JACKSONVILLE (6-4) At NEW YORK GIANTS (6-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Giants by 9 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Jacksonville 6-4; New York Giants 5-5
SERIES RECORD – Series tied 2-2
LAST MEETING – Jaguars beat Giants 26-10, Nov. 20, 2006
LAST WEEK – Jaguars beat Browns 24-20; Giants lost to Eagles 27-17
JAGUARS OFFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (6), PASS (25)
JAGUARS DEFENSE – OVERALL (27), RUSH (19), PASS (28)
GIANTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (5), PASS (7)
GIANTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (4), PASS (3)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Teams heading in different directions. Jaguars have won three straight and injury-ravaged Giants have lost two in a row. Four of Jaguars’ six wins have been decided by seven or fewer points. … Jacksonville averaging 26 points on road. … Quarterback David Garrard needs four TD passes to break Mark Brunell’s single-season team record of 20 set in 1998 and 2000. … Garrard has 111.4 passer rating on road and leads NFL with 129.3 fourth quarter passer rating. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew has three straight 100-yard rushing games and needs 122 yards more to reach 1,000 for second straight year. … Receiver Mike Thomas has caught a TD in three straight. … Marcedes Lewis has eight receiving TDs, second among NFL tight ends. … Defensive end Jeremy Mincey had career-high two sacks last week. … Tom Coughlin was Jaguars’ first coach (1995-2002) and has team-record 72 wins. … Eli Manning has 21 TDs this season, becoming seventh QB in NFL history with six consecutive seasons with 20-plus TD passes. … Ahmad Bradshaw ranks fourth in NFC in total yards from scrimmage with career-high 1,064. WR Mario Manningham, now No. 1 receiver with Steve Smith and Hakeem Nicks sidelined with injuries, caught TD in last two home games. … DE Justin Tuck tied career-high with three sacks and two forced fumbles against Eagles. … DE Osi Umenyiora has five sacks in last three home games. … CB Terrell Thomas matched career-high with 10 tackles, blocked field goal attempt, recovered fumble and defended two passes against Philadelphia.
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