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New York Giants at San Diego Chargers - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

HOU
JAC		 20
 27
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KC
WAS		 45
 10
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MIN
BAL		 26
 29
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IND
CIN		 28
 42
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DET
PHI		 20
 34
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OAK
NYJ		 27
 37
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CLE
NE		 26
 27
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CAR
NO		 13
 31
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BUF
TB		 6
 27
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MIA
PIT		 34
 28
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TEN
DEN		 28
 51
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NYG
SD		 14
 37
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SEA
SF		 17
 19
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STL
ARI		 10
 30
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ATL
GB		 21
 22
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DAL
CHI		 28
 45
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Chargers 27, Giants 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Eli Manning Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Andre Brown Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-20, 0
WR 11 Victor Cruz Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 42 Rueben Randle Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 46 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 31 Brandon Myers Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 22 Josh Brown FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Philip Rivers Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Danny Woodhead Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
RB 28 Ryan Mathews Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20 Keenan Allen Rec: 6-90, 0 TD
 WR 82 Eddie Royal Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR 93 Vincent Brown Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 12 Ladarius Green Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 15 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 12 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants QB Eli Manning has completed 49 of 74 (66.2 pct.) for 567 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.2 rating in 2 starts vs. SD. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 100+ rating. Has started 147 consecutive games, longest active streak by QB... RB Andre Brown rushed for 2 TDs last week & has 11 rush TDs in his past 13. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with rush TD. RB Brandon Jacobs has team-record 60 career rush TDs. RB Peyton Hillis averaged 7.5 yards per carry last week... WR Victor Cruz has 21 catches for 319 yards (106.3 per game) & TD in 3 games vs. AFC this season. WR Rueben Randle has 6 rec. TDs in past 8. Leads team with 6 rec. TDs... DE Justin Tuck had career-high 4 sacks last week. DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 9 sacks in 12 games vs. AFC. S Antrel Rolle has 4 INTs, 2 sacks & FF in past 6. Leads team with 67 tackles & 10 PD. CB Prince Amukamara is 2nd on team with 66 tackles & 9 PD. CB Terrell Thomas had 33-yard INT in last meeting. DT Cullen Jenkins has 3 sacks in past 2 games.

Chargers QB Philip Rivers (3,633) needs 367 pass yards to register 5th 4,000-yard season. Is 1-0 as starter vs. NYG. Has 4 games this season with at least 390 pass yards, tied with HOFers DAN MARINO (1984) & JOE MONTANA (1990) for most such games in season. Has 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 101.7 rating at home this season... RB Danny Woodhead has career-best in catches (61), rec. yards (482) & TD catches (5) in 2013, most among NFL RBs... TE Antonio Gates (9,047) needs 156 receiving yards to surpass HOFer CHARLIE JOINER (9,203) for 2nd-most rec. yards in team history... WR Eddie Royal has career-best 7 TD rec. in 2013. Rookie WR Keenan Allen leads NFL rookies in catches (58) & rec. yards (843). Needs 2 rec. to surpass LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (59 in 2001) for the most rec. by Chargers rookie. Posted 5th game of season with 100+ rec. yards last week. TE Ladarius Green has TDs of 30 & 60 yards in past 2... S Eric Weddle has INT, FF & 2 FRs in past 2. Leads team with 81 tackles.


Results and Schedule

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   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 OAK H W 24-20 +4
11 2013-11-17 GB H W 27-13 +14
12 2013-11-24 DAL H L 21-24 -3
13 2013-12-01 WAS A W 24-17 +7
14 2013-12-08 SD A    
15 2013-12-15 SEA H    
16 2013-12-22 DET A    
17 2013-12-29 WAS H    
   

San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 HOU H L 28-31 -3
2 2013-09-15 PHI A W 33-30 +3
3 2013-09-22 TEN A L 17-20 -3
4 2013-09-29 DAL H W 30-21 +9
5 2013-10-06 OAK A L 17-27 -10
6 2013-10-14 IND H W 19-9 +10
7 2013-10-20 JAC A W 24-6 +18
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 WAS A L 24-30 -6
10 2013-11-10 DEN H L 20-28 -8
11 2013-11-17 MIA A L 16-20 -4
12 2013-11-24 KC A W 41-38 +3
13 2013-12-01 CIN H L 10-17 -7
14 2013-12-08 NYG H    
15 2013-12-12 DEN A    
16 2013-12-22 OAK H    
17 2013-12-29 KC H    

Injury Report

New York Giants
Out  DE Jason Pierre-Paul (shoulder)
 CB Corey Webster (ankle)
Doubtful  RB Brandon Jacobs (knee)
Questionable  CB Trumaine McBride (groin)
Probable  TE Brandon Myers (groin)
 FS Terrell Thomas (knee)
IR  FS Stevie Brown (knee, 8/26/2013)
 CB Aaron Ross (back, 10/5/2013)
 RB David Wilson (neck, 11/7/2013)
   

San Diego Chargers
Questionable  OLB Jarret Johnson (hand)
 WR Eddie Royal (other-excused)
Probable  WR Lavelle Hawkins (knee)
 DE Corey Liuget (knee)
IR  OLB Larry English (biceps, 11/12/2013)
 WR Malcom Floyd (head, 10/1/2013)
 OLB Dwight Freeney (quadriceps, 10/1/2013)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (knee, 7/28/2013)
 CB Steve Williams (pectoral, 8/26/2013)
PUP  OLB Melvin Ingram (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Offense 		 SD
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.0 20.0 23.6 NYG
Rushing yards 100.3 108.7 118.5 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 4.29 4.29 SD
Completion % 64.9% 64.9% 61.1% -
Passing yards 199.0 288.3 233.1 SD
Passing yards per completion 9.71 12.08 10.88 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.31 7.84 6.65 SD
Interceptions 0.7 0.7 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.0 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 2.7 2.0 2.5 SD
3rd down conversions 36.6% 42.2% 38.1% SD
4th down conversions 60.0% 100.0% 48.4% SD
Time of possession 32:28 30:54 30:29 NYG
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Defense 		 SD
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.7 26.0 23.6 NYG
Rushing yards 89.7 127.3 118.5 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 3.97 4.93 4.29 NYG
Completion % 63.6% 67.1% 61.1% NYG
Passing yards 185.7 270.3 233.1 NYG
Passing yards per completion 9.54 11.95 10.88 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.07 8.01 6.65 NYG
INT return 1.3 1.0 0.9 NYG
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.7 0.6 -
Sacks 4.0 1.7 2.5 NYG
3rd down conversions 27.1% 46.4% 38.1% NYG
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 48.4% SD
Time of possession 27:32 29:06 30:29 NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NYG   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.9 10.2 9.5 NYG
Yards per kick return 17.7 23.6 22.9 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 7.6 5.7 9.5 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 24.6 23.6 22.9 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NYG   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 7.3 6.0 NYG
Penalty yards 38.7 61.3 51.1 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2005 3 2005-09-25 NYG SD 23-45 SD
2009 9 2009-11-08 SD NYG 21-20 SD

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.