Game Preview - Week 15: Washington Redskins at New York Giants

Washington: My Redskins-lovin' buddy Erik called me at work today to ask about me "banging in," since apparently that's what it's called at the cement plant when you call in sick. So I told him I wasn't "El Capitan del Bango" (which was actually all he asked me - he queried "No El Capitan del Bango?" and waited for a response) and then told him he was an idiot because (1) he called me at work and I was there - so I obviously hadn't banged in; and (2) he's a Redskins fan and he's completely given up on the team this week. He says Clinton Portis is through running effectively and the only guy who's got a shot at scoring is Chris Cooley. He's also not too excited about the prospect of Todd Collins getting chased around by Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora for 60 minutes. Unfortunately, I had to agree with him on the last two points.

Start: RB Clinton Portis, TE Chris Cooley
Consider: WR Santana Moss
Sit: WR Antwaan Randle El, RB Ladell Betts, QB Todd Collins Redskins D/ST

New York Giants: Their defensive line is so good, they've always got a chance to eradicate the QB, take the ball away and get a few easy shots in the red zone. With that said, I think that's what might happen in this one. I don't foresee any long, arduous drives from the Boys in Blue, but I do see a couple Eli Manning tosses to Plaxico Burress and Jeremy Shockey, with a Jacobs "bang-in" to boot.

Start: QB Eli Manning, WR Plaxico Burress, TE Jeremy Shockey, RB Brandon Jacobs, Giants D/ST
Consider: WR Amani Toomer
Sit: RB Reuben Droughns

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Todd Collins	Pass: 215, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 18	Clinton Portis	Rush: 65, 1 Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 50	Ladell Betts	Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 34	Santana Moss	Rec: 3-55, 0
WR 39	Antwaan Randle El	Rec: 5-65, 0
WR 87	Keenan McCardell	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 5	Chris Cooley	Rec: 6-65, 1

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	Eli Manning	Pass: 205, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 16	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 47	Reuben Droughns	Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 21	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 5-80, 1
WR 42	Amani Toomer	Rec: 5-65, 0
TE 14	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 3-35, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIA	H	W 16-13	+3
2	2007-09-17	PHI	A	W 20-12	+8
3	2007-09-23	NYG	H	L 17-24	-7
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	DET	H	W 34-3	+31
6	2007-10-14	GB	A	L 14-17	-3
7	2007-10-21	ARI	H	W 21-19	+2
8	2007-10-28	NE	A	L 7-52	-45
9	2007-11-04	NYJ	A	W 23-20	+3
10	2007-11-11	PHI	H	L 25-33	-8
11	2007-11-18	DAL	A	L 23-28	-5
12	2007-11-25	TB	A	L 13-19	-6
13	2007-12-02	BUF	H	L 16-17	-1
14	2007-12-06	CHI	H	W 24-16	+8
15	2007-12-16	NYG	A	W 22-10	+12
16	2007-12-23	MIN	A
17	2007-12-30	DAL	H

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	W 16-10	+6
12	2007-11-25	MIN	H	L 17-41	-24
13	2007-12-02	CHI	A	W 21-16	+5
14	2007-12-09	PHI	A	W 16-13	+3
15	2007-12-16	WAS	H	L 10-22	-12
16	2007-12-23	BUF	A
17	2007-12-29	NE	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	WAS Offense	NYG Offense	NFL Average
Points for	21.5	17.7	22.5
Rushing yards	105.0	97.3	106.4
Rushing yards per attempt	4.02	3.93	3.95
Completion %	62.0%	58.3%	61.3%
Passing yards	252.8	211.7	220.0
Passing yards per completion	10.39	10.33	10.52
Passing yards per attempt	6.44	6.03	6.45
Interceptions	0.8	1.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.3	1.3	0.8
Sacked	1.3	2.3	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	WAS Defense	NYG Defense	NFL Average
Points against	21.0	20.0	22.5
Rushing yards	98.8	92.3	106.4
Rushing yards per attempt	4.01	3.54	3.95
Completion %	59.9%	64.4%	61.3%
Passing yards	249.5	216.7	220.0
Passing yards per completion	10.92	10.92	10.52
Passing yards per attempt	6.54	7.03	6.45
INT return	0.3	0.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.3	0.8
Sacks	2.0	3.3	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	4	2000-09-24	WAS	NYG	16-6	WAS
2000	14	2000-12-03	NYG	WAS	9-7	NYG
2001	4	2001-10-07	WAS	NYG	9-23	NYG
2001	7	2001-10-28	NYG	WAS	21-35	WAS
2002	11	2002-11-17	WAS	NYG	17-19	NYG
2002	14	2002-12-08	NYG	WAS	27-21	NYG
2003	3	2003-09-21	NYG	WAS	24-21	NYG
2003	14	2003-12-07	WAS	NYG	20-7	WAS
2004	2	2004-09-19	WAS	NYG	14-20	NYG
2004	13	2004-12-05	NYG	WAS	7-31	WAS
2005	8	2005-10-30	WAS	NYG	0-36	NYG
2005	16	2005-12-24	NYG	WAS	20-35	WAS
2006	5	2006-10-08	WAS	NYG	3-19	NYG
2006	17	2006-12-30	NYG	WAS	34-28	NYG
2007	3	2007-09-23	NYG	WAS	24-17	NYG

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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