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N.Y. GIANTS (5-0) At NEW ORLEANS (4-0)
1 p.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE – Saints by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New York 4-1; New Orleans 4-0
SERIES RECORD – Giants lead 14-10
LAST MEETING – Saints beat Giants 30-7, Dec. 24, 2006
LAST WEEK – Giants beat Raiders 44-7; Saints beat Jets 24-10
GIANTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (4), PASS (9)
GIANTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (15) PASS (1)
SAINTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (2), PASS (11)
SAINTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (7), PASS (11)
ht (including playoffs) when DE Justin Tuck has a sack. … RB Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 110 yards and two TDs in win vs. Raiders. … In last four games, WR Steve Smith has 31 catches for 401 yards and four TDs. … Saints have opportunity to open season with five wins for first time under coach Sean Payton and first time since 1993 under Jim Mora. … TE Jeremy Shockey, who played six seasons with the Giants, plays against them for the first time since being traded to the Saints in 2008. … Shockey leads the Saints with 18 catches to go with 162 yards receiving and two TDs. He has 439 receptions since 2002, third most in the NFL among TEs. … Saints S Darren Sharper has five INTs in 2009, including TD returns of 99 and 97 yards. He is the only player in NFL history with two INT returns for TDs of 95 yards or more in one season. … QB Drew Brees has passed for fewer than 200 yards in two straight games. … Saints average 166 yards rushing. … WR Marques Colston has seven TDs in his past seven games.
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