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Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
SD		 13
 31
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ARI
GB		 17
 31
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MIA
IND		 20
 23
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DET
JAC		 31
 14
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DEN
CIN		 31
 23
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CHI
TEN		 51
 20
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CAR
WAS		 21
 13
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BUF
HOU		 9
 21
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BAL
CLE		 25
 15
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MIN
SEA		 20
 30
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TB
OAK		 42
 32
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PIT
NYG		 24
 20
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DAL
ATL		 13
 19
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PHI
NO		 13
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Giants 27, Steelers 26

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 25 Isaac Redman Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 19 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 35 Antonio Brown Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 64 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Heath Miller Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 2 Shaun Suisham FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
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New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Eli Manning Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Ahmad Bradshaw Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 46 David Wilson Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 48 Andre Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Victor Cruz Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 18 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 56 Domenik Hixon Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 17 Martellus Bennett Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 5 Lawrence Tynes FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 17 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Club is 16-6 (.727) vs. NFC under MIKE TOMLIN. With win, Tomlin will record 60th career victory... Pit. has won past 4 in Nov. on road... Have NFL-best 51.9 pct. 3rd-down conversion rate... In only career meeting at NYG (rookie in '04), QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 316 yards & TD. For career, Roethlisberger is 23-7 (.767) vs. NFC. Posted 21st 3 TD pass game of career last week... RB Jonathan Dwyer aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards (122, 107). Rookie RB Chris Rainey is averaging 5.4 yards per carry in past 2... WR Mike Wallace has 3 TD receptions in 4 road games in '12... TE Heath Miller has 6 TD rec. in '12, 2nd-most among NFL TEs... LB Larry Foote (3) needs 1.5 sack to surpass career-high of 4 sacks in '06. Foote leads team with 50 tackles... LB James Harrison (59) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass KEITH WILLIS (59) & JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most sacks in Pit. history... S Ryan Clark spent 2 seasons (2002-03) w/ Giants.

Giants Incl. SB XLVI, QB Eli Manning has won 8 in row vs. AFC, passing for 2,194 yards with 14 TDs & 5 INTs for 94.7 rating in those 8. Is 27-5 (.844) in Oct., best in SB era (min. 20 starts). Incl. playoffs, has won 12 of past 14... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 408 rush yards (102 per game) & 6 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Giants are 10-0 when he has 100+ rush yards... Since 2011, WR Victor Cruz ranks 3rd in NFL with 2,186 receiving yards. Has 6 TDs in past 5. In past 2 vs. AFC, Cruz has 8 catches for 214 yards (107 per game) with 4 TDs. In past 2 at home, WR Hakeem Nicks has 15 catches for 252 yards (126 per game; 16.8 avg.) & TD. ... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 4 sacks in past 3. Has 7 sacks in past 6 vs. AFC. LB Mathias Kiwanuka had 2.5 sacks in last meeting. Has 6.5 sacks in past 8 at home vs. AFC. S Stevie Brown had career-high 2 INTS & FR vs. Cowboys & has 4 INTs in past 4 overall. Has 168 INT return yards, most by Giants player since 1963 (DICK LYNCH). CB Corey Webster had INT in last meeting. Has 4 INTs in past 5 vs. AFC.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H W 27-12 +15
9 2012-11-04 NYG A W 24-20 +4
10 2012-11-12 KC H    
11 2012-11-18 BAL H    
12 2012-11-25 CLE A    
13 2012-12-02 BAL A    
14 2012-12-09 SD H    
15 2012-12-16 DAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    
   
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    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 GB H    
13 2012-12-03 WAS A    
14 2012-12-09 NO H    
15 2012-12-16 ATL A    
16 2012-12-23 BAL A    
17 2012-12-30 PHI H    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  SS Troy Polamalu (calf)
 ILB Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring)
Doubtful  RB Jonathan Dwyer (quadriceps)
 RB Rashard Mendenhall (achilles-tendon)
Probable  RB Baron Batch (shin)
 FS Ryan Clark (concussion)
 ILB Brandon Johnson (hamstring)
 RB Isaac Redman (knee)
 DT Alameda Ta'amu (other-excused)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring)
IR  ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)
   
New York Giants
Out  MLB Chase Blackburn (hamstring)
 SLB Jacquian Williams (calf)
Doubtful  WLB Keith Rivers (calf)
Questionable  RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot)
 TE Bear Pascoe (ankle)
 SS Kenny Phillips (knee)
Probable  DT Rocky Bernard (quadriceps)
 WR Victor Cruz (calf)
 WR Hakeem Nicks (knee)
 FS Antrel Rolle (head)
IR  DT Shaun Rogers (calf, 8/31)
 RB Da'Rel Scott (knee, 10/20)
 CB Terrell Thomas (knee, 8/31)
PUP  TE Travis Beckum (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 		 NYG
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.7 29.5 22.3 NYG
Rushing yards 106.3 110.3 114.4 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 4.22 4.46 4.25 NYG
Completion % 67.2% 62.4% 61.5% PIT
Passing yards 280.0 260.3 239.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.78 11.73 10.84 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 7.24 7.32 6.67 NYG
Interceptions 0.3 0.8 0.9 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.0 0.5 2.3 NYG
3rd down conversions 50.0% 40.3% 38.7% PIT
4th down conversions 60.0% 100.0% 55.2% NYG
Time of possession 34:29 30:37 29:58 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 		 NYG
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.0 18.3 22.3 NYG
Rushing yards 86.7 103.8 114.4 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.23 4.64 4.25 PIT
Completion % 57.9% 61.8% 61.5% PIT
Passing yards 179.7 256.0 239.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.18 12.01 10.84 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.32 7.42 6.67 PIT
INT return 0.7 2.3 0.9 NYG
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.3 0.7 NYG
Sacks 1.7 2.8 2.3 NYG
3rd down conversions 44.4% 37.8% 38.7% NYG
4th down conversions 83.3% 60.0% 55.2% NYG
Time of possession 25:31 29:23 29:58 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.2 5.8 8.3 PIT
Yards per kick return 26.5 26.7 24.5 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 11.0 6.4 8.3 NYG
Yards allowed per kick return 27.1 24.0 24.5 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 4.0 6.3 NYG
Penalty yards 60.3 34.5 53.6 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 15 2000-12-10 PIT NYG 10-30 NYG
2004 15 2004-12-18 PIT NYG 33-30 PIT
2008 8 2008-10-26 NYG PIT 21-14 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.