Prediction: Giants 24, Packers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Green Bay Packers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Scott Tolzien |
Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 6 |
Eddie Lacy |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 43 |
James Starks |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 20 |
Jordy Nelson |
Rec: 6-70, 1 TD |
| WR 38 |
Jarrett Boykin |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 50 |
James Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 29 |
Andrew Quarless |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 33 |
Brandon Bostick |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 16 |
Mason Crosby |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 18 |
Defense / ST |
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| New York Giants |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 15 |
Eli Manning |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 10 |
Andre Brown |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 58 |
Peyton Hillis |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 6 |
Victor Cruz |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
| WR 26 |
Rueben Randle |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| WR 51 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 22 |
Brandon Myers |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| K 23 |
Josh Brown |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Packers QB Scott Tolzien passed for 280 yards & TD in NFL debut last week... Rookie RB Eddie Lacy leads NFL with 618 rush yards since Oct. 1. Aims for 7th in row with 70+ rush yards & 80+ scrimmage yards. Has rushed for 669 yards in 8 games & is on pace to surpass JOHN BROCKINGTON's team rookie record (1,105 yards in 1971)... Since 2011, WR Jordy Nelson ties for 2nd among NFL WRs with 29 rec. TDs. In 3 games vs. NYG, has 10 catches for 289 yards (96.3 per game) & 2 TDs. WR James Jones ties for 6th in NFL with 16 rec. TDs since 2012... LB Clay Matthews had 38-yard INT-TD, sack & FF in his last game at NYG (12/4/11). LB A.J. Hawk has 42 tackles & 3 sacks in past 5. Leads team with 74 tackles. When he has INT, GB is 8-0. Had INT in 12/26/10 meeting. S Morgan Burnett had INT in 2011 Div. Playoff (1/15/12). DE Mike Daniels has 3.5 sacks in past 4. Since 2008 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams has 24 INTs, 5th most in NFL. Rookie DE Datone Jones had 2 sacks last week & has 3 sacks in past 2.
 Giants Are 2nd team in NFL history (2009 Ten.) to start 0-6 & win next 3... QB Eli Manning has started 144 consecutive games, longest active streak by QB. In past 3 vs. GB (incl. playoffs), has completed 60 of 103 (58.3 pct.) for 926 yards with 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 109.1 rating... RB Andre Brown rushed for 115 yards & TD last week. Has rush TD in each of his past 6 & has 9 rush TDs in his past 10. RB Brandon Jacobs has rush TD in 3 of 4 career meetings (incl. playoffs)... WR Victor Cruz had TD in last meeting. WR Hakeem Nicks has 23 catches for 423 yards (105.8 per game) & 6 TDs in 4 career meetings (incl. playoffs). Aims for 5th in row vs. GB with TD (incl. playoffs). WR Rueben Randle has 5 rec. TDs in past 5 & leads team with 5 rec. TDs. Had TD in last meeting... DE Mathias Kiwanuka had 2 sacks in last meeting. DE Justin Tuck has sack in 3 of 4 regular-season meetings. S Antrel Rolle leads team with 52 tackles. Has 2 sacks & 2 INTs in past 3. Tied with CB Prince Amukamara for most PD on club (6). Rookie DE Damontre Moore blocked punt last week, returned by rookie S Cooper Taylor for TD.
Results and Schedule
| Green Bay Packers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
SF |
A |
L 28-34 |
-6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
WAS |
H |
W 38-20 |
+18 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
CIN |
A |
L 30-34 |
-4 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
DET |
H |
W 22-9 |
+13 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
BAL |
A |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
CLE |
H |
W 31-13 |
+18 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
MIN |
A |
W 44-31 |
+13 |
| 9 |
2013-11-04 |
CHI |
H |
L 20-27 |
-7 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
PHI |
H |
L 13-27 |
-14 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
NYG |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
MIN |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
DET |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
ATL |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
DAL |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
PIT |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CHI |
A |
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| New York Giants |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
DAL |
A |
L 31-36 |
-5 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
DEN |
H |
L 23-41 |
-18 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
CAR |
A |
L 0-38 |
-38 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
KC |
A |
L 7-31 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
PHI |
H |
L 21-36 |
-15 |
| 6 |
2013-10-10 |
CHI |
A |
L 21-27 |
-6 |
| 7 |
2013-10-21 |
MIN |
H |
W 23-7 |
+16 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
PHI |
A |
W 15-7 |
+8 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
OAK |
H |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
GB |
H |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
DAL |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
WAS |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
SD |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
SEA |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
DET |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
WAS |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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GB
Offense |
NYG
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.0 |
21.7 |
23.6 |
GB |
| Rushing yards |
151.5 |
91.7 |
113.9 |
GB |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.68 |
3.20 |
4.16 |
GB |
| Completion % |
66.1% |
55.1% |
60.9% |
GB |
| Passing yards |
275.3 |
220.7 |
232.6 |
GB |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.91 |
11.33 |
10.93 |
GB |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.88 |
6.24 |
6.66 |
GB |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
GB |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
GB |
| Sacks allowed |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
NYG |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.1% |
44.7% |
39.1% |
GB |
| 4th down conversions |
75.0% |
0.0% |
49.0% |
GB |
| Time of possession |
33:02 |
31:49 |
50:34 |
GB |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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GB
Defense |
NYG
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
21.0 |
18.0 |
23.6 |
NYG |
| Rushing yards |
107.3 |
88.3 |
113.9 |
NYG |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.44 |
3.51 |
4.16 |
NYG |
| Completion % |
56.1% |
52.9% |
60.9% |
NYG |
| Passing yards |
209.3 |
197.0 |
232.6 |
NYG |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.65 |
9.96 |
10.93 |
NYG |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.54 |
5.27 |
6.66 |
NYG |
| INT return |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
NYG |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
NYG |
| Sacks |
3.5 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
GB |
| 3rd down conversions |
35.0% |
36.1% |
39.1% |
GB |
| 4th down conversions |
44.4% |
0.0% |
49.0% |
NYG |
| Time of possession |
26:57 |
28:11 |
50:34 |
GB |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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GB |
NYG |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
12.9 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
GB |
| Yards per kick return |
19.1 |
17.7 |
23.6 |
GB |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
15.3 |
15.8 |
10.0 |
GB |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
30.8 |
29.6 |
23.6 |
NYG |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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GB |
NYG |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.3 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
NYG |
| Penalty yards |
63.8 |
65.0 |
53.0 |
GB |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2013 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2001 |
17 |
2002-01-06 |
GB |
NYG |
34-25 |
GB |
| 2004 |
4 |
2004-10-03 |
NYG |
GB |
14-7 |
NYG |
| 2007 |
2 |
2007-09-16 |
GB |
NYG |
35-13 |
GB |
| 2007 |
CF |
2008-01-20 |
NYG |
GB |
23-20 |
NYG |
| 2010 |
16 |
2010-12-26 |
NYG |
GB |
17-45 |
GB |
| 2011 |
13 |
2011-12-04 |
GB |
NYG |
38-35 |
GB |
| 2011 |
DP |
2012-01-15 |
NYG |
GB |
37-20 |
NYG |
| 2012 |
12 |
2012-11-25 |
GB |
NYG |
10-38 |
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. DP = Divisional Playoff CF = Conference Final
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