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Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Buccaneers 20, Giants 13

Tampa Bay: Jeff Garcia knocked the Giants out of the playoffs last year as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles… a repeat is coming with Garcia sporting a Buccaneer uniform. The Bucs have rested their main weapons the last two weeks, losing to San Francisco and Carolina in the process but will be at full strength and ready to take on the Giants in the friendly confines of Raymond James Stadium. Rust is a concern, but having a healthy Galloway, Hilliard, and Garcia is the trade-off - probably a wise move considering all three have battled injuries the second half of the season. Earnest Graham should receive the bulk of the rushing load but the key matchup will be the Bucs passing game attempting to exploit the Giants secondary. CB Sam Madison left last week's game against New England with an abdominal injury and has missed practice this week. If he doesn't play, look for the Bucs to find a way to get Galloway on backup CB Kevin Dockery for a score late in the second half.

Start: WR Joey Galloway, RB Earnest Graham
Consider: QB Jeff Garcia
Sit: TE Alex Smith, WR Ike Hilliard, TE Jerramy Stevens

New York Giants: The Giants participated in a playoff-type atmosphere last week, coming up short against the New England Patriots and losing a couple key starters in the process. Starting Center, Shaun O'Hara, has a sprained knee and at best will be limited this week if he plays at all… a potentially huge loss for the Giants offensive line and specifically the running game. Starting LB Kawika Mitchell sprained his knee as well… both players have been fitted for braces and will be evaluated at gametime. With or without O'Hara the Giants will test the Bucs defensive front seven with Brandon Jacobs but at some point Eli Manning will be called upon to win this game, but his knack for INTs (20) will cost the Giants in the end. Is there enough left in the tank… enough to overcome two Manning interceptions? I don't think so.

Start: WR Plaxico Burress
Consider: QB Eli Manning, RB Brandon Jacobs
Sit: WR Amani Toomer, Giants D/ST

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Eli Manning	Pass: 195, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 6	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 80, 0 Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 4	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 5-75, 1
WR 11	Amani Toomer	Rec: 4-45, 0
TE 5	Kevin Boss	Rec: 2-20, 0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Jeff Garcia	Pass: 230, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 3	Earnest Graham	Rush: 95, 1 Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 3	Joey Galloway	Rec: 6-95, 1
WR 19	Ike Hilliard	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 21	Michael Clayton	Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 4	Alex Smith	Rec: 3-25, 0
TE 8	Jerramy Stevens	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

New York Giants
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DAL	A	L 35-45	-10
2	2007-09-16	GB	H	L 13-35	-22
3	2007-09-23	WAS	A	W 24-17	+7
4	2007-09-30	PHI	H	W 16-3	+13
5	2007-10-07	NYJ	H	W 35-24	+11
6	2007-10-15	ATL	A	W 31-10	+21
7	2007-10-21	SF	H	W 33-15	+18
8	2007-10-28	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	DAL	H	L 20-31	-11
11	2007-11-18	DET	A	W 16-10	+6
12	2007-11-25	MIN	H	L 17-41	-24
13	2007-12-02	CHI	A	W 21-16	+5
14	2007-12-09	PHI	A	W 16-13	+3
15	2007-12-16	WAS	H	L 10-22	-12
16	2007-12-23	BUF	A	W 38-21	+17
17	2007-12-29	NE	H	L 35-38	-3
WC	2008-01-06	TB	A	W 24-14	+10
DP	2008-01-13	DAL	A

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	SEA	A	L 6-20	-14
2	2007-09-16	NO	H	W 31-14	+17
3	2007-09-23	STL	H	W 24-3	+21
4	2007-09-30	CAR	A	W 20-7	+13
5	2007-10-07	IND	A	L 14-33	-19
6	2007-10-14	TEN	H	W 13-10	+3
7	2007-10-21	DET	A	L 16-23	-7
8	2007-10-28	JAC	H	L 23-24	-1
9	2007-11-04	ARI	H	W 17-10	+7
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	ATL	A	W 31-7	+24
12	2007-11-25	WAS	H	W 19-13	+6
13	2007-12-02	NO	A	W 27-23	+4
14	2007-12-09	HOU	A	L 14-28	-14
15	2007-12-16	ATL	H	W 37-3	+34
16	2007-12-23	SF	A	L 19-21	-2
17	2007-12-30	CAR	H	L 23-31	-8
WC	2008-01-06	NYG	H	L 14-24	-10

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	TB Offense	NFL Average
Points for	22.3	22.0	22.4
Rushing yards	126.0	112.3	113.4
Rushing yards per attempt	4.92	4.25	4.13
Completion %	49.0%	64.5%	60.0%
Passing yards	197.5	204.8	210.8
Passing yards per completion	11.10	9.76	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	5.44	6.30	6.27
Interceptions	1.3	0.8	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.3	0.3	0.7
Sacked	2.0	3.5	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	TB Defense	NFL Average
Points against	24.3	21.3	22.4
Rushing yards	113.3	101.8	113.4
Rushing yards per attempt	3.63	3.99	4.13
Completion %	57.1%	60.8%	60.0%
Passing yards	173.0	158.3	210.8
Passing yards per completion	11.17	9.15	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	6.38	5.57	6.27
INT return	0.0	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.5	0.7
Sacks	3.0	2.0	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	12	2003-11-24	NYG	TB	13-19	TB
2006	8	2006-10-29	TB	NYG	3-17	NYG

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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