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Wild-Card Playoffs


            

New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Buccaneers 20, Giants 13

Tampa Bay: Jeff Garcia knocked the Giants out of the playoffs last year as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles… a repeat is coming with Garcia sporting a Buccaneer uniform. The Bucs have rested their main weapons the last two weeks, losing to San Francisco and Carolina in the process but will be at full strength and ready to take on the Giants in the friendly confines of Raymond James Stadium. Rust is a concern, but having a healthy Galloway, Hilliard, and Garcia is the trade-off - probably a wise move considering all three have battled injuries the second half of the season. Earnest Graham should receive the bulk of the rushing load but the key matchup will be the Bucs passing game attempting to exploit the Giants secondary. CB Sam Madison left last week's game against New England with an abdominal injury and has missed practice this week. If he doesn't play, look for the Bucs to find a way to get Galloway on backup CB Kevin Dockery for a score late in the second half.

  • Start: WR Joey Galloway, RB Earnest Graham
  • Consider: QB Jeff Garcia
  • Sit: TE Alex Smith, WR Ike Hilliard, TE Jerramy Stevens

New York Giants: The Giants participated in a playoff-type atmosphere last week, coming up short against the New England Patriots and losing a couple key starters in the process. Starting Center, Shaun O'Hara, has a sprained knee and at best will be limited this week if he plays at all… a potentially huge loss for the Giants offensive line and specifically the running game. Starting LB Kawika Mitchell sprained his knee as well… both players have been fitted for braces and will be evaluated at gametime. With or without O'Hara the Giants will test the Bucs defensive front seven with Brandon Jacobs but at some point Eli Manning will be called upon to win this game, but his knack for INTs (20) will cost the Giants in the end. Is there enough left in the tank… enough to overcome two Manning interceptions? I don't think so.

  • Start: WR Plaxico Burress
  • Consider: QB Eli Manning, RB Brandon Jacobs
  • Sit: WR Amani Toomer, Giants D/ST




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
New York Giants
Rank Player Projections
QB 6 Eli Manning Pass: 195, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 6 Brandon Jacobs Rush: 80, 0 Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 4 Plaxico Burress Limited Practice: Ankle Rec: 5-75, 1
WR 11 Amani Toomer Rec: 4-45, 0
TE 5 Kevin Boss Rec: 2-20, 0
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank Player Projections
QB 5 Jeff Garcia Pass: 230, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 3 Earnest Graham Rush: 95, 1 Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 3 Joey Galloway Limited Practice: Team Decision Rec: 6-95, 1
WR 19 Ike Hilliard Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 21 Michael Clayton Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 4 Alex Smith Rec: 3-25, 0
TE 8 Jerramy Stevens 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 L 35-38 -3
WC 2008-01-06 TB A W 24-14 +10
DP 2008-01-13 DAL A    
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 SEA A L 6-20 -14
2 2007-09-16 NO H W 31-14 +17
3 2007-09-23 STL H W 24-3 +21
4 2007-09-30 CAR A W 20-7 +13
5 2007-10-07 IND A L 14-33 -19
6 2007-10-14 TEN H W 13-10 +3
7 2007-10-21 DET A L 16-23 -7
8 2007-10-28 JAC H L 23-24 -1
9 2007-11-04 ARI H W 17-10 +7
10   Bye      
11 2007-11-18 ATL A W 31-7 +24
12 2007-11-25 WAS H W 19-13 +6
13 2007-12-02 NO A W 27-23 +4
14 2007-12-09 HOU A L 14-28 -14
15 2007-12-16 ATL H W 37-3 +34
16 2007-12-23 SF A L 19-21 -2
17 2007-12-30 CAR H L 23-31 -8
WC 2008-01-06 NYG H L 14-24 -10

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Offense 
TB
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 22.3 22.0 22.4
Rushing yards 126.0 112.3 113.4
Rushing yards per attempt 4.92 4.25 4.13
Completion % 49.0% 64.5% 60.0%
Passing yards 197.5 204.8 210.8
Passing yards per completion 11.10 9.76 10.44
Passing yards per attempt 5.44 6.30 6.27
Interceptions 1.3 0.8 1.1
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.3 0.7
Sacked 2.0 3.5 2.1
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Defense 
TB
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 24.3 21.3 22.4
Rushing yards 113.3 101.8 113.4
Rushing yards per attempt 3.63 3.99 4.13
Completion % 57.1% 60.8% 60.0%
Passing yards 173.0 158.3 210.8
Passing yards per completion 11.17 9.15 10.44
Passing yards per attempt 6.38 5.57 6.27
INT return 0.0 1.0 1.1
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.5 0.7
Sacks 3.0 2.0 2.1
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 12 2003-11-24 NYG TB 13-19 TB
2006 8 2006-10-29 TB NYG 3-17 NYG
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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