Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Atlanta Falcons Rank  Player Projections QB 3 Matt Ryan Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 2 Michael Turner Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 WR 5 Roddy White Rec: 8-100, 0 TD WR 6 Julio Jones Rec: 7-90, 1 TD WR 21 Harry Douglas Rec: 2-30, 0 TD TE 2 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD K 6 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 DEF 5 Defense / ST   View all Wild-Card Playoffs Rankings or Projections		New York Giants Rank  Player Projections QB 4 Eli Manning Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 8 Ahmad Bradshaw Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 RB 11 Brandon Jacobs Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 WR 2 Victor Cruz Rec: 8-110, 1 TD WR 8 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 6-80, 1 TD WR 17 Mario Manningham Rec: 4-50, 0 TD TE 8 Travis Beckum Rec: 2-20, 0 TD TE 10 Jake Ballard Rec: 2-20, 0 TD K 4 Lawrence Tynes FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 DEF 6 Defense / ST

Two of the hottest teams down the stretch will meet at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Both the Falcons and Giants won three of their final four games to make the postseason.

“We had a good finish to the regular season and now we're excited about the playoffs starting,” says Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan, who set a franchise record with 4,177 passing yards. “Everybody's confidence is very high.”

The Falcons have qualified for the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time in team history. Ryan, RB Michael Turner (1,340 yards) and WR Roddy White (1,296) became the second Falcons trio with a 4,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver.

New York won its final two games to win the NFC East, including a Week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Head coach TOM COUGHLIN has guided the Giants to five postseason appearances, tied with BILL PARCELLS for the most in team annals. Pro Bowl quarterback Eli Manning had a franchise-record 4,933 passing yards and wide receiver Victor Cruz had a team-record 1,536 receiving yards, 193 more than the previous mark. All-Star defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul ranked fourth in the NFL with 16.5 sacks, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LAWRENCE TAYLOR and MICHAEL STRAHAN as the only Giants to record at least 16 sacks in a season.

“We've been in playoff-like games for the last three weeks,” says Coughlin. “We are battle-tested in a lot of ways because we have played some really outstanding football teams through the second half of the season.”