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Denver Broncos at New York Giants - Week 2
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYJ
NE		 10
 13
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CAR
BUF		 23
 24
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TEN
HOU		 24
 30
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STL
ATL		 24
 31
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SD
PHI		 33
 30
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WAS
GB		 20
 38
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MIN
CHI		 30
 31
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MIA
IND		 24
 20
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DAL
KC		 16
 17
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CLE
BAL		 6
 14
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DET
ARI		 21
 25
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NO
TB		 16
 14
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JAC
OAK		 9
 19
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DEN
NYG		 41
 23
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SF
SEA		 3
 29
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PIT
CIN		 10
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Broncos 34, Giants 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 31 Montee Ball Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 39 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 40 Ronnie Hillman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 3 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 22 Wes Welker Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 34 Eric Decker Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 6 Julius Thomas Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 8 Matt Prater FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
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New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Eli Manning Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 David Wilson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 54 Da'Rel Scott Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 64 Brandon Jacobs Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Victor Cruz Rec: 9-100, 1 TD
WR 26 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39 Rueben Randle Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 21 Brandon Myers Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 3 Josh Brown FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 32 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos Have won 12 consecutive reg.-season games, longest active streak in NFL... Club was 6-2 on road in '12... For career, QB Peyton Manning is 2-0 vs. brother Eli. In 4 games vs. NYG, is 3-1 & has 9 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 96.5 rating. Tied single-game NFL record with 7 TD passed last week & became 1st NFL player to throw 6+ TD passes in 3 different games... RB Knowshon Moreno is averaging 106.3 rush yards per game in past 3 on road... Since '12, WR Demaryius Thomas averages 93.8 rec. yards per game, 4th-most in NFL. Since '07, WR Wes Welker leads NFL with 681 rec. Has 20 receptions for 258 yards in 2 career reg.-season games vs. NYG. Had 2 TD rec. in Broncos debut last week... Last week, TE Julius Thomas (110 rec. yards, 2 TD catches) became 4th TE in franchise history to register 100+ rec. yards & 2 TD rec. in game... CB Champ Bailey (52) has 3rd-most INTs among active players (ED REED, 61; CHARLES WOODSON, 55). CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has 2 career INTs vs. NYG... LB Shaun Phillips had 2.5 sacks in Den. debut last week.

Giants QB Eli Manning has won 6 of past 7 at home. In past 3 at home, is 3-0, completing 51 of 86 (59.3 pct.) for 716 yards with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 116.1 rating. Has started 136 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Passed for 450 yards & 4 TDs last week... RB-KR David Wilson is only player in NFL since 2012 with 2+ rush TD (4), rec. TD & KR-TD... Last week, Giants had 3 100-yard receivers in same game for 1st time: WRs Victor Cruz (118), Hakeem Nicks (114) & Rueben Randle (101). Cruz had 3 TDs last week, incl. 70-yarder. Has 7 career 70+ yard TDs. Has 8 TDs in past 7 at home. Aims for 4th in row at home with TD. In past 2 Sept. games, WR Hakeem Nicks has 15 catches for 313 yards (156.5) & TD... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 8 sacks in past 9 vs. AFC. DE Justin Tuck reached 50 career sacks last week. Has 4 sacks in past 5 at home. CB Corey Webster has 6 INTs in past 10 vs. AFC. S Ryan Mundy had INT & career-long 91-yard return last week.


Results and Schedule
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H    
4 2013-09-29 PHI H    
5 2013-10-06 DAL A    
6 2013-10-13 JAC H    
7 2013-10-20 IND A    
8 2013-10-27 WAS H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A    
11 2013-11-17 KC H    
12 2013-11-24 NE A    
13 2013-12-01 KC A    
14 2013-12-08 TEN H    
15 2013-12-12 SD H    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    
   
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    
4 2013-09-29 KC A    
5 2013-10-06 PHI H    
6 2013-10-10 CHI A    
7 2013-10-21 MIN H    
8 2013-10-27 PHI A    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 OAK H    
11 2013-11-17 GB H    
12 2013-11-24 DAL H    
13 2013-12-01 WAS A    
14 2013-12-08 SD A    
15 2013-12-15 SEA H    
16 2013-12-22 DET A    
17 2013-12-29 WAS H    

Injury Report
Denver Broncos
Out  CB Champ Bailey (foot)
 TE Joel Dreessen (knee)
Questionable  CB Omar Bolden (shoulder)
Probable  DE Robert Ayers (achilles-tendon)
 WR Eric Decker (shoulder)
 DB Duke Ihenacho (thigh)
 WR Wes Welker (ankle)
 WLB Wesley Woodyard (ankle)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
   
New York Giants
Out  TE Adrien Robinson (foot)
Questionable  CB Prince Amukamara (concussion)
 DE Damontre Moore (shoulder)
 SS Antrel Rolle (groin)
Probable  RB Da'Rel Scott (knee)
IR  WR Ramses Barden (knee, 8/31/2013)
 RB Andre Brown (leg, 8/30/2013)
 FS Stevie Brown (knee, 8/26/2013)
 MLB Dan Connor (neck, 9/12/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Offense 		 NYG
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 49.0 31.0 23.2 DEN
Rushing yards 65.0 50.0 93.1 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 2.83 3.57 3.62 NYG
Completion % 64.3% 64.3% 63.2% -
Passing yards 445.0 428.0 254.5 DEN
Passing yards per completion 16.48 15.85 10.89 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 10.60 10.19 6.88 DEN
Interceptions 0.0 3.0 1.1 DEN
Fumbles lost 2.0 3.0 0.8 DEN
Sacks allowed 3.0 3.0 2.5 -
3rd down conversions 53.3% 54.5% 41.0% NYG
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 26:12 22:50 30:00 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Defense 		 NYG
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 27.0 36.0 23.2 DEN
Rushing yards 58.0 87.0 93.1 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 2.76 3.78 3.62 DEN
Completion % 54.8% 73.5% 63.2% DEN
Passing yards 335.0 244.0 254.5 NYG
Passing yards per completion 9.85 6.78 10.89 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 5.40 4.98 6.88 NYG
INT return 2.0 1.0 1.1 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Sacks 4.0 2.0 2.5 DEN
3rd down conversions 36.4% 33.3% 41.0% NYG
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 33:48 37:10 30:00 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DEN   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.5 4.0 8.2 DEN
Yards per kick return 0.0 26.0 21.5 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 13.0 9.5 8.2 NYG
Yards allowed per kick return 0.0 0.0 21.5 -
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DEN   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 6.0 6.8 NYG
Penalty yards 61.0 52.0 58.6 NYG

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2013 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Denver Broncos vs. New York Giants
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 1 2001-09-10 NYG DEN 20-31 DEN
2005 7 2005-10-23 DEN NYG 23-24 NYG
2009 12 2009-11-26 NYG DEN 6-26 DEN

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.