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New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CIN
PHI		 34
 13
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WAS
CLE		 38
 21
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TB
NO		 0
 41
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NYG
ATL		 0
 34
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MIN
STL		 36
 22
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JAC
MIA		 3
 24
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IND
HOU		 17
 29
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DEN
BAL		 34
 17
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GB
CHI		 21
 13
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SEA
BUF		 50
 17
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CAR
SD		 31
 7
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DET
ARI		 10
 38
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KC
OAK		 0
 15
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PIT
DAL		 24
 27
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SF
NE		 41
 34
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NYJ
TEN		 10
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Falcons 27, Giants 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Eli Manning Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 David Wilson Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 9 Victor Cruz Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 23 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 78 Rueben Randle Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13 Martellus Bennett Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 11 Lawrence Tynes FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
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Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Matt Ryan Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 20 Michael Turner Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 33 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 4 Julio Jones Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
 WR 13 Roddy White Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 76 Harry Douglas Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 3 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 10 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants QB Eli Manning has won 4 in row vs. Atl., incl. last year's WC. In past 2 vs. Atl. (incl. WC), has 661 yards (330.5 per game), 6 TDs, 1 INT & 119.5 rating... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5 in Dec/Jan. Rookie RB-KR David Wilson is 1st player in NFL history with 100+ rush (100) & 200+ KR (227) yards in game. Had 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 KR) last week ... WR Victor Cruz aims for 3rd in row with 100+ yards. Has 225 rec. yards (112.5 per game) in past 2. In past 4 Dec/Jan games, has 22 catches for 567 yards (141.8 per game) & 3 TDs. WR Hakeem Nicks had 6 catches for 115 yards & 2 TDs in WC meeting. TE Martellus Bennett aims for 3rd in row with TD... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 27.5 career sacks & needs 2.5 to reach 30. S Stevie Brown had 2 INTs for 91 yards last week. Leads NFL with 259 INT yards, most by Giant all-time. DE Justin Tuck aims for 3rd reg. season game in row vs. Atl. with sack.

Falcons Clinched NFC South & have NFC's best record (11-2)... QB Matt Ryan has won 32 of his 1st 36 starts at home, best by QB in SB era. Aims for 11th consecutive home win. Has 100+ rating in 19 home games & Atlanta is 19-0. In career, Falcons are 30-1 (.968) when he has 100+ rating... RB Michael Turner aims for 5th in row with TD. Is franchise leader with 59 total TDs (58 rush, 1 rec.)... WR Julio Jones has 997 yards & needs 3 for 1st career 1,000-yard season. In past 10 at home, WR Roddy White has 69 catches for 1,075 yards (107.5 per game) & 7 TDs with 7 100-yard games. Since 2007, has 548 receptions, most in NFC. TE Tony Gonzalez had 8 catches for 82 yards & TD in last reg. season meeting... Falcons are only team in NFL with 2 S with 4+ INTs: Thomas DeCoud (5) & William Moore (4). DE John Abraham has 14.5 sacks in past 16. In 4 meetings (incl. playoffs), has 3 sacks & 2 FFs. LB Stephen Nicholas (79) leads team in tackles & LB Sean Weatherspoon (69) is 3rd.


Results and Schedule
New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 DAL H L 17-24 -7
2 2012-09-16 TB H W 41-34 +7
3 2012-09-20 CAR A W 36-7 +29
4 2012-09-30 PHI A L 17-19 -2
5 2012-10-07 CLE H W 41-27 +14
6 2012-10-14 SF A W 26-3 +23
7 2012-10-21 WAS H W 27-23 +4
8 2012-10-28 DAL A W 29-24 +5
9 2012-11-04 PIT H L 20-24 -4
10 2012-11-11 CIN A L 13-31 -18
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 GB H W 38-10 +28
13 2012-12-03 WAS A L 16-17 -1
14 2012-12-09 NO H W 52-27 +25
15 2012-12-16 ATL A L 0-34 -34
16 2012-12-23 BAL A    
17 2012-12-30 PHI H    
   
Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 KC A W 40-24 +16
2 2012-09-17 DEN H W 27-21 +6
3 2012-09-23 SD A W 27-3 +24
4 2012-09-30 CAR H W 30-28 +2
5 2012-10-07 WAS A W 24-17 +7
6 2012-10-14 OAK H W 23-20 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 PHI A W 30-17 +13
9 2012-11-04 DAL H W 19-13 +6
10 2012-11-11 NO A L 27-31 -4
11 2012-11-18 ARI H W 23-19 +4
12 2012-11-25 TB A W 24-23 +1
13 2012-11-29 NO H W 23-13 +10
14 2012-12-09 CAR A L 20-30 -10
15 2012-12-16 NYG H W 34-0 +34
16 2012-12-22 DET A    
17 2012-12-30 TB H    

Injury Report
New York Giants
Questionable  CB Prince Amukamara (hamstring)
 TE Travis Beckum (knee)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (knee)
 SS Kenny Phillips (knee)
 SS Tyler Sash (hamstring)
Probable  WR Hakeem Nicks (knee)
IR  RB Andre Brown (fibula, 11/26)
 DT Markus Kuhn (knee, 11/14)
 DT Shaun Rogers (calf, 8/31)
 RB Da'Rel Scott (knee, 10/20)
 CB Terrell Thomas (knee, 8/31)
   
Atlanta Falcons
Questionable  DT Jonathan Babineaux (ribs)
 WR Harry Douglas (ribs)
 SS William Moore (hamstring)
 CB Asante Samuel (shoulder)
 WR Roddy White (knee)
IR  CB Brent Grimes (achilles-tendon, 9/10)
 FS Shann Schillinger (ankle, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Offense 		 ATL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.7 22.5 23.0 NYG
Rushing yards 127.0 76.5 119.5 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 4.62 3.69 4.36 NYG
Completion % 57.7% 66.7% 60.5% ATL
Passing yards 230.3 324.5 228.4 ATL
Passing yards per completion 11.11 11.37 10.94 ATL
Passing yards per attempt 6.42 7.58 6.62 ATL
Interceptions 1.0 0.8 0.9 ATL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.6 NYG
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.3 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 43.5% 42.3% 38.2% NYG
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 47.4% NYG
Time of possession 30:13 30:12 30:31 NYG
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Defense 		 ATL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.7 21.3 23.0 ATL
Rushing yards 138.7 112.8 119.5 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.85 4.67 4.36 ATL
Completion % 63.6% 61.0% 60.5% ATL
Passing yards 197.0 290.0 228.4 NYG
Passing yards per completion 11.45 12.00 10.94 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 7.28 7.31 6.62 NYG
INT return 0.7 0.3 0.9 NYG
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.0 0.6 NYG
Sacks 1.7 1.3 2.2 NYG
3rd down conversions 44.1% 38.7% 38.2% ATL
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 47.4% NYG
Time of possession 29:47 29:48 30:31 NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYG   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.3 7.5 10.3 ATL
Yards per kick return 28.2 24.2 23.0 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 15.8 14.8 10.3 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 23.9 23.9 23.0 -
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYG   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 3.8 6.4 ATL
Penalty yards 39.7 22.5 53.3 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2012 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-08 NYG ATL 13-6 NYG
2002 6 2002-10-13 ATL NYG 17-10 ATL
2003 10 2003-11-09 ATL NYG 27-7 ATL
2004 11 2004-11-21 ATL NYG 14-10 ATL
2006 6 2006-10-15 NYG ATL 27-14 NYG
2007 6 2007-10-15 NYG ATL 31-10 NYG
2009 11 2009-11-22 ATL NYG 31-34 NYG
2011 WC 2012-01-08 ATL NYG 2-24 NYG

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card