NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions at New York Giants - Week 6

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Detroit Lions at New York Giants - Week 6

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ATL PHI	17 31
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SEA CHI	23 20
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SD STL	17 20
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NO TB	31 6
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MIA GB	23 20
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KC HOU	31 35
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DET NYG	20 28
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CLE PIT	10 28
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BAL NE	20 23
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NYJ DEN	24 20
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OAK SF	9 17
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DAL MIN	21 24
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IND WAS	27 24
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TEN JAC	30 3
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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

Final Score Prediction

Giants 31, Lions 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 16	Shaun Hill	Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21	Jahvid Best	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 45	Kevin Smith	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 27	Nate Burleson	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 48	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 14	Brandon Pettigrew	Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
TE 16	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 19	Jason Hanson	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 26	Defense / ST

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New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Eli Manning	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12	Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 26	Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1	Hakeem Nicks	Rec: 9-110, 1 TD
WR 21	Steve Smith	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 56	Mario Manningham	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 28	Kevin Boss	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11	Lawrence Tynes	FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 3	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Lions QB Shaun Hill completed 21 of 32 (65.6 pct.) for 227 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.6 rating last week. Has 4,708 career passing yards & needs 292 to reach 5,000... Rookie RB Jahvid Best (1st round) leads NFL rookies with 495 scrimmage yards, 241 rush yards & 5 TDs... WR Calvin Johnson had 35-yard TD catch in only meeting. Has 4 TDs in past 4 games. TE Brandon Pettigrew had TD catch last week. Leads NFC TEs with 26 receptions. TE Tony Scheffler ties for 2nd among NFC TEs with 24 catches. KR STEFAN LOGAN had franchise-record 105-yard KR-TD last week, tied for 6th longest in NFL history... LB Julian Peterson has INT & FF in career vs. NYG. Rookie DT Ndamukong Suh (1st round) leads NFL rookies with 3 sacks. Had 1st career INT last week. CB Alphonso Smith aims for 4th in row with INT. Had 42-yard INT-TD last week. DE Kyle Vanden Bosch had sack vs. NYG in 9/29/02 meeting (with Arz.).

Giants QB Eli Manning won only career start vs. Det., completing 28 of 39 (71.8 pct.) for 283 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 100.7 rating. Has 19,946 career passing yards & needs 54 to reach 20,000. Would join PHIL SIMMS as only Giants with 20,000 passing yards... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 293 rush yards (97.7 per game) & 3 TDs at home this year. Aims for 4th in row at home with TD run. RB Brandon Jacobs had 103 scrimmage yards & rec. TD in last meeting... WR Hakeem Nicks had 12 catches for 130 yards & 2 TDs last week & joined AMANI TOOMER as only NYG with 12+ catches, 130+ yards & 2+ TDs in game. Has 20 catches for 240 yards (120 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2. WR Steve Smith has 135 receptions since start of 2009, most in NFC. Had 6 catches for 89 yards & TD last week. WR Mario Manningham has 6 career rec. TDs & 5 have been 20+ yards... DE Osi Umenyiora has 17 sacks in past 18 at home. In past 2, has 5 sacks & 4 FFs. DE Justin Tuck has 4 sacks, FF & FR in past 2. Incl. playoffs, Giants have won 14 in row when Tuck has sack (23 sacks in those 14 games).

Results and Schedule

Detroit Lions
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CHI	A	L 14-19	-5
2	2010-09-19	PHI	H	L 32-35	-3
3	2010-09-26	MIN	A	L 10-24	-14
4	2010-10-03	GB	A	L 26-28	-2
5	2010-10-10	STL	H	W 44-6	+38
6	2010-10-17	NYG	A	L 20-28	-8
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	WAS	H
9	2010-11-07	NYJ	H
10	2010-11-14	BUF	A
11	2010-11-21	DAL	A
12	2010-11-25	NE	H
13	2010-12-05	CHI	H
14	2010-12-12	GB	H
15	2010-12-19	TB	A
16	2010-12-26	MIA	A
17	2011-01-02	MIN	H

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	L 10-29	-19
4	2010-10-03	CHI	H	W 17-3	+14
5	2010-10-10	HOU	A	W 34-10	+24
6	2010-10-17	DET	H	W 28-20	+8
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

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Out	MLB DeAndre Levy (Ankle) DE Turk McBride (Ankle) CB Nathan Vasher (Nose)
Questionable	WR Calvin Johnson (Shoulder) MLB Landon Johnson (Concussion) QB Matthew Stafford (Shoulder)
Probable	RB Jahvid Best (Toe) WR Nate Burleson (Ankle) FS Louis Delmas (Groin)
IR	S Aaron Berry (Right Shoulder) DE Jared DeVries (Knee)
PUP	CB Jack Williams (Knee)

New York Giants
Out	OT William Beatty (Foot) WR Victor Cruz (Hamstring) FB Madison Hedgecock (Hamstring) DE Mathias Kiwanuka (Neck)
Questionable	OLB Keith Bulluck (Toe) OC Shaun O'Hara (Ankle) RB Danny Ware (Groin)
Probable	SS Kenny Phillips (Knee) DE Osi Umenyiora (Knee)
IR	FS Michael Johnson (Back) WR Sinorice Moss (Sports Hernia) QB Jim Sorgi (Right Shoulder) OLB Adrian Tracy (Elbow)
PUP	OG Kevin Boothe (Pectoral)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DET Offense	NYG Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	24.0	20.7	20.8	DET
Rushing yards	89.0	118.3	111.0	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	3.63	4.49	4.15	NYG
Completion %	61.9%	64.4%	61.3%	NYG
Passing yards	257.7	246.0	220.1	DET
Passing yards per completion	9.62	11.06	10.64	NYG
Passing yards per attempt	5.95	7.12	6.52	NYG
Interceptions	1.7	1.7	1.1	-
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.3	0.8	DET
Sacks allowed	1.7	1.7	2.2	-
3rd down conversions	40.8%	34.9%	38.2%	DET
4th down conversions	25.0%	25.0%	43.0%	-
Time of possession	27:58	33:29	30:13	NYG

Defense Stats Comparison

	DET Defense	NYG Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.7	19.0	20.8	NYG
Rushing yards	130.3	102.7	111.0	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	4.79	3.55	4.15	NYG
Completion %	61.8%	54.7%	61.3%	NYG
Passing yards	215.3	143.0	220.1	NYG
Passing yards per completion	11.54	9.73	10.64	NYG
Passing yards per attempt	7.13	5.33	6.52	NYG
INT return	1.7	1.0	1.1	DET
Fumble recoveries	1.3	1.0	0.8	DET
Sacks	2.7	2.7	2.2	-
3rd down conversions	40.0%	30.8%	38.2%	NYG
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	43.0%	-
Time of possession	32:02	26:31	30:13	NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DET	NYG	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.4	4.5	9.0	DET
Yards per kick return	29.0	18.7	23.7	DET
Yards allowed per punt return	6.8	8.5	9.0	DET
Yards allowed per kick return	18.6	20.3	23.7	DET

Misc Stats Comparison

	DET	NYG	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	9.3	8.0	6.5	NYG
Penalty yards	65.3	71.3	54.9	DET

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2010 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, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. New York Giants
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	12	2000-11-19	DET	NYG	31-21	DET
2004	7	2004-10-24	DET	NYG	28-13	DET
2007	11	2007-11-18	NYG	DET	16-10	NYG

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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