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Prediction: Giants 27, Jaguars 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Eli Manning Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Rashad Jennings Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 52 Andre Williams Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 14 Odell Beckham Jr. Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 41 Rueben Randle Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 8 Larry Donnell Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 10 Josh Brown FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
 
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Blake Bortles Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0
RB 17 Denard Robinson Rush: 75, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 48 Toby Gerhart Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 40 Cecil Shorts Rec: 6-75, 0 TD
WR 56 Allen Hurns Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 77 Marqise Lee Rec: 2-35, 0 TD
TE 27 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
K 27 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 32 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants Head coach TOM COUGHLIN was 1st ever Jaguars head coach (1995-2002) & won 72 games, most in club history... QB Eli Manning won last start vs. Jax. (11/28/10) & had 117.7 rating. In past 2 vs. AFC, has 4 TDs, 0 INTs & 99.6 rating. Passed for 338 yards, 3 TDs & 112.3 rating last week... RB Rashad Jennings played 1st 4 seasons with Jax. (2009-12). Had 120 scrimmage yards (68 rec., 52 rush) last week. Rookie RB Andre Williams leads NFC rookies with 5 rush TDs... Rookie WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. had 10 catches for 146 yards & 2 TDs last week. In Nov., ranks 2nd in NFL with 31 catches & 503 rec. yards. In past 5, has 3 100-yard games & 2 games with 2+ TDs. WR Rueben Randle has career-high 53 catches. TE Larry Donnell ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 6 TDs... In last meeting, DE Jason Pierre-Paul had 2 sacks & 2 FFs. Has 9 sacks in past 14 vs. AFC. Is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012. S Antrel Rolle has 0.5 sack & FR in each of 2 career meetings. In last game at Jax. (9/20/09 with Az.), CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had INT & FF.

Jaguars Rookie QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) passed for 146 yards last week & became 3rd Jaguars rookie with 2,000 (2,067). Needs 433 yards to join BYRON LEFTWICH (2,819) as only Jags rookies with 2,500. Has 228 rush yards on 39 att. (5.8 avg.), 2nd among AFC QBs... In past 5, RB Denard Robinson is averaging 98.2 scrimmage yards per game (491 total; 414 rush, 77 receiving) & has 4 rush TDs. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Last week, had career-highs in catches (4) & rec. yards (47)... In 7 starts vs. NFC, WR Cecil Shorts III has 38 catches for 604 yards (15.9) & TD. Rookie WR Allen Hurns (undrafted) is tied for 2nd among AFC rookies in TD receptions (5) & fourth in receiving yards (488)... Defense has 33 sacks, 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL, incl. 5 last week vs. Ind... DE Chris Clemons has 6 sacks in past 7, incl. 3 sacks (highest since joining Jags in 2014) & FF last week. DT SEN' DERRICK MARKS has sack in 3 of past 4. S JONATHAN CYPRIEN leads team with 72 tackles.


Results and Schedule

New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-08 DET A L 14-35 -21
2 2014-09-14 ARI H L 14-25 -11
3 2014-09-21 HOU H W 30-17 +13
4 2014-09-25 WAS A W 45-14 +31
5 2014-10-05 ATL H W 30-20 +10
6 2014-10-12 PHI A L 0-27 -27
7 2014-10-19 DAL A L 21-31 -10
8   Bye      
9 2014-11-03 IND H L 24-40 -16
10 2014-11-09 SEA A L 17-38 -21
11 2014-11-16 SF H L 10-16 -6
12 2014-11-23 DAL H L 28-31 -3
13 2014-11-30 JAC A    
14 2014-12-07 TEN A    
15 2014-12-14 WAS H    
16 2014-12-21 STL A    
17 2014-12-28 PHI H    
   

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 PHI A L 17-34 -17
2 2014-09-14 WAS A L 10-41 -31
3 2014-09-21 IND H L 17-44 -27
4 2014-09-28 SD A L 14-33 -19
5 2014-10-05 PIT H L 9-17 -8
6 2014-10-12 TEN A L 14-16 -2
7 2014-10-19 CLE H W 24-6 +18
8 2014-10-26 MIA H L 13-27 -14
9 2014-11-02 CIN A L 23-33 -10
10 2014-11-09 DAL H L 17-31 -14
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 IND A L 3-23 -20
13 2014-11-30 NYG H    
14 2014-12-07 HOU H    
15 2014-12-14 BAL A    
16 2014-12-18 TEN H    
17 2014-12-28 HOU A    

Injury Report

New York Giants
Out  DT Cullen Jenkins (calf)
 WLB Jacquian Williams (concussion)
Questionable  DE Mathias Kiwanuka (knee)
 SLB Jameel McClain (knee)
IR  CB Prince Amukamara (biceps, 11/5/2014)
 MLB Jon Beason (toe, 10/29/2014)
 RB Michael Cox (leg, 11/11/2014)
 WR Victor Cruz (knee, 10/14/2014)
 RB Peyton Hillis (concussion, 11/15/2014)
 WR Jerrel Jernigan (foot, 9/16/2014)
 SS Cooper Taylor (foot, 8/26/2014)
 CB Walter Thurmond (pectoral, 9/16/2014)
 RB David Wilson (neck, 8/7/2014)
   

Jacksonville Jaguars
Questionable  FS Josh Evans (elbow)
 SLB Jeremiah George (ankle)
 CB Demetrius McCray (ankle)
 MLB LaRoy Reynolds (other-excused)
 SLB Dekoda Watson (hamstring)
Probable  QB Blake Bortles (wrist)
 DE Andre Branch (groin)
 DE Chris Clemons (knee)
 WR Cecil Shorts (other-illness)
IR  CB Alan Ball (biceps, 10/29/2014)
 CB Will Blackmon (fingers, 11/3/2014)
 WR Tandon Doss (ankle, 8/29/2014)
 MLB Paul Posluszny (pectoral, 10/20/2014)
 WR Allen Robinson (foot, 11/17/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Offense 
JAC
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.7 17.7 22.5 NYG
Rushing yards 81.0 129.3 109.0 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.46 4.70 4.09 JAC
Completion % 59.8% 58.0% 62.4% NYG
Passing yards 287.7 195.0 237.8 NYG
Passing yards per completion 11.41 10.22 10.84 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.82 5.93 6.76 NYG
Interceptions 0.7 1.3 0.9 NYG
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.3 2.4 NYG
3rd down conversions 44.4% 31.9% 39.8% NYG
4th down conversions 25.0% 57.1% 50.6% JAC
Time of possession 26:21 29:12 30:06 JAC
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Defense 
JAC
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 33.3 27.0 22.5 JAC
Rushing yards 141.0 158.0 109.0 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 5.25 4.80 4.09 JAC
Completion % 59.9% 57.8% 62.4% JAC
Passing yards 239.3 214.3 237.8 JAC
Passing yards per completion 14.39 11.49 10.84 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 8.61 6.64 6.76 JAC
INT return 0.3 0.7 0.9 JAC
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.0 0.6 JAC
Sacks 1.7 2.7 2.4 JAC
3rd down conversions 47.7% 38.9% 39.8% JAC
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 50.6% JAC
Time of possession 33:39 30:48 30:06 JAC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NYG   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.0 7.5 8.7 NYG
Yards per kick return 24.2 23.3 24.0 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 8.1 8.7 8.7 NYG
Yards allowed per kick return 18.7 24.9 24.0 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NYG   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 4.0 6.4 JAC
Penalty yards 35.0 32.3 53.4 JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 17 2000-12-23 JAC NYG 25-28 NYG
2002 9 2002-11-03 JAC NYG 17-24 NYG
2006 11 2006-11-20 NYG JAC 10-26 JAC
2010 12 2010-11-28 JAC NYG 20-24 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.