Post by plax on Oct 27, 2012 20:03:12 GMT -5
Sunday, October 28th ; 4:25 PM EST ; Cowboys Stadium
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Top 5 Players to Watch
New York:
5 - Michael Boley - Boley has been outstanding this year, and he will have the task to defend Witten, so he must play good again and come up big.
4 - Jason Pierre-Paul - Even though JPP has not been too impressive on the stat sheets (as I say every week), he has just been an absolute havoc on OLmen, and should continue to do so this week. JPP is something special, and will be a top DE for years to come. Romo will have a tough day.
3 - Will Beatty - Ah, gotta love going against Demarcus Ware. Beatty has been amazing this year, however, and it has gone unnoticed (not that it is a bad thing, but just saying). I think he can contain Ware, and if he does, Eli will have time in the pocket to find his plethora of WRs.
2 - Ahmad Bradshaw - The passion AB has showed the past couple of weeks is admiring. There were talks of AB being benched, and once he heard this, he stomped on CLE and SF, respectively. And he also ran hard and good for what he got in WAS. If he can expose DAL's defense, Eli can have a big day as a result.
1 - Victor Cruz - A big reason why the Giants lost week 1 against DAL was because Cruz struggled. However, he has been a top 5 WR this year and is catching just about everything that comes his way. I think he will get by DAL's secondary and make some big plays, he has to.
Dallas:
5 - Jason Witten - Wtten has not exactly been great this year, and that is a reason why Romo has struggled. Witten has always been Romo's go-to guy, and he must play good so Romo can rely on him.
4 - Demarcus Ware - Ware is and always be the star on DAL. Week 1, he got to Eli a lot and that was a big reason why DAL won. If Ware can get the same kind of pressure on Eli this time around, DAL will be in much better shape.
3 - Morris Claiborne - From what I have heard, Claiborne has struggled this year, so he will have to really step it up this week, especially when he has to go against Victor Cruz and a HEALTHY Hakeem Nicks.
2 - Tyron Smith - Pretty simple, he has to go against the fearsome pass rush of the Giants, who welcomed Chris Canty back last year. He will have to play great.
1 - Dez Bryant - The tale of two Dez Bryants. He can be a top WR in the league is he puts in the work. Dez has had a history of doing very good against the Giants, and he will have to do so again so DAL can win.
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Keys to the Game
New York:
3 - Run the Ball - Balance is key. In the Giants two losses, they were ineffective in the run game, and we have seen that when the Giants have balance, they simply cannot be stopped, only contained. DAL has a decent defense, but not a great one. The Giants must take advantage and keep Dallas guessing.
2 - Play Clean - When the Giants do not turn the ball over, they are almost unstoppable.
1 - Redemption - We all know the Giants lost week 1 at home to Dallas, and they cannot let Dallas beat them again, not with their current division record, not with the division close as a whole right now. They must get redemption and get the series to 1-1 and their record to 6-2.
Dallas:
3 - Dez being a playmaker - Dez has been up and down this year, such as his amazing game against BAL and his bad one against CAR. Dez has the talent, but he must translate that into productivity.
2 - Get to Eli - This worked last time for Dallas, so they must do it again.
1 - Finish - I mean this in two ways. [1] Finish the Giants off again to become 2-0 against them on the year. And [2] finish the drives and finish the game in general. The Cowboys have not been able to close teams out, and they must so they can avoid a possible 4th quarter Eli Manning comeback.
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Plax's Predictions:
Stat Predictions:
Eli Manning - 367 pass yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs.
Ahmad Bradshaw - 23 ATT, 130 rush yards, 1 TD. 4 REC, 26 rec yards, 0 TDs.
Andre Brown - 7 ATT, 24 rush yards, 0 TDs.
David Wilson - 3 ATT, 15 rush yards, 0 TDs. 109 RET yards, 0 TDs.
Victor Cruz - 8 REC, 129 rec yards, 2 TDs.
Hakeem Nicks - 6 REC, 80 rec yards, 0 TDs.
Domenik Hixon - 3 REC, 39 rec yards, 0 TDs.
Martellus Bennett - 5 REC, 47 rec yards, 1 TD.
Defense:
Sacks: Osi Umenyiora x2. Jason Pierre-Paul, Linval Joseph & Chris Canty x1
TOs: Prince Amukamara INT x1.
Game Expectations:
This is one of the biggest games of the year for the Giants. If they lose, they will be 1-3 in the division, and Dallas will only be 1 game behind, and the Giants schedule is not getting any easier anytime soon. If they win, however, they will be up by at least 2 games in the division (and possibly more considering PHI and WAS have tough matchups this week).
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Madden 13's Predictions:
Stat Predictions:
Eli Manning - 22-31, 314 pass yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs.
Ahmad Bradshaw - 14 ATT, 57 rush yards, 0 TDs.
Victor Cruz - 7 REC, 117 rec yards, 2 TDs.
Tony Romo - 21-23, 283 pass yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT.
Felix Jones - 16 ATT, 84 rush yards, 1 TD.
Dez Bryant - 5 REC, 86 rec yards, 0 TDs.
Game Analysis:
The latest NFC East slugfest sees Dallas taking an early lead, before Eli Manning hits Victor Cruz for touchdown passes of 10 and 24 yards to give New York the advantage heading into the final quarter of play. When Tony Romo hits Jason Witten for a late score, it looks like the Cowboys might just pull this one out. No dice. The Giants' D steps up big in the final minutes and Lawrence Tynes boots a 32-yarder to widen the gap to eight to help New York pull out the win.
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