NEW YORK GIANTS (9-5) At GREEN BAY (8-6)
Sunday, 4:15 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Packers by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New York 7-7; Green Bay 8-6
SERIES RECORD – Packers lead 29-23-2
LAST MEETING – Giants beat Packers 23-20 in OT, Jan. 20, 2008
LAST WEEK – Giants lost to Eagles 38-31; Packers lost to Patriots 31-27
GIANTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (5), PASS (12)
GIANTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (10), PASS (2)
PACKERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (24), PASS (8)
PACKERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (19T), PASS (3)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Giants can clinch playoff berth with win, and Packers can get in with wins in last two games. … Teams’ last meeting was in NFC championship game in January 2008, when Giants won in OT in below-zero temperatures. It should be somewhat warmer Sunday, with temperatures expected in 20s and chance of snow. … Giants QB Eli Manning tied career high with 4 TD passes last week, his fifth game with 4 TDs. … RB Brandon Jacobs held to 34 yards on 12 carries vs. Eagles after rushing for 219 yards and 3 TDs in previous two games. … RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 266 rushing yards and 3 TDs in past three games. … WR Mario Manningham had eight catches for 113 yards and two TDs last week. Of his 12 career TDs, 10 have been 20-plus yards. … TE Kevin Boss has TD in five of past seven games, including two in row. … Packers QB Aaron Rodgers returned to practice and expected to start. Rodgers sat out last week’s practice and last Sunday’s loss at New England with second concussion of season. … Rodgers 9-1 in past 10 starts at home. … Packers allowing 15.7 points per game, tied with Pittsburgh for No. 1 overall. … Since start of 2006, CB Charles Woodson leads NFL with eight interception returns for TDs and S Nick Collins is tied for second with four. Collins limited in practice this week with rib injury. … RB Brandon Jackson rushed for 99 yards against Patriots. … Packers DT B.J. Raji had career-high two sacks last week. … Packers DE Cullen Jenkins has been ruled out with lingering calf injury. … All six of Packers’ losses this season have come by four points or fewer.
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