NFL Game Preview: New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts - Week 2

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New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts - Week 2

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ARI ATL	7 41
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PIT TEN	19 11
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PHI DET	35 32
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TB CAR	20 7
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MIA MIN	14 10
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KC CLE	16 14
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BUF GB	7 34
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CHI DAL	27 20
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BAL CIN	10 15
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STL OAK	14 16
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SEA DEN	14 31
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JAC SD	13 38
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HOU WAS	30 27
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NE NYJ	14 28
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NYG IND	14 38
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NO SF	25 22
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Eli Manning	Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10	Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 26	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7	Steve Smith	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 25	Hakeem Nicks	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 71	Mario Manningham	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 26	Travis Beckum	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 8	Lawrence Tynes	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3

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Indianapolis Colts
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 2	Peyton Manning	Pass: 310, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15	Joseph Addai	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 48	Donald Brown	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4	Reggie Wayne	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 27	Austin Collie	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 62	Pierre Garcon	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 1	Dallas Clark	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 13	Adam Vinatieri	FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4

Game Notes

Giants Are 48-32-5 (.600) in road openers, 2nd best mark in NFL history... QB Eli Manning has won 9 of past 13 starts vs. AFC (incl. SB XLII). Has won 9 consecutive Sept. games... RB Ahmad Bradshaw averages 6.9 yards per carry in career vs. AFC (inc. playoffs.), incl. 2 100-yard games. Incl. playoffs, Giants are 11-0 when Bradshaw (76 yards last week) rushes for 60+ yards. When RB Brandon Jacobs has 16+ att. (incl. playoffs), team is 19-4 (.826)... WR Hakeem Nicks had career-high 3 TDs last week. WR Mario Manningham aims for 3rd in row with 85+ rec. yards. WR Steve Smith has 1st down reception in 34 consecutive games. Has 62 1st down receptions since start of 2009, 3rd most in NFC... Incl. playoffs, Giants have won 12 in row when DE Justin Tuck has sack (19 sacks in 12 games). S Antrel Rolle had 28-yard INT last year vs. Ind. (9/27/09 with Arz.). DE Mathias Kiwanuka had 2 sacks last week.

Colts Have won 6 of past 7 home openers... Club aims for 6th consecutive win against NFC... Incl. postseason, QB Peyton Manning is 33-17 (.660) vs. NFC & has 110 TDs vs. 45 INTs & 100.8 passer rating. Manning has 2-1 record vs. Giants & 1-0 against brother ELI... Since '07, Colts are 4-1 when RB Joseph Addai has 100+ rushing yards... In 2 career games vs. NYG, WR Reggie Wayne averages 17.1 yards per catch (10 rec., 171 yards)... In past 8 against NFC, Wayne is averaging 92.1 receiving yards per game (737 total). WR Austin Collie had career-best in rec. (10) & receiving yards (131) last week... Incl. postseason, TE Dallas Clark aims for 3rd straight game w/7+ receptions... DE Dwight Freeney aims for 5th consecutive game w/sack against NFC. DE Robert Mathis has 5 sacks in past 4 games vs. NFC... S Melvin Bullitt posted 1st INT since 11/16/08 last week.

Results and Schedule

New York Giants
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CAR	H	W 31-18	+13
2	2010-09-19	IND	A	L 14-38	-24
3	2010-09-26	TEN	H
4	2010-10-03	CHI	H
5	2010-10-10	HOU	A
6	2010-10-17	DET	H
7	2010-10-25	DAL	A
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	SEA	A
10	2010-11-14	DAL	H
11	2010-11-21	PHI	A
12	2010-11-28	JAC	H
13	2010-12-05	WAS	H
14	2010-12-12	MIN	A
15	2010-12-19	PHI	H
16	2010-12-26	GB	A
17	2011-01-02	WAS	A

Indianapolis Colts
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	HOU	A	L 24-34	-10
2	2010-09-19	NYG	H	W 38-14	+24
3	2010-09-26	DEN	A
4	2010-10-03	JAC	A
5	2010-10-10	KC	H
6	2010-10-17	WAS	A
7		Bye
8	2010-11-01	HOU	H
9	2010-11-07	PHI	A
10	2010-11-14	CIN	H
11	2010-11-21	NE	A
12	2010-11-28	SD	H
13	2010-12-05	DAL	H
14	2010-12-09	TEN	A
15	2010-12-19	JAC	H
16	2010-12-26	OAK	A
17	2011-01-02	TEN	H

Injury Report

New York Giants
Out	OT William Beatty (Foot) OLB Chase Blackburn (Knee) TE Kevin Boss (Concussion) MLB Phillip Dillard (Hamstring)
Questionable	WR Hakeem Nicks (Ankle) DE Osi Umenyiora (Knee)
Probable	CB Bruce Johnson (Knee) OC Shaun O'Hara (Ankle) CB Aaron Ross (Foot) MLB Gerris Wilkinson (Groin)
IR	WR Sinorice Moss (Sports Hernia) QB Jim Sorgi (Right Shoulder) OLB Adrian Tracy (Elbow)
PUP	OG Kevin Boothe (Pectoral)

Indianapolis Colts
Out	WR Anthony Gonzalez (Ankle) SS Bob Sanders (Biceps)
Questionable	MLB Gary Brackett (Back) OT Ryan Diem (Neck) OLB Ramon Humber (Illness) OT Charlie Johnson (Foot) CB Jacob Lacey (Head) DE Robert Mathis (Ankle) OLB Clint Session (Hamstring)
Probable	OLB Cody Glenn (Hamstring) CB Jerraud Powers (Foot) OC Jeff Saturday (Knee)
IR	CB Kevin Thomas (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	IND Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	31.0	24.0	18.3	NYG
Rushing yards	118.0	44.0	105.6	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	3.28	4.40	4.01	IND
Completion %	66.7%	70.2%	60.8%	IND
Passing yards	258.0	419.0	205.7	IND
Passing yards per completion	12.90	10.48	9.87	NYG
Passing yards per attempt	8.60	7.35	6.00	NYG
Interceptions	3.0	0.0	0.8	IND
Fumbles lost	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Sacks allowed	1.0	2.0	2.1	NYG
3rd down conversions	35.7%	33.3%	36.8%	NYG
4th down conversions	100.0%	100.0%	42.9%	-
Time of possession	34:39	29:07	30:04	NYG

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	IND Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	18.0	34.0	18.3	NYG
Rushing yards	89.0	257.0	105.6	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	3.71	6.12	4.01	NYG
Completion %	40.0%	52.9%	60.8%	NYG
Passing yards	148.0	98.0	205.7	IND
Passing yards per completion	10.57	10.89	9.87	NYG
Passing yards per attempt	4.23	5.76	6.00	NYG
INT return	3.0	1.0	0.8	NYG
Fumble recoveries	2.0	0.0	0.8	NYG
Sacks	4.0	2.0	2.1	NYG
3rd down conversions	47.1%	54.5%	36.8%	NYG
4th down conversions	0.0%	100.0%	42.9%	NYG
Time of possession	25:21	30:53	30:04	NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYG	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.8	13.0	9.0	IND
Yards per kick return	13.4	22.1	23.1	IND
Yards allowed per punt return	19.0	39.0	9.0	NYG
Yards allowed per kick return	24.6	26.3	23.1	NYG

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYG	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	9.0	5.0	6.3	IND
Penalty yards	95.0	73.0	52.3	IND

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2010 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.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Indianapolis Colts
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	16	2002-12-22	NYG	IND	44-27	NYG
2006	1	2006-09-10	IND	NYG	26-21	IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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