Game Preview - Week 13: New York Giants at Chicago Bears

New York Giants: After four interceptions last week (three returned for TDs) Eli Manning still has a starting job. Of course, when the alternative is the Pillsbury Doughboy I can't blame Tom Coughlin for sticking with Manning. More bad news for the Giants passing game… it seems you can add sprained knee to the list of Plaxico Burress' injuries. The star wide receiver suffered the injury in last week's game but is expected to play along with running back Derrick Ward who is ready to return from his own knee injury. Brandon Jacobs remains out, leaving Ward and Droughns to split the rushing duties.

Start: WR Plaxico Burress, TE Jeremy Shockey
Consider: Derrick Ward, QB Eli Manning
Sit: WR Amani Toomer RB Brandon Jacobs, Giants D/ST, WR Steve Smith

Chicago: The Bears are a psycho team, which is why I'm picking them to fall on their face and lose to the Giants this week. Devin Hester single-handedly won that game against Denver and while he is one of the most dynamic players in the league, you can't count on that kind of performance every week. The Giants have learned their lesson and seen enough film… they will NOT kick to Hester and take their chances against Rex Grossman. Sounds like a good plan to man. Adrian Peterson (the other one) will get the start for the injured Cedric Benson.

Start: RB Adrian Peterson, Bears D/ST
Consider: WR Bernard Berrian, TE Greg Olsen
Sit: QB Brian Griese, TE Desmond Clark, WR Muhsin Muhammad, K Robbie Gould, RB Cedric Benson

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 17	Eli Manning	Pass: 245, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 22	Derrick Ward	Rush: 75, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 47	Reuben Droughns	Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 19	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 5-75, 1
WR 66	Amani Toomer	Rec: 3-35, 0
TE 6	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 4-50, 1

Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Rex Grossman	Pass: 195, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 7	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 90, 1 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 24	Bernard Berrian	Rec: 4-60, 1
WR 44	Muhsin Muhammad	Rec: 5-50, 0
TE 17	Greg Olsen	Rec: 3-35, 0
TE 30	Desmond Clark	Rec: 1-10, 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
15	2007-12-16	WAS	H
16	2007-12-23	BUF	A
17	2007-12-29	NE	H

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	SD	A	L 3-14	-11
2	2007-09-16	KC	H	W 20-10	+10
3	2007-09-23	DAL	H	L 10-34	-24
4	2007-09-30	DET	A	L 27-37	-10
5	2007-10-07	GB	A	W 27-20	+7
6	2007-10-14	MIN	H	L 31-34	-3
7	2007-10-21	PHI	A	W 19-16	+3
8	2007-10-28	DET	H	L 7-16	-9
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	OAK	A	W 17-6	+11
11	2007-11-18	SEA	A	L 23-30	-7
12	2007-11-25	DEN	H	W 37-34	+3
13	2007-12-02	NYG	H	L 16-21	-5
14	2007-12-06	WAS	A
15	2007-12-17	MIN	A
16	2007-12-23	GB	H
17	2007-12-30	NO	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	CHI Offense	NFL Average
Points for	17.7	19.7	21.7
Rushing yards	107.0	85.7	105.5
Rushing yards per attempt	4.13	3.37	3.89
Completion %	55.7%	59.8%	61.7%
Passing yards	189.0	215.7	217.2
Passing yards per completion	9.03	10.58	10.45
Passing yards per attempt	5.03	6.32	6.45
Interceptions	1.0	0.3	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.3	0.8
Sacked	2.0	2.7	2.2

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

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	CHI Defense	NFL Average
Points against	18.7	20.7	21.7
Rushing yards	100.3	118.3	105.5
Rushing yards per attempt	3.77	4.20	3.89
Completion %	64.9%	62.0%	61.7%
Passing yards	181.0	249.7	217.2
Passing yards per completion	10.39	10.86	10.45
Passing yards per attempt	6.74	6.73	6.45
INT return	1.0	0.3	1.0
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.8
Sacks	3.0	3.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	NYG	CHI	14-7	NYG
2004	9	2004-11-07	CHI	NYG	28-21	CHI
2006	10	2006-11-12	CHI	NYG	38-20	CHI

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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