Game Preview - Week 12: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants

Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 31	Tarvaris Jackson	Pass: 160, 0 Rush: 20, 0
RB 4	Chester Taylor	Rush: 105, 1 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 78	Bobby Wade	Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 79	Sidney Rice	Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 80	Troy Williamson	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 21	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 3-30, 0

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Eli Manning	Pass: 250, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 19	Reuben Droughns	Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 34	Derrick Ward	Rush: 30, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 32	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 5-70, 0
WR 66	Amani Toomer	Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 5	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 5-55, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	ATL	H	W 24-3	+21
2	2007-09-16	DET	A	L 17-20	-3
3	2007-09-23	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
4	2007-09-30	GB	H	L 16-23	-7
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	CHI	A	W 34-31	+3
7	2007-10-21	DAL	A	L 14-24	-10
8	2007-10-28	PHI	H	L 16-23	-7
9	2007-11-04	SD	H	W 35-17	+18
10	2007-11-11	GB	A	L 0-34	-34
11	2007-11-18	OAK	H	W 29-22	+7
12	2007-11-25	NYG	A	W 41-17	+24
13	2007-12-02	DET	H
14	2007-12-09	SF	A
15	2007-12-17	CHI	H
16	2007-12-23	WAS	H
17	2007-12-30	DEN	A

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
14	2007-12-09	PHI	A
15	2007-12-16	WAS	H
16	2007-12-23	BUF	A
17	2007-12-29	NE	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIN Offense	NYG Offense	NFL Average
Points for	23.3	22.3	21.5
Rushing yards	193.8	144.7	108.0
Rushing yards per attempt	6.56	4.43	3.98
Completion %	55.0%	62.6%	61.5%
Passing yards	148.8	200.7	218.6
Passing yards per completion	11.82	9.17	10.55
Passing yards per attempt	6.50	5.75	6.49
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.7	0.8
Sacked	2.5	1.3	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIN Defense	NYG Defense	NFL Average
Points against	25.0	11.7	21.5
Rushing yards	81.5	96.0	108.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.14	4.47	3.98
Completion %	63.0%	59.5%	61.5%
Passing yards	313.8	195.3	218.6
Passing yards per completion	11.57	10.14	10.55
Passing yards per attempt	7.30	6.04	6.49
INT return	0.5	1.3	1.0
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.8
Sacks	1.8	3.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	10	2001-11-19	NYG	MIN	16-28	MIN
2002	10	2002-11-10	NYG	MIN	27-20	NYG
2003	8	2003-10-26	NYG	MIN	29-17	NYG
2004	8	2004-10-31	NYG	MIN	34-13	NYG
2005	10	2005-11-13	MIN	NYG	24-21	MIN

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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