Game Preview - Week 8: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins

New York Giants: On paper this game is a complete mismatch but the added factor of playing in London (Wembley Stadium) brings an interesting twist that may help the Dolphins cause. Do you think the NFL wants to showcase a blowout? I'm not saying the fix is in but the league certainly would like a nice showing for their international community. However, they probably won't get it. The Giants have got their running game going with a gimpy Brandon Jacobs and Eli Manning will be facing a defense that's given up a league high 15 passing touchdowns. Burress, Jacobs, and Manning are all good plays here in a classic mismatch.

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

Miami: Which is more likely to happen… the Patriots going 16-0 or the Dolphins ending up 0-16? If you said the latter you would be correct. Miami has suffered another major blow losing running back Ronnie Brown for the season with a torn ACL. Brown was leading the league in yards from scrimmage (991) and the only bright spot on the team. Jesse Chatman will become the starter with Patrick Cobbs/Lorenzo Booker playing in a backup role. More good news, LB Zach Thomas might not make the trip to because he was in a minor car accident after last Sunday's game. Perhaps the Dolphins should forfeit this game and save both teams the logistical trouble of traveling across the pond.

Start: RB Jesse Chatman
Consider: QB Cleo Lemon, TE David Martin, WR Marty Booker
Sit: K Jay Feeley

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Eli Manning	Pass: 225, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 95, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 25	Derrick Ward	Rush: 30, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 36	Amani Toomer	Rec: 4-50, 0
TE 3	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 4-50, 0

Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 16	Cleo Lemon	Pass: 215, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 12	Jesse Chatman	Rush: 85, 0 Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 41	Patrick Cobbs	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 33	Marty Booker	Rec: 5-65, 0
WR 48	Derek Hagan	Rec: 2-30, 0
WR 54	Ted Ginn Jr.	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 22	David Martin	Rec: 1-10, 0

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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	W 33-15	+18
8	2007-10-28	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
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

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	WAS	A	L 13-16	-3
2	2007-09-16	DAL	H	L 20-37	-17
3	2007-09-23	NYJ	A	L 28-31	-3
4	2007-09-30	OAK	H	L 17-35	-18
5	2007-10-07	HOU	A	L 19-22	-3
6	2007-10-14	CLE	A	L 31-41	-10
7	2007-10-21	NE	H	L 28-49	-21
8	2007-10-28	NYG	H	L 10-13	-3
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	BUF	H
11	2007-11-18	PHI	A
12	2007-11-26	PIT	A
13	2007-12-02	NYJ	H
14	2007-12-09	BUF	A
15	2007-12-16	BAL	H
16	2007-12-23	NE	A
17	2007-12-30	CIN	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	MIA Offense	NFL Average
Points for	26.0	23.8	21.9
Rushing yards	129.5	125.0	111.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.43	5.21	4.09
Completion %	57.1%	59.0%	62.2%
Passing yards	193.8	217.5	219.7
Passing yards per completion	10.68	10.64	10.63
Passing yards per attempt	6.10	6.28	6.61
Interceptions	1.3	1.5	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.3	0.7
Sacked	1.3	1.8	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	MIA Defense	NFL Average
Points against	16.5	36.0	21.9
Rushing yards	92.8	132.8	111.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.94	4.35	4.09
Completion %	56.5%	62.7%	62.2%
Passing yards	186.3	205.8	219.7
Passing yards per completion	9.07	13.32	10.63
Passing yards per attempt	5.12	8.35	6.61
INT return	1.0	0.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.5	0.7
Sacks	3.3	1.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Miami Dolphins
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	5	2003-10-05	MIA	NYG	23-10	MIA

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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