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Week 2



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

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Packers 24, Giants 21

Green Bay: Despite a Green Bay victory, Favre had very little success against the Eagles last week (23-42, 206 yds) and the running game with rookie Brandon Jackson wasn't much better (15 carries, 40 yds). Brett's decision-making ability is getting worse by the year making him a risky play for those of you getting penalized by turnovers. He does have a good opportunity this week facing a Giants defense that had no answer for Tony Romo and the Dallas passing game in Week 1, particularly routes over the middle by TE Jason Witten. WR Greg Jennings returned to practice Wednesday on a limited basis. Follow to practice reports later this week as his return will de-value rookie WR James Jones.

  • Start: QB Brett Favre, RB Brandon Jackson, WR Donald Driver, WR James Jones
  • Consider: TE Donald Lee, Packers D/ST, K Mason Crosby
  • Sit:WR Greg Jennings, RB Vernand Morency (inj)

New York Giants: What a rough start for the Giants losing three top players to injury in a 45-35 loss to the Cowboys. QB Eli Manning (shoulder), RB Brandon Jacobs (knee), and starting DE Osi Umenyiora all finished the game on the sidelines. They're have been conflicting reports on the severity of Manning's shoulder injury but at present his is not participating in practice and will likely be a gametime decision. Play it safe and leave him on your bench this week. RB Derrick Ward received the bulk of the carries filling in for Jacobs who will likely be out at least 3 weeks with a sprained knee. RB Reuben Droughns should see more action this week but expect Ward to start and carry the load.

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




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Green Bay Packers
Rank Player Projections
QB 7 Brett Favre Pass: 265, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Brandon Jackson Rush: 70, 1 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 2 Donald Driver Rec: 8-110, 1
WR 36 James Jones Rec: 5-60, 1
WR 79 Greg Jennings Questionable: Hamstring Risk: Jennings did not practice Friday and remains Questionable to play this week. Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 20 Donald Lee Probable: Knee Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 34 Bubba Franks Rec: 1-5, 0
 
New York Giants
Rank Player Projections
QB 32 Eli Manning Questionable: Shoulder Risk: Manning took snaps at practice Friday but remains a gametime decision. Jared Lorenzen would start if Manning can't go. Pass: 230, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Derrick Ward Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 3-25, 0
RB 41 Reuben Droughns Rush: 20, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 24 Plaxico Burress Rec: 6-85, 0
WR 50 Amani Toomer Rec: 4-45, 0
TE 4 Jeremy Shockey Rec: 4-45, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 PHI H W 16-13 +3
2 2007-09-16 NYG A W 35-13 +22
3 2007-09-23 SD H    
4 2007-09-30 MIN A    
5 2007-10-07 CHI H    
6 2007-10-14 WAS H    
7   Bye      
8 2007-10-29 DEN A    
9 2007-11-04 KC A    
10 2007-11-11 MIN H    
11 2007-11-18 CAR H    
12 2007-11-22 DET A    
13 2007-11-29 DAL A    
14 2007-12-09 OAK H    
15 2007-12-16 STL A    
16 2007-12-23 CHI A    
17 2007-12-30 DET H    
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    
4 2007-09-30 PHI H    
5 2007-10-07 NYJ H    
6 2007-10-15 ATL A    
7 2007-10-21 SF H    
8 2007-10-28 MIA A    
9   Bye      
10 2007-11-11 DAL H    
11 2007-11-18 DET A    
12 2007-11-25 MIN H    
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
  GB
 Offense 
NYG
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 16.0 35.0 19.0
Rushing yards 46.0 124.0 115.8
Rushing yards per attempt 2.71 5.64 4.18
Completion % 54.8% 65.9% 61.7%
Passing yards 169.0 314.0 194.9
Passing yards per completion 7.35 10.83 10.14
Passing yards per attempt 4.02 7.14 6.26
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.9
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 1.1
Sacked 4.0 1.0 2.1
Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2007 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Defense 
NYG
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 13.0 45.0 19.0
Rushing yards 103.0 142.0 115.8
Rushing yards per attempt 3.55 4.73 4.18
Completion % 45.5% 62.5% 61.7%
Passing yards 180.0 336.0 194.9
Passing yards per completion 12.00 22.40 10.14
Passing yards per attempt 5.45 14.00 6.26
INT return 1.0 1.0 0.9
Fumble recoveries 2.0 1.0 1.1
Sacks 1.0 1.0 2.1
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 17 2002-01-06 GB NYG 34-25 GB
2004 4 2004-10-03 NYG GB 14-7 NYG
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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