Game Preview - Week 7: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants

New York Giants: After a 0-2 start the Giants find themselves at 4-2 and looking like a playoff team in the NFC. Wide Receiver Plaxico Burress has caught a touchdown pass in every game and no matter who's running the ball the Giants are gaining ground. Brandon Jacobs got dinged up twice against the Falcons (neck, ankle) but is expected to play against the 49ers. San Francisco does have an improving defense, which could slow down the Giants somewhat but New York is the better all-around team and isn't starting Trent Dilfer at quarterback.

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

San Francisco: The 49ers are coming off their bye week and get some help on offense. Tight end Vernon Davis (sprained knee) and QB Alex Smith (shoulder) have a chance to play this week depending on their work in practice. Any spark would be a welcome change. Frank Gore has disappointed, not having rushed for more than 81 yards in any one game and scoring only 3 TDs. Wide receiver Darrell Jackson leads the team with 210 yards receiving and the offense as a whole ranks dead last in yards per game. Maybe some home cookin' will do them good, but I'll take Eli and Plaxico (on one good leg) anytime against Trent Dilfer and Arnaz Battle.

Start: RB Frank Gore
Consider: WR Darrell Jackson, TE Vernon Davis
Sit: QB Trent Dilfer, WR Arnaz Battle, 49ers D/ST

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 28	Trent Dilfer	Pass: 165, 0 Rush: 0, 0
RB 10	Frank Gore	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 31	Darrell Jackson	Rec: 3-45, 1
WR 50	Arnaz Battle	Rec: 4-40, 0
TE 11	Vernon Davis	Rec: 3-35, 0

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Eli Manning	Pass: 230, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 23	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 55, 0 Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 31	Derrick Ward	Rush: 35, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 33	Reuben Droughns	Rush: 10, 1 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 5	Plaxico Burress	Rec: 6-90, 1
WR 26	Amani Toomer	Rec: 5-55, 1
TE 9	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 3-35, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	ARI	H	W 20-17	+3
2	2007-09-16	STL	A	W 17-16	+1
3	2007-09-23	PIT	A	L 16-37	-21
4	2007-09-30	SEA	H	L 3-23	-20
5	2007-10-07	BAL	H	L 7-9	-2
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	NYG	A	L 15-33	-18
8	2007-10-28	NO	H
9	2007-11-04	ATL	A
10	2007-11-12	SEA	A
11	2007-11-18	STL	H
12	2007-11-25	ARI	A
13	2007-12-02	CAR	A
14	2007-12-09	MIN	H
15	2007-12-15	CIN	H
16	2007-12-23	TB	H
17	2007-12-30	CLE	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
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

	SF Offense	NYG Offense	NFL Average
Points for	13.3	26.5	21.2
Rushing yards	90.7	125.5	112.3
Rushing yards per attempt	3.91	4.57	4.12
Completion %	49.3%	59.0%	62.0%
Passing yards	104.3	234.8	216.6
Passing yards per completion	8.75	11.15	10.64
Passing yards per attempt	4.31	6.58	6.60
Interceptions	0.7	1.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.8	0.8
Sacked	3.3	1.3	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	SF Defense	NYG Defense	NFL Average
Points against	18.7	21.5	21.2
Rushing yards	118.3	95.5	112.3
Rushing yards per attempt	3.79	3.89	4.12
Completion %	62.8%	56.4%	62.0%
Passing yards	212.3	216.5	216.6
Passing yards per completion	10.37	11.21	10.64
Passing yards per attempt	6.51	6.33	6.60
INT return	0.3	0.8	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.5	0.8
Sacks	1.7	2.0	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	1	2002-09-05	SF	NYG	16-13	SF
2005	9	2005-11-06	NYG	SF	24-6	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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