NFL Game Preview: New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens - Week 16

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New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens - Week 16

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ATL DET	31 18
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TEN GB	7 55
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STL TB	28 13
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SD NYJ	27 17
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OAK CAR	6 17
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NO DAL	34 31
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NE JAC	23 16
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MIN HOU	23 6
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IND KC	20 13
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CIN PIT	13 10
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BUF MIA	10 24
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WAS PHI	27 20
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CLE DEN	12 34
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NYG BAL	14 33
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CHI ARI	28 13
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SF SEA	13 42
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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 27, Ravens 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Eli Manning	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18	David Wilson	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 29	Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 14	Victor Cruz	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 32	Hakeem Nicks	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 73	Rueben Randle	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13	Martellus Bennett	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 6	Lawrence Tynes	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 16	Defense / ST

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Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Joe Flacco	Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7	Ray Rice	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 62	Bernard Pierce	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39	Torrey Smith	Rec: 3-60, 0 TD
WR 56	Jacoby Jones	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8	Dennis Pitta	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 12	Justin Tucker	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Giants Clinch playoff berth with 2 wins... QB Eli Manning has 3,590 pass yards & needs 410 to reach 4,000 for 4th consecutive season. Incl. SB, has won 8 of past 10 starts vs. AFC... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5 in Dec/Jan. Rushed 9 times for 96 yards (10.7 avg.) in only meeting. Rookie RB-KR David Wilson is 2nd in NFC with 27.2 KR avg... WR Victor Cruz has 79 catches for 1,019 yards & 9 TDs. Needs 1 catch to record 2nd consecutive season with 80+ catches, 1,000+ yards & 9+ TDs. No other Giant has ever had 1 such season. WR Hakeem Nicks has 3,726 career rec. yards & needs 274 to reach 4,000. TE Martellus Bennett has TD in 2 of past 3... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 8 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC. Has 27.5 career sacks & needs 2.5 to reach 30. S Stevie Brown leads NFL with 259 INT yards, most by Giant all-time. Ties for 2nd in NFL with career-high 7 INTs. DE Justin Tuck has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. AFC (incl. SB). LB Mathias Kiwanuka had sack in last meeting.

Ravens Aim for 3rd season in row with 10+ wins. Ravens have won 12 consecutive home games vs. NFC... For career, QB Joe Flacco is 9-0 at home vs. NFC & has 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 99.6 passer rating. Flacco became 1st Raven to reach 100 career TD passes last week... For career, RB Ray Rice averages 5.1 yards per carry vs. NFC (258 att., 1,313 yards). Rice (1,458) needs 42 scrimmage yards to reach 1,500 for 4th consecutive season... WR Torrey Smith (94) needs 6 catches to register 100 career. Smith (767) needs 75 receiving yards to surpass total (841) as rookie last season... TE Dennis Pitta had career-best in receiving yards (125) & TD catches (2) last week. Pitta (7) needs TD reception to set single-season club record among TEs (TODD HEAP, 7 in 2005)... LB Paul Kruger has career-high 8 sacks in 2012. LB Terrell Suggs has 9 sacks in past 8 vs. NFC opponents. S Ed Reed (61) needs INT to tie HOFer DICK LE BEAU & DAVE BROWN for 8th most in NFL history... KR-WR Jacoby Jones has NFL-best 32.5 KR avg. in 2012.

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	L 14-33	-19
17	2012-12-30	PHI	H

Baltimore Ravens
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-10	CIN	H	W 44-13	+31
2	2012-09-16	PHI	A	L 23-24	-1
3	2012-09-23	NE	H	W 31-30	+1
4	2012-09-27	CLE	H	W 23-16	+7
5	2012-10-07	KC	A	W 9-6	+3
6	2012-10-14	DAL	H	W 31-29	+2
7	2012-10-21	HOU	A	L 13-43	-30
8		Bye
9	2012-11-04	CLE	A	W 25-15	+10
10	2012-11-11	OAK	H	W 55-20	+35
11	2012-11-18	PIT	A	W 13-10	+3
12	2012-11-25	SD	A	W 16-13	+3
13	2012-12-02	PIT	H	L 20-23	-3
14	2012-12-09	WAS	A	L 28-31	-3
15	2012-12-16	DEN	H	L 17-34	-17
16	2012-12-23	NYG	H	W 33-14	+19
17	2012-12-30	CIN	A

Injury Report

New York Giants
Questionable	RB Ahmad Bradshaw (knee) SS Kenny Phillips (knee) SS Tyler Sash (hamstring) DE Justin Tuck (shoulder)
Probable	CB Prince Amukamara (hamstring) DT Chris Canty (neck) WR Hakeem Nicks (knee) WR Rueben Randle (back)
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)

Baltimore Ravens
Out	MLB Jameel McClain (spine) RB Bernard Pierce (concussion)
Doubtful	SS Bernard Pollard (chest)
Questionable	WR Tandon Doss (ankle) MLB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle) FB Vonta Leach (ankle) SLB Albert McClellan (shoulder) WR Torrey Smith (concussion)
Probable	TE Ed Dickson (knee) FS James Ihedigbo (neck) DE Pernell McPhee (thigh) FS Ed Reed (shoulder) CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen) DE Terrell Suggs (biceps)
IR	MLB Ray Lewis (triceps, 10/17) WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31) CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	BAL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	22.3	20.3	22.8	NYG
Rushing yards	127.0	93.0	118.4	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	4.88	3.76	4.32	NYG
Completion %	59.2%	58.0%	60.0%	NYG
Passing yards	230.3	222.0	224.8	NYG
Passing yards per completion	11.23	11.24	10.85	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	6.65	6.52	6.51	NYG
Interceptions	1.3	0.8	1.0	BAL
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.5	0.7	NYG
Sacks allowed	1.0	2.5	2.3	NYG
3rd down conversions	46.8%	35.3%	37.1%	NYG
4th down conversions	28.6%	40.0%	43.8%	BAL
Time of possession	29:59	27:04	30:31	NYG

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	BAL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	25.0	21.8	22.8	BAL
Rushing yards	129.0	121.0	118.4	BAL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.56	4.04	4.32	BAL
Completion %	65.8%	60.3%	60.0%	BAL
Passing yards	221.7	223.5	224.8	NYG
Passing yards per completion	11.97	11.02	10.85	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	7.87	6.64	6.51	BAL
INT return	0.3	0.5	1.0	BAL
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.7	-
Sacks	0.7	2.8	2.3	BAL
3rd down conversions	49.2%	33.3%	37.1%	BAL
4th down conversions	25.0%	25.0%	43.8%	-
Time of possession	30:01	34:15	30:31	NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYG	BAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.3	11.0	10.3	BAL
Yards per kick return	28.0	29.0	22.9	BAL
Yards allowed per punt return	11.7	7.5	10.3	BAL
Yards allowed per kick return	21.1	22.6	22.9	NYG

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYG	BAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.0	6.0	6.4	NYG
Penalty yards	34.7	61.3	54.0	NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	14	2004-12-12	NYG	BAL	14-37	BAL
2008	11	2008-11-16	BAL	NYG	10-30	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.