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Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Giants 23, Cowboys 20

Dallas: Don't let people fool you into believing that beating a team three times in one season is tough to do. Since 1970, they're have been seventeen teams who have had the chance to beat a team three times in a season… those teams have gone 11-6. Not a bad winning percentage and the Cowboys will have the home-field advantage. What they may not have is Terrell Owens or at least a healthy Owens who is, like it or not, the key ingredient to their offense. The respect he demands from a defense makes Crayton and Witten the great role players they are. Without Owens, the Cowboys are beatable. Sure the offensive line is one of the best in the league and their battle with the Giants front seven will be intriguing to watch but if the Dallas offense continues to produce like it has the last three games and Owens is less than effective, this game will come down to a field goal at the end.

Start: QB Tony Romo, TE Jason Witten
Consider: WR Patrick Crayton, RB Marion Barber, WR Terrell Owens
Sit: RB Julius Jones, WR Terry Glenn

New York Giants: Is the third time the charm? The Giants dropped both games to Dallas this season (35-45, 20-31) but get another shot at revenge, on the road where the Giants have won their last eight games. Eli Manning, who's looked terrible at times throwing balls at the feet of Ike Hilliard or ten feet over the head of 6-5 Plaxico Burress, seems to have his act together these days, even without the services of tight end Jeremy Shockey. Manning went 20 of 27 for 185 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions against Tampa Bay and will need a similar mistake-free performance this week if the Giants are to beat the Cowboys. More critical will be how patient the Giants are with the run game. Their ability to run the ball with Brandon Jacobs and rookie Ahmad Bradshaw will allow Manning to exploit the Dallas secondary. This is probably the most intriguing game of the weekend for me, with the chance of an upset a strong possibility.

Start: QB Eli Manning, WR Plaxico Burress, RB Brandon Jacobs
Consider: WR Amani Toomer, RB Ahmad Bradshaw
Sit: TE Kevin Boss, WR Steve Smith

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Eli Manning	Pass: 205, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 4	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 10	Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 35, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 9	Amani Toomer	Rec: 6-70, 1
WR 10	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 3-50, 0
WR 25	Steve Smith	Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 7	Kevin Boss	Rec: 2-20, 0

Dallas Cowboys
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Tony Romo	Pass: 240, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 6	Marion Barber	Rush: 55, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 11	Julius Jones	Rush: 35, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 8	Terrell Owens	Rec: 5-65, 1
WR 14	Patrick Crayton	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 18	Terry Glenn	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 1	Jason Witten	Rec: 6-75, 1

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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	W 21-17	+4
CC	2008-01-20	GB	A

Dallas Cowboys
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYG	H	W 45-35	+10
2	2007-09-16	MIA	A	W 37-20	+17
3	2007-09-23	CHI	A	W 34-10	+24
4	2007-09-30	STL	H	W 35-7	+28
5	2007-10-08	BUF	A	W 25-24	+1
6	2007-10-14	NE	H	L 27-48	-21
7	2007-10-21	MIN	H	W 24-14	+10
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	PHI	A	W 38-17	+21
10	2007-11-11	NYG	A	W 31-20	+11
11	2007-11-18	WAS	H	W 28-23	+5
12	2007-11-22	NYJ	H	W 34-3	+31
13	2007-11-29	GB	H	W 37-27	+10
14	2007-12-09	DET	A	W 28-27	+1
15	2007-12-16	PHI	H	L 6-10	-4
16	2007-12-22	CAR	A	W 20-13	+7
17	2007-12-30	WAS	A	L 6-27	-21
WC		Bye
DP	2008-01-13	NYG	H	L 17-21	-4

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	DAL Offense	NFL Average
Points for	22.3	22.0	22.4
Rushing yards	126.0	98.3	113.4
Rushing yards per attempt	4.92	3.89	4.13
Completion %	49.0%	62.8%	60.0%
Passing yards	197.5	223.8	210.8
Passing yards per completion	11.10	10.38	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	5.44	6.52	6.27
Interceptions	1.3	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.3	0.0	0.7
Sacked	2.0	2.0	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	DAL Defense	NFL Average
Points against	24.3	19.3	22.4
Rushing yards	113.3	114.5	113.4
Rushing yards per attempt	3.63	4.47	4.13
Completion %	57.1%	57.6%	60.0%
Passing yards	173.0	196.0	210.8
Passing yards per completion	11.17	9.76	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	6.38	5.63	6.27
INT return	0.0	0.5	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.5	0.7
Sacks	3.0	3.3	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	7	2000-10-15	DAL	NYG	14-19	NYG
2000	16	2000-12-17	NYG	DAL	17-13	NYG
2001	8	2001-11-04	DAL	NYG	24-27	NYG
2001	13	2001-12-09	NYG	DAL	13-20	DAL
2002	5	2002-10-06	NYG	DAL	21-17	NYG
2002	15	2002-12-15	DAL	NYG	7-37	NYG
2003	2	2003-09-15	DAL	NYG	35-32	DAL
2003	16	2003-12-21	NYG	DAL	3-19	DAL
2004	5	2004-10-10	NYG	DAL	26-10	NYG
2004	17	2005-01-02	DAL	NYG	24-28	NYG
2005	6	2005-10-16	NYG	DAL	13-16	DAL
2005	13	2005-12-04	DAL	NYG	10-17	NYG
2006	7	2006-10-23	NYG	DAL	36-22	NYG
2006	13	2006-12-03	DAL	NYG	23-20	DAL
2007	1	2007-09-09	NYG	DAL	35-45	DAL
2007	10	2007-11-11	DAL	NYG	31-20	DAL

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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