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New York Giants at Detroit Lions - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TEN
JAC		 20
 16
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TB
STL		 13
 23
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NO
CAR		 13
 17
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MIN
CIN		 14
 42
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MIA
BUF		 0
 19
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IND
KC		 23
 7
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DEN
HOU		 37
 13
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DAL
WAS		 24
 23
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CLE
NYJ		 13
 24
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CHI
PHI		 11
 54
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NYG
DET		 23
 20
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ARI
SEA		 17
 10
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OAK
SD		 13
 26
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PIT
GB		 38
 31
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NE
BAL		 41
 7
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ATL
SF		 24
 34
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Lions 30, Giants 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Eli Manning Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 Andre Brown Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-20, 0
WR 32 Rueben Randle Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 36 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 26 Brandon Myers Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 25 Josh Brown FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 27 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Matthew Stafford Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8 Reggie Bush Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 Joique Bell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 9-120, 1 TD
WR 49 Nate Burleson Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 83 Kris Durham Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Joseph Fauria Rec: 2-20, 1 TD
TE 25 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 5 David Akers FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants QB Eli Manning is 2-0 vs. Det., completing 48 of 69 (69.6 pct.) for 460 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 102.3 rating. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 100+ rating. Has started 149 consecutive games, longest active streak by QB... RB Andre Brown has 11 rush TDs in his past 15... WR Victor Cruz has 998 rec. yards & needs 2 for 3rd consecutive 1,000-yard season. WR Hakeem Nicks needs 206 yards in final 2 games to reach 1,000 yards for 3rd time in past 4 years. WR Rueben Randle has 6 rec. TDs in past 10. Leads team with 6 rec. TDs. TE Brandon Myers has TD catch in 3 of past 4 ... DE Justin Tuck has 7.5 sacks in past 4. Had FR in last game vs. Det. S Antrel Rolle has 5 INTs, 2 sacks & FF in past 8. Ties for NFL lead with 6 INTs. Had INT in last meeting. Leads team with 84 tackles & tied with CB Prince Amukamara for most PD on club with 11. DT Cullen Jenkins has 3.5 sacks in past 4. Had career-high 3 sacks vs. Det. (12/17/06 with GB).

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 4,211 yards, his 3rd consecutive 4,000-yard season. 1 of 3 in NFL history with 3 4,000-yard seasons in 1st 5 years... RB Reggie Bush ranks 5th in NFL with 116.9 scrimmage yards per game. In 3 meetings vs. NYG, has 2 100-yard rush games & 2 TDs. RB Joique Bell has TD in 2 of past 3... Since 2011, WR Calvin Johnson leads NFL with 5,094 rec. yards & 113.2 rec. yards per game. Only player in NFL history with 5,000 rec. yards in 3-year span. Had 5 catches for 146 yards (29.2 avg.) & TD (87 yards) in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NYG with TD. WR Nate Burleson aims for 3rd in row vs. NYG with TD & has TD in 3 of past 4 meetings. Rookie TE Joseph Fauria has 7 TDs on 12 catches... LB DeAndre Levy ties for NFL lead with career-high 6 INTs. Tied HOFer JOE SCHMIDT for most INTs by Det. LB in season. Rookie DE Ziggy Ansah leads NFL rookies with 7 sacks. LB Stephen Tulloch leads team with 115 tackles. Levy is 2nd on club with 104. DT Ndamukong Suh had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. CB Rashean Mathis leads team with 16 PD.


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 L 14-37 -23
15 2013-12-15 SEA H L 0-23 -23
16 2013-12-22 DET A    
17 2013-12-29 WAS H    
   

Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 MIN H W 34-24 +10
2 2013-09-15 ARI A L 21-25 -4
3 2013-09-22 WAS A W 27-20 +7
4 2013-09-29 CHI H W 40-32 +8
5 2013-10-06 GB A L 9-22 -13
6 2013-10-13 CLE A W 31-17 +14
7 2013-10-20 CIN H L 24-27 -3
8 2013-10-27 DAL H W 31-30 +1
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CHI A W 21-19 +2
11 2013-11-17 PIT A L 27-37 -10
12 2013-11-24 TB H L 21-24 -3
13 2013-11-28 GB H W 40-10 +30
14 2013-12-08 PHI A L 20-34 -14
15 2013-12-16 BAL H L 16-18 -2
16 2013-12-22 NYG H    
17 2013-12-29 MIN A    

Injury Report

New York Giants
Out  WR Victor Cruz (knee)
Questionable  RB Peyton Hillis (concussion)
 WR Jerrel Jernigan (knee)
 DE Jason Pierre-Paul (shoulder)
 SS Cooper Taylor (groin)
IR  FS Stevie Brown (knee, 8/26/2013)
 RB Brandon Jacobs (knee, 12/10/2013)
 CB Aaron Ross (back, 10/5/2013)
 CB Corey Webster (ankle, 12/17/2013)
 RB David Wilson (neck, 11/7/2013)
   

Detroit Lions
Questionable  TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle)
 CB Darius Slay (knee)
Probable  CB Chris Houston (toe)
IR  WR Ryan Broyles (achilles-tendon, 10/30/2013)
 DE Jason Jones (knee, 9/23/2013)
 RB Montell Owens (knee, 11/19/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Offense 		 DET
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.8 22.3 24.3 DET
Rushing yards 95.8 118.8 115.7 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.09 4.45 4.22 DET
Completion % 64.3% 51.1% 61.2% NYG
Passing yards 189.3 263.8 234.4 DET
Passing yards per completion 9.67 13.69 10.93 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.21 7.00 6.68 DET
Interceptions 1.3 1.8 0.9 NYG
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.3 0.6 NYG
Sacks allowed 3.0 1.0 2.4 DET
3rd down conversions 31.4% 44.6% 38.3% DET
4th down conversions 66.7% 37.5% 50.6% NYG
Time of possession 29:07 30:44 30:22 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Defense 		 DET
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.0 23.8 24.3 NYG
Rushing yards 121.8 48.0 115.7 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.04 3.35 4.22 DET
Completion % 65.8% 56.9% 61.2% DET
Passing yards 210.3 225.3 234.4 NYG
Passing yards per completion 10.46 12.26 10.93 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.88 6.98 6.68 NYG
INT return 0.8 0.5 0.9 NYG
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.6 NYG
Sacks 3.5 2.0 2.4 NYG
3rd down conversions 34.7% 31.3% 38.3% DET
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 50.6% NYG
Time of possession 30:53 29:16 30:22 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NYG   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.6 12.6 9.6 DET
Yards per kick return 19.4 26.1 22.6 DET
Yards allowed per punt return 7.5 8.6 9.6 NYG
Yards allowed per kick return 22.9 27.7 22.6 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NYG   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 6.5 6.2 NYG
Penalty yards 36.3 48.5 52.2 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-19 DET NYG 31-21 DET
2004 7 2004-10-24 DET NYG 28-13 DET
2007 11 2007-11-18 NYG DET 16-10 NYG
2010 6 2010-10-17 DET NYG 20-28 NYG

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.