Prediction: Giants 27, Jaguars 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Jacksonville Jaguars |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 27 |
Blake Bortles |
Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
RB 17 |
Denard Robinson |
Rush: 75, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 48 |
Toby Gerhart |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
WR 40 |
Cecil Shorts |
Rec: 6-75, 0 TD |
WR 56 |
Allen Hurns |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
WR 77 |
Marqise Lee |
Rec: 2-35, 0 TD |
TE 27 |
Marcedes Lewis |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
K 27 |
Josh Scobee |
FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1 |
DEF 32 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Giants Head coach TOM COUGHLIN was 1st ever Jaguars head coach (1995-2002) & won 72 games, most in club history... QB Eli Manning won last start vs. Jax. (11/28/10) & had 117.7 rating. In past 2 vs. AFC, has 4 TDs, 0 INTs & 99.6 rating. Passed for 338 yards, 3 TDs & 112.3 rating last week... RB Rashad Jennings played 1st 4 seasons with Jax. (2009-12). Had 120 scrimmage yards (68 rec., 52 rush) last week. Rookie RB Andre Williams leads NFC rookies with 5 rush TDs... Rookie WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. had 10 catches for 146 yards & 2 TDs last week. In Nov., ranks 2nd in NFL with 31 catches & 503 rec. yards. In past 5, has 3 100-yard games & 2 games with 2+ TDs. WR Rueben Randle has career-high 53 catches. TE Larry Donnell ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 6 TDs... In last meeting, DE Jason Pierre-Paul had 2 sacks & 2 FFs. Has 9 sacks in past 14 vs. AFC. Is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012. S Antrel Rolle has 0.5 sack & FR in each of 2 career meetings. In last game at Jax. (9/20/09 with Az.), CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had INT & FF.
Jaguars Rookie QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) passed for 146 yards last week & became 3rd Jaguars rookie with 2,000 (2,067). Needs 433 yards to join BYRON LEFTWICH (2,819) as only Jags rookies with 2,500. Has 228 rush yards on 39 att. (5.8 avg.), 2nd among AFC QBs... In past 5, RB Denard Robinson is averaging 98.2 scrimmage yards per game (491 total; 414 rush, 77 receiving) & has 4 rush TDs. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Last week, had career-highs in catches (4) & rec. yards (47)... In 7 starts vs. NFC, WR Cecil Shorts III has 38 catches for 604 yards (15.9) & TD. Rookie WR Allen Hurns (undrafted) is tied for 2nd among AFC rookies in TD receptions (5) & fourth in receiving yards (488)... Defense has 33 sacks, 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL, incl. 5 last week vs. Ind... DE Chris Clemons has 6 sacks in past 7, incl. 3 sacks (highest since joining Jags in 2014) & FF last week. DT SEN' DERRICK MARKS has sack in 3 of past 4. S JONATHAN CYPRIEN leads team with 72 tackles.
Results and Schedule
New York Giants |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 14-35 |
-21 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
ARI |
H |
L 14-25 |
-11 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-17 |
+13 |
4 |
2014-09-25 |
WAS |
A |
W 45-14 |
+31 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
ATL |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
PHI |
A |
L 0-27 |
-27 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
DAL |
A |
L 21-31 |
-10 |
8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2014-11-03 |
IND |
H |
L 24-40 |
-16 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
SEA |
A |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
11 |
2014-11-16 |
SF |
H |
L 10-16 |
-6 |
12 |
2014-11-23 |
DAL |
H |
L 28-31 |
-3 |
13 |
2014-11-30 |
JAC |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
TEN |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
WAS |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
STL |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
PHI |
H |
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Jacksonville Jaguars |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
PHI |
A |
L 17-34 |
-17 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
WAS |
A |
L 10-41 |
-31 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
IND |
H |
L 17-44 |
-27 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
SD |
A |
L 14-33 |
-19 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
PIT |
H |
L 9-17 |
-8 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
TEN |
A |
L 14-16 |
-2 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
CLE |
H |
W 24-6 |
+18 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
MIA |
H |
L 13-27 |
-14 |
9 |
2014-11-02 |
CIN |
A |
L 23-33 |
-10 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
DAL |
H |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
IND |
A |
L 3-23 |
-20 |
13 |
2014-11-30 |
NYG |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
HOU |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
BAL |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-18 |
TEN |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
HOU |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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NYG Offense |
JAC Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
20.7 |
17.7 |
22.5 |
NYG |
Rushing yards |
81.0 |
129.3 |
109.0 |
JAC |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.46 |
4.70 |
4.09 |
JAC |
Completion % |
59.8% |
58.0% |
62.4% |
NYG |
Passing yards |
287.7 |
195.0 |
237.8 |
NYG |
Passing yards per completion |
11.41 |
10.22 |
10.84 |
NYG |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.82 |
5.93 |
6.76 |
NYG |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
NYG |
Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
- |
Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
NYG |
3rd down conversions |
44.4% |
31.9% |
39.8% |
NYG |
4th down conversions |
25.0% |
57.1% |
50.6% |
JAC |
Time of possession |
26:21 |
29:12 |
30:06 |
JAC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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NYG Defense |
JAC Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
33.3 |
27.0 |
22.5 |
JAC |
Rushing yards |
141.0 |
158.0 |
109.0 |
NYG |
Rushing yards per attempt |
5.25 |
4.80 |
4.09 |
JAC |
Completion % |
59.9% |
57.8% |
62.4% |
JAC |
Passing yards |
239.3 |
214.3 |
237.8 |
JAC |
Passing yards per completion |
14.39 |
11.49 |
10.84 |
JAC |
Passing yards per attempt |
8.61 |
6.64 |
6.76 |
JAC |
INT return |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
JAC |
Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
JAC |
Sacks |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
JAC |
3rd down conversions |
47.7% |
38.9% |
39.8% |
JAC |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
0.0% |
50.6% |
JAC |
Time of possession |
33:39 |
30:48 |
30:06 |
JAC |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NYG |
JAC |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
8.0 |
7.5 |
8.7 |
NYG |
Yards per kick return |
24.2 |
23.3 |
24.0 |
NYG |
Yards allowed per punt return |
8.1 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
NYG |
Yards allowed per kick return |
18.7 |
24.9 |
24.0 |
NYG |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NYG |
JAC |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.3 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
JAC |
Penalty yards |
35.0 |
32.3 |
53.4 |
JAC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
New York Giants vs. Jacksonville Jaguars |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
17 |
2000-12-23 |
JAC |
NYG |
25-28 |
NYG |
2002 |
9 |
2002-11-03 |
JAC |
NYG |
17-24 |
NYG |
2006 |
11 |
2006-11-20 |
NYG |
JAC |
10-26 |
JAC |
2010 |
12 |
2010-11-28 |
JAC |
NYG |
20-24 |
NYG |
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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.
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