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New York Giants at Carolina Panthers - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
PHI		 26
 16
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ARI
NO		 7
 31
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STL
DAL		 7
 31
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SD
TEN		 17
 20
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NYG
CAR		 0
 38
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TB
NE		 3
 23
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HOU
BAL		 9
 30
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GB
CIN		 30
 34
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DET
WAS		 27
 20
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CLE
MIN		 31
 27
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ATL
MIA		 23
 27
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JAC
SEA		 17
 45
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BUF
NYJ		 20
 27
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IND
SF		 27
 7
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CHI
PIT		 40
 23
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OAK
DEN		 21
 37
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Panthers 24, Giants 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Eli Manning Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 David Wilson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46 Da'Rel Scott Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 66 Brandon Jacobs Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 Victor Cruz Rec: 9-100, 1 TD
WR 21 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 40 Rueben Randle Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 15 Brandon Myers Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 12 Josh Brown FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
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Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Cam Newton Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 15 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 53 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25 Steve Smith Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 67 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 96 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 2 Greg Olsen Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 26 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants QB Eli Manning has started 137 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Is 4-1 vs. Panthers. In last meeting, had 110.2 rating. Incl. playoffs, Giants are 21-4 (.840) when Manning starts & has 110+ rating. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 812 pass yards... RB-KR David Wilson is only player in NFL since 2012 with 2+ rush TD (4), rec. TD & KR-TD. RB Brandon Jacobs rushed for career-high 3 TDs in 12/21/08 game vs. Car. Had rush TD last week & is franchise leader with 57 rush TDs... WR Victor Cruz has 7 career 70+ yard TDs. Aims for 3rd 100-yard game & has 236 yards (118 per game) in past 2. In past 3 Sept. games, WR Hakeem Nicks has 19 catches for 396 yards (132 per game) & TD. Had career-high 3 rec. TDs in 9/12/10 game vs. Car. WR Rueben Randle had 1st career catch vs. Car... Defense had 3 INTs in last meeting & 40.6 opp. pass rating. DE Mathias Kiwanuka had 2 sacks & FF in 9/12/10 meeting. In last game vs. Car., CB Jayron Hosley had 1st career INT. DE Jason Pierre-Paul had 0.5 sack in last meeting. CB Terrell Thomas had INT in his last game vs. Car.

Panthers QB Cam Newton is only player in NFL history with 8,000+ pass yards (8,274), 40+ pass TDs (43), 1,500+ rush yards (1,500) & 20+ rush TDs (22) in 1st 34 games... RB DeAngelo Williams tied career high with 4 rush TDs in 12/21/08 game vs. NYG. Also rushed for 108 yards in that contest. When Williams has 18+ att., team is 17-4... WR Steve Smith has TD catch in 2 of past 3 meetings. Ranks 3rd among active players with 11,555 rec. yards. WR Brandon LaFell has 8 career rec. TDs & avg. 26.5 yards per TD (212 yards). TE Greg Olsen had 7 catches for 98 yards in last game vs. NYG. Had 7 catches for 84 yards & TD last week. WR Ted Ginn Jr. had 40-yard TD catch last week... Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads league with 187 tackles. Had INT last week. Since 2010, CB Captain Munnerlyn ties for 3rd in NFL with 3 INT-TDs. DE Charles Johnson has 30.5 sacks in past 40. DE Greg Hardy has 9 sacks in past 11. DE Frank Alexander had sack in last meeting. S Quintin Mikell had sack & FF last week, 8th game with both.


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    
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    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 SEA H L 7-12 -5
2 2013-09-15 BUF A L 23-24 -1
3 2013-09-22 NYG H W 38-0 +38
4   Bye      
5 2013-10-06 ARI A    
6 2013-10-13 MIN A    
7 2013-10-20 STL H    
8 2013-10-24 TB A    
9 2013-11-03 ATL H    
10 2013-11-10 SF A    
11 2013-11-18 NE H    
12 2013-11-24 MIA A    
13 2013-12-01 TB H    
14 2013-12-08 NO A    
15 2013-12-15 NYJ H    
16 2013-12-22 NO H    
17 2013-12-29 ATL A    

Injury Report
New York Giants
Out  TE Adrien Robinson (foot)
Doubtful  CB Corey Webster (hip)
Probable  QB Ryan Nassib (ankle)
IR  RB Andre Brown (leg, 8/30/2013)
 FS Stevie Brown (knee, 8/26/2013)
 MLB Dan Connor (neck, 9/12/2013)
   
Carolina Panthers
Out  RB Kenjon Barner (foot)
 FS Quintin Mikell (ankle)
 CB D.J. Moore (knee)
 CB Josh Thomas (concussion)
Questionable  DT Dwan Edwards (thigh)
Probable  WLB Jon Beason (knee)
 SLB Thomas Davis (leg)
 TE Ben Hartsock (foot)
 CB Josh Norman (knee)
 RB Mike Tolbert (knee)
IR  FS Charles Godfrey (achilles-tendon, 9/17/2013)
PUP  RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Offense 		 CAR
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.0 15.0 22.3 NYG
Rushing yards 36.5 124.5 98.4 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 2.21 4.37 3.80 CAR
Completion % 60.4% 60.7% 62.2% CAR
Passing yards 390.5 151.0 255.5 NYG
Passing yards per completion 14.20 8.16 10.97 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 8.58 4.95 6.82 NYG
Interceptions 3.5 0.5 0.9 CAR
Fumbles lost 1.5 1.0 0.7 CAR
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.5 2.5 NYG
3rd down conversions 31.8% 44.4% 39.0% CAR
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.5% -
Time of possession 27:24 31:44 30:04 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Defense 		 CAR
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 38.5 18.0 22.3 CAR
Rushing yards 98.0 109.5 98.4 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 3.77 3.71 3.80 CAR
Completion % 71.7% 72.2% 62.2% NYG
Passing yards 275.5 293.5 255.5 NYG
Passing yards per completion 8.35 11.29 10.97 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 5.99 8.15 6.82 NYG
INT return 0.5 0.5 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.0 0.7 CAR
Sacks 1.0 1.5 2.5 CAR
3rd down conversions 43.3% 44.4% 39.0% NYG
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.5% -
Time of possession 32:36 28:16 30:04 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYG   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.7 7.5 8.1 CAR
Yards per kick return 24.5 20.0 23.9 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 23.3 13.4 8.1 CAR
Yards allowed per kick return 17.0 0.0 23.9 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYG   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 3.5 6.5 CAR
Penalty yards 34.0 38.0 56.0 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New York Giants vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 17 2003-12-28 CAR NYG 37-24 CAR
2005 WC 2006-01-08 CAR NYG 23-0 CAR
2006 14 2006-12-10 NYG CAR 27-13 NYG
2008 16 2008-12-21 CAR NYG 28-34 NYG
2009 16 2009-12-27 CAR NYG 41-9 CAR
2010 1 2010-09-12 CAR NYG 18-31 NYG
2012 3 2012-09-20 NYG CAR 36-7 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. WC = Wild-Card