NYG |
PHI |
3-17 |
PHI |
| 2002 |
17 |
2002-12-28 |
PHI |
NYG |
7-10 |
NYG |
| 2003 |
7 |
2003-10-19 |
PHI |
NYG |
14-10 |
PHI |
| 2003 |
11 |
2003-11-16 |
NYG |
PHI |
10-28 |
PHI |
| 2004 |
1 |
2004-09-12 |
NYG |
PHI |
17-31 |
PHI |
| 2004 |
12 |
2004-11-28 |
PHI |
NYG |
27-6 |
PHI |
| 2005 |
11 |
2005-11-20 |
PHI |
NYG |
17-27 |
NYG |
| 2005 |
14 |
2005-12-11 |
NYG |
PHI |
26-23 |
NYG |
| 2006 |
2 |
2006-09-17 |
NYG |
PHI |
30-24 |
NYG |
| 2006 |
15 |
2006-12-17 |
PHI |
NYG |
36-22 |
PHI |
| 2006 |
WC |
2007-01-07 |
NYG |
PHI |
20-23 |
PHI |
| 2007 |
4 |
2007-09-30 |
PHI |
NYG |
3-16 |
NYG |
| 2007 |
14 |
2007-12-09 |
NYG |
PHI |
16-13 |
NYG |
| 2008 |
10 |
2008-11-09 |
NYG |
PHI |
36-31 |
NYG |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-07 |
PHI |
NYG |
20-14 |
PHI |
| 2008 |
DP |
2009-01-11 |
PHI |
NYG |
23-11 |
PHI |
| 2009 |
8 |
2009-11-01 |
NYG |
PHI |
17-40 |
PHI |
| 2009 |
14 |
2009-12-13 |
PHI |
NYG |
45-38 |
PHI |
| 2010 |
11 |
2010-11-21 |
NYG |
PHI |
17-27 |
PHI |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
PHI |
NYG |
38-31 |
PHI |
| 2011 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
NYG |
PHI |
29-16 |
NYG |
| 2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
PHI |
NYG |
17-10 |
PHI |
| 2012 |
4 |
2012-09-30 |
NYG |
PHI |
17-19 |
PHI |
| 2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
PHI |
NYG |
7-42 |
NYG |
| 2013 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
PHI |
NYG |
36-21 |
PHI |
| 2013 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYG |
PHI |
15-7 |
NYG |
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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. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff
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