Game Preview - Week 16: New York Giants at Buffalo Bills

New York Giants: This is an intriguing game in many respects as Buffalo is playing a spoiler role while the Giants are still alive for a playoff berth. However the Giants (9-5) appear more like a 5-9 team that can play down to their opponents level in any given week. Such is the case last week against the Redskins who dominated New York 22-10, a game that could have secured the Giants a post-season bid. The Giants are 6-1 on the road and should be primed and ready, as losing to the Bills might make next week's game against New England a must-win to make the playoffs.

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

Buffalo: The Bills also have struggled offensively lately, scoring 17 or fewer points in five of the last six games and couldn't muster even a field goal against Cleveland last week. Alright, so the blizzard might have had something to do with it, but the Bills are ranked 30th in offense for a reason. Rookie Trent Edwards is learning his way around the league and while he shows flashes of brilliance the learning curve is still steep for QBs in this league. Lynch has regained his duties as the main running back (21 carries last week) and remains the only viable fantasy options on the Bills roster.

Start: RB Marshawn Lynch
Consider: WR Lee Evans
Sit: QB Trent Edwards, TE Robert Royal, RB Fred Jackson, WR Peerless Price, WR Josh Reed

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Eli Manning	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 7	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 110, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 53	Reuben Droughns	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 25	Amani Toomer	Rec: 6-70, 1
WR 35	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 4-55, 0
TE 16	Kevin Boss	Rec: 3-30, 0

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 27	Trent Edwards	Pass: 195, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 22	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 85, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 41	Fred Jackson	Rush: 35, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 34	Lee Evans	Rec: 4-55, 0
WR 57	Josh Reed	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 70	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 25	Michael Gaines	Rec: 2-20, 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	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

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DEN	H	L 14-15	-1
2	2007-09-16	PIT	A	L 3-26	-23
3	2007-09-23	NE	A	L 7-38	-31
4	2007-09-30	NYJ	H	W 17-14	+3
5	2007-10-08	DAL	H	L 24-25	-1
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	BAL	H	W 19-14	+5
8	2007-10-28	NYJ	A	W 13-3	+10
9	2007-11-04	CIN	H	W 33-21	+12
10	2007-11-11	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
11	2007-11-18	NE	H	L 10-56	-46
12	2007-11-25	JAC	A	L 14-36	-22
13	2007-12-02	WAS	A	W 17-16	+1
14	2007-12-09	MIA	H	W 38-17	+21
15	2007-12-16	CLE	A	L 0-8	-8
16	2007-12-23	NYG	H	L 21-38	-17
17	2007-12-30	PHI	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Average
Points for	17.3	13.5	21.6
Rushing yards	107.8	95.0	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.11	4.17	3.97
Completion %	53.0%	55.3%	60.7%
Passing yards	204.0	167.5	214.3
Passing yards per completion	10.19	10.51	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	5.40	5.81	6.30
Interceptions	1.0	0.5	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.3	0.8	0.8
Sacked	2.3	0.8	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Average
Points against	20.5	19.8	21.6
Rushing yards	104.5	118.5	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.73	3.94	3.97
Completion %	60.0%	59.0%	60.7%
Passing yards	201.5	211.0	214.3
Passing yards per completion	11.54	10.82	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	6.92	6.38	6.30
INT return	0.3	0.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.5	0.8
Sacks	3.0	1.5	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	13	2003-11-30	BUF	NYG	24-7	BUF

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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