This week, action in the NFL will be at it’s best as it is now ‘Crunch Time’. Time is short and many games are must wins for many teams.
Here is Sunday nights capsule on the Super Bowl Champion’s visitng the Dallas Cowboys.
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SUNDAY NIGHT
NEW YORK GIANTS (11-2) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (8-5)
SERIES
GIANTS
COWBOYS
SERIES LEADER
54-36-2
STREAKS
3 of past 4
COACHES VS. OPP.
Coughlin: 7-6
Phillips: 2-3
LAST WEEK
L 20-14 vs. Eagles
L 20-13 at Steelers
LAST GAME
11/02/08: Cowboys 14 at Giants 35. New York QB Eli Manning throws 3 TD passes (13, 5, 11) & RB Brandon Jacobs runs for 117 yards & 1 TD.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/9/07: Cowboys 45, Giants 35. Dallas QB Tony Romo passes for 345 yards & 4 TDs (12, 22, 47, 51) & runs for another score.
BROADCAST
NBC (7:15 PM CT): Al Michaels, John Madden & Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, Jim Fassel. SIRIUS: 122 (WW1), 125 (NYG), 127 (Dal.). XM: 102 (WW1), 103 (NYG), 104 (Dal.).
STATS
PASSING
E. Manning: 243-398-2,747-20-8-90.1
Romo: 211-336-2,769-22 (T3C)-11-96.9 (2C)
RUSHING
Jacobs: 195-1,002-5.1-12 (3C)
Barber: 225-870-3.9-7
RECEIVING
Smith: 47-471-10.0-1
Witten (TE): 64-771-12.0-3
OFFENSE
358.5
351.2
TAKE/GIVE
+10 (1C)
-8
DEFENSE
283.1 (3C)
292.3
SACKS
Tuck: 12.5 (T2C)
Ware: 16.0 (1C)
INTs
Ross, Webster: 3
Newman: 2
PUNTING
Feagles: 43.4
Paulescu: 42.2
KICKING
Carney: 116 (1C) (35/35 PAT; 27/29 FG)
Folk: 88 (37/37 PAT; 17/19 FG)
NOTES
GIANTS: Incl. playoffs, QB ELI MANNING is 25-6 (.806) in past 31 starts. Has 102.2 passer rating in past 5 vs. Dal. (incl. playoffs)…RB BRANDON JACOBS has 6 rush TDs in past 5. Had 117 yards & 1 TD in last meeting. When he has 100+ yards, Giants are 8-1 (.889). When he has 10+ att. (incl. playoffs), team is 24-5 (.828). RB DERRICK WARD had 63 yards & 1 TD in last meeting…WR AMANI TOOMER has 3 TDs in past 2 vs. Dal., incl. 2 TDs in 2007 Divisional. Incl. playoffs, Giants have won 9 in row when he has TD catch. WR STEVE SMITH had 1st career rec. TD in last meeting. TE KEVIN BOSS has TD catch in 4 of past 7. Had TD in last meeting…DE JUSTIN TUCK has 14.5 sacks in past 14 (incl. SB XLII). When Tuck has sack (incl. playoffs), Giants are 13-4 (.765). Had 2.5 sacks in last meeting. Blocked FG last week & CB KEVIN DOCKERY returned it 71 yards for TD. CB COREY WEBSTER had career-high 2 INTs in last game vs. Dal…
COWBOYS: QB TONY ROMO is 26-10 (.722) as starter. In past 2 vs. NYG, Romo has 129.2 passer rating with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs. Has 4 TDs in each of past 2 vs. NYG. Cowboys are 18-3 (.857) when Romo starts & has 100.0+ rating…When RB MARION BARBER has 11+ carries, Cowboys are 26-4 (.867). Has 37 TDs (31 rush, 6 rec.) in past 43. In Div., Barber rushed for 129 yards & 1 TD…WR TERRELL OWENS has 13 rec. TDs in 11 meetings (incl. playoffs) & aims for 5th in row vs. NYG with TD. TE JASON WITTEN had 6 catches for 116 yards & 1 TD in last home meeting. Rookie TE MARTELLUS BENNETT has TD in 3 of past 4…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 30.0 sacks in past 27. Has sack in 23 of past 27. LB GREG ELLIS has 17.5 sacks in past 26. LB BRADIE JAMES has 5.0 sacks in past 7. CB TERENCE NEWMAN has INT in 2 of past 4. Rookie CB MIKE JENKINS had 23-yard INT-TD in last meeting.
Good Luck And Enjoy The Game!
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