NFL Game Preview: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks - Week 9

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New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks - Week 9

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ARI MIN	24 27
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SD HOU	29 23
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NYJ DET	23 20
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NO CAR	34 3
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NE CLE	14 34
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MIA BAL	10 26
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CHI BUF	22 19
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TB ATL	21 27
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NYG SEA	41 7
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KC OAK	20 23
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IND PHI	24 26
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DAL GB	7 45
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PIT CIN	27 21
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Giants 20, Seahawks 19

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Eli Manning	Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12	Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 30	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4	Hakeem Nicks	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 20	Steve Smith	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 46	Mario Manningham	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 24	Kevin Boss	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10	Lawrence Tynes	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 7	Defense / ST

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Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Charlie Whitehurst	Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 34	Justin Forsett	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 22	Mike Williams	Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 60	Deon Butler	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 13	John Carlson	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 17	Olindo Mare	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Giants QB Eli Manning has passed for 2+ TDs in 5 of 7 games this season, incl. 4 vs. Dal. in Wk 7 (tied career high). In last meeting, completed 19 of 25 (76.0 pct.) for 267 yards with 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 136.6 rating... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has rushed for 125+ yards in 3 of past 4. Ranks 2nd in NFC in rushing (708 yards) & 4th in scrimmage yards (813). Needs 71 rush yards to surpass career high of 778 in '09. RB Brandon Jacobs aims for 5th in row with rush TD. Has 5 rush TDs in past 4, incl. 30-yarder vs. Cowboys. Rushed for 136 yards on 15 att. (9.1 avg.) w/ 2 TDs in last mtg... WR Hakeem Nicks ties for NFC lead with 8 rec. TDs. Has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. WR Steve Smith aims for 4th in row with 6+ rec. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. On 8 career TD catches, WR Mario Manningham averages 29.3 yards per TD, incl. 25-yarder vs. Cowboys... DE Osi Umenyiora has 7 sacks & 6 FFs in past 4. DE Justin Tuck has 4 sacks, 3 FRs & 2 FFs in past 4. Incl. playoffs, club has won 14 in row when Tuck has sack. S Antrel Rolle aims for 3rd in row w/ INT vs. Seahawks.

Seahawks In last home start vs. NYG, QB Matt Hasselbeck completed 24 of 33 (72.7 pct.) for 227 yards & matched career high w/ 5 TDs with 3 INTs for 93.1 rating. Incl. playoffs, when he starts & has 95+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 35-6 (.854)... RB Marshawn Lynch had 112 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 42 rec.) in only meeting vs. Giants with 1 rush TD (12/23/07 w/Bills). RB-KR Leon Washington leads NFL with 33.7 KR avg. RB Justin Forsett (953) needs 47 rush yards to reach 1,000 career... WR Mike Williams leads team with 33 catches & 375 rec. yards, already surpassing career-high of 350 in '05 w/ Det. 2nd-year WR Deon Butler has already surpassed career high from '09 (15) with 16 catches... DE Chris Clemons has at least half sack in 4 of past 5. S Earl Thomas (1st round) leads NFL rookies with 4 INTs. Needs 1 INT to tie MICHAEL BOULWARE's club rookie record (5 in '04). S Lawyer Milloy has 3 sacks.

Results and Schedule

New York Giants
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CAR	H	W 31-18	+13
2	2010-09-19	IND	A	L 14-38	-24
3	2010-09-26	TEN	H	L 10-29	-19
4	2010-10-03	CHI	H	W 17-3	+14
5	2010-10-10	HOU	A	W 34-10	+24
6	2010-10-17	DET	H	W 28-20	+8
7	2010-10-25	DAL	A	W 41-35	+6
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	SEA	A	W 41-7	+34
10	2010-11-14	DAL	H
11	2010-11-21	PHI	A
12	2010-11-28	JAC	H
13	2010-12-05	WAS	H
14	2010-12-12	MIN	A
15	2010-12-19	PHI	H
16	2010-12-26	GB	A
17	2011-01-02	WAS	A

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	SF	H	W 31-6	+25
2	2010-09-19	DEN	A	L 14-31	-17
3	2010-09-26	SD	H	W 27-20	+7
4	2010-10-03	STL	A	L 3-20	-17
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	CHI	A	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	ARI	H	W 22-10	+12
8	2010-10-31	OAK	A	L 3-33	-30
9	2010-11-07	NYG	H	L 7-41	-34
10	2010-11-14	ARI	A
11	2010-11-21	NO	A
12	2010-11-28	KC	H
13	2010-12-05	CAR	H
14	2010-12-12	SF	A
15	2010-12-19	ATL	H
16	2010-12-26	TB	A
17	2011-01-02	STL	H

Injury Report

New York Giants
Out	OT William Beatty (Foot) FB Madison Hedgecock (Hamstring) OC Shaun O'Hara (Foot)
Probable	OT Kareem McKenzie (Illness) DE Dave Tollefson (Illness) DE Osi Umenyiora (Knee) MLB Gerris Wilkinson (Hand)
IR	WR Victor Cruz (Hamstring) FS Michael Johnson (Back) DE Mathias Kiwanuka (Neck) WR Sinorice Moss (Sports Hernia) QB Jim Sorgi (Right Shoulder) OLB Adrian Tracy (Elbow)
PUP	OG Kevin Boothe (Pectoral)

Seattle Seahawks
Out	DT Colin Cole (Ankle) QB Matt Hasselbeck (Head) WR Golden Tate (Ankle)
Doubtful	OT Russell Okung (Ankle)
Questionable	DT Brandon Mebane (Calf) OT Tyler Polumbus (Knee)
Probable	WR Mike Williams (Knee)
IR	DE Red Bryant (Knee) OG Ben Hamilton (Concussion) OLB Leroy Hill (Achilles) OG Max Unger (Left Toe) OT Ray Willis (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	SEA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	26.3	16.0	22.3	NYG
Rushing yards	157.7	81.0	115.1	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	5.17	3.31	4.28	NYG
Completion %	67.0%	54.7%	60.8%	NYG
Passing yards	259.0	184.7	225.9	NYG
Passing yards per completion	10.55	9.30	10.81	NYG
Passing yards per attempt	7.07	5.09	6.57	NYG
Interceptions	1.3	0.7	1.0	SEA
Fumbles lost	1.3	0.7	0.7	SEA
Sacks allowed	1.7	4.0	2.2	NYG
3rd down conversions	37.5%	30.1%	38.3%	NYG
4th down conversions	0.0%	25.0%	51.3%	SEA
Time of possession	34:42	28:34	30:21	NYG

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	SEA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.7	20.0	22.3	NYG
Rushing yards	54.7	96.7	115.1	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	3.29	4.84	4.28	NYG
Completion %	54.5%	49.7%	60.8%	SEA
Passing yards	164.7	271.0	225.9	NYG
Passing yards per completion	9.41	14.13	10.81	NYG
Passing yards per attempt	5.13	7.03	6.57	NYG
INT return	0.7	0.7	1.0	-
Fumble recoveries	1.3	1.0	0.7	NYG
Sacks	2.7	3.3	2.2	SEA
3rd down conversions	25.4%	28.2%	38.3%	NYG
4th down conversions	50.0%	33.3%	51.3%	SEA
Time of possession	25:18	31:26	30:21	NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYG	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	5.9	10.7	9.9	SEA
Yards per kick return	19.6	31.1	23.4	SEA
Yards allowed per punt return	17.1	11.2	9.9	SEA
Yards allowed per kick return	19.7	23.9	23.4	NYG

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYG	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	6.0	6.5	SEA
Penalty yards	58.0	62.3	55.2	NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2010 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	15	2001-12-23	SEA	NYG	24-27	NYG
2002	3	2002-09-22	SEA	NYG	6-9	NYG
2005	12	2005-11-27	NYG	SEA	21-24	SEA
2006	3	2006-09-24	NYG	SEA	30-42	SEA
2008	5	2008-10-05	SEA	NYG	6-44	NYG

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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