San Diego Chargers at New York Giants

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Week 9

ARI CHI	41 21
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MIA NE	17 27
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KC JAC	21 24
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HOU IND	17 20
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GB TB	28 38
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BAL CIN	7 17
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WAS ATL	17 31
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DET SEA	20 32
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CAR NO	20 30
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SD NYG	21 20
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TEN SF	34 27
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DAL PHI	20 16
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PIT DEN	28 10
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Fantasy Player Projections

San Diego Chargers
Player	Projections
QB Philip Rivers	Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB Darren Sproles	Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR Vincent Jackson	Rec: 5-75, 1 TD
WR Malcom Floyd	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR Legedu Naanee	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Antonio Gates	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD

New York Giants
Player	Projections
QB Eli Manning	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Brandon Jacobs	Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
WR Steve Smith	Rec: 5-65, 0 TD
WR Hakeem Nicks	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR Mario Manningham	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR Domenik Hixon	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Kevin Boss	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Chargers QB Philip Rivers was selected No. 4 overall by NYG in '04 NFL Draft before being traded to Chargers. Rivers (12,733) needs 267 passing yards to become 4th player in franchise history with 13,000... In past 5 against NFC, Rivers has 11 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.2 passer rating. On road in '09, Rivers has 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 104.0 passer rating... In only career game against NYG, RB LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 192 yards on 21 att. with 3 rush TDs. Last week, Tomlinson (12,027) reached 12,000 rushing yards in his 132nd game, 4th-fastest in NFL history... Since '02, TE Antonio Gates leads NFL TEs with 53 TD receptions... WR Vincent Jackson has career-high 4 100-yard receiving games in '09 (141, 120, 142, 103) & aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ receiving yards. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 664 receiving yards & aims for 4th consecutive game with TD reception... CB Antonio Cromartie posted 1st INT of season last week & 13th of career... LB Shawne Merriman (2) & LB Shaun Phillips (2) combined for 4 sacks last week . Phillips has 4 sacks in past 2 & aims for 3rd consecutive game with 2 sacks.

Giants QB Eli Manning passed for 352 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs & 102.9 rating in only start vs. SD. Team is 20-5 (.800) in his starts with 90+ rating (incl. playoffs). Aims for 5th win in row vs. AFC... RB Brandon Jacobs (550 yards) & RB Ahmad Bradshaw (476) only teammates with 475+ rush yards each. When Jacobs has 100+ rush yards, team is 8-1. Bradshaw ranks 4th in NFL with 5.3 avg. (min 475 rush yards). In 3 games vs. AFC with 10+ att., Bradshaw has 40 carries for 325 yards (8.1 avg.) & 3 TDs. Had rush TD last week... WR Steve Smith leads NFL with 53 receptions. Tops NFC with 662 yards. TE Kevin Boss had 3 catches for 70 yards & TD last week. Rookie WR Hakeem Nicks has rec. TD in 4 of past 5. Tied for lead among NFL rookies with 4 rec. TD ... When DE Justin Tuck has sack (incl. playoffs), team is 15-3 (.833). Have won 10 in row when Tuck has 1+ sack (incl. SB XLII). DE Osi Umenyiora has 6 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC. Had sack & FF last week. Rookie CB Bruce Johnson had 1st career sack last week.

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

San Diego Chargers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-14	OAK	A	W 24-20	+4
2	2009-09-20	BAL	H	L 26-31	-5
3	2009-09-27	MIA	H	W 23-13	+10
4	2009-10-04	PIT	A	L 28-38	-10
5		Bye
6	2009-10-19	DEN	H	L 23-34	-11
7	2009-10-25	KC	A	W 37-7	+30
8	2009-11-01	OAK	H	W 24-16	+8
9	2009-11-08	NYG	A	W 21-20	+1
10	2009-11-15	PHI	H
11	2009-11-22	DEN	A
12	2009-11-29	KC	H
13	2009-12-06	CLE	A
14	2009-12-13	DAL	A
15	2009-12-20	CIN	H
16	2009-12-25	TEN	A
17	2010-01-03	WAS	H

New York Giants
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	WAS	H	W 23-17	+6
2	2009-09-20	DAL	A	W 33-31	+2
3	2009-09-27	TB	A	W 24-0	+24
4	2009-10-04	KC	A	W 27-16	+11
5	2009-10-11	OAK	H	W 44-7	+37
6	2009-10-18	NO	A	L 27-48	-21
7	2009-10-25	ARI	H	L 17-24	-7
8	2009-11-01	PHI	A	L 17-40	-23
9	2009-11-08	SD	H	L 20-21	-1
10		Bye
11	2009-11-22	ATL	H
12	2009-11-26	DEN	A
13	2009-12-06	DAL	H
14	2009-12-13	PHI	H
15	2009-12-21	WAS	A
16	2009-12-27	CAR	H
17	2010-01-03	MIN	A

Injury Report

San Diego Chargers
Doubtful	ILB Tim Dobbins (Knee)
Questionable	ILB Kevin Burnett (Ankle) NT Ogemdi Nwagbuo (Ankle)
Probable	TE Antonio Gates (Foot) SS Steve Gregory (Ankle) DE Travis Johnson (Groin) OLB Shawne Merriman (Foot)

New York Giants
Out	CB Aaron Ross (Hamstring)
Questionable	WLB Michael Boley (Knee) DT Chris Canty (Calf)
Probable	TE Kevin Boss (Ankle) RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Ankle) QB Eli Manning (Foot) WR Mario Manningham (Shoulder) WR Sinorice Moss (Foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SD Offense	NYG Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.0	23.8	21.8	SD
Rushing yards	80.7	156.0	116.6	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	3.20	4.67	4.22	NYG
Completion %	59.2%	55.3%	60.7%	SD
Passing yards	250.7	234.8	212.0	SD
Passing yards per completion	13.69	12.57	10.76	SD
Passing yards per attempt	8.11	6.95	6.53	SD
Interceptions	0.0	1.0	0.9	SD
Fumbles lost	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.5	2.4	NYG
3rd down conversions	43.5%	44.0%	37.4%	NYG
4th down conversions	0.0%	57.1%	48.9%	NYG

Defense Stats Comparison

	SD Defense	NYG Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.0	21.8	21.8	SD
Rushing yards	123.7	90.3	116.6	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	4.09	3.90	4.22	NYG
Completion %	63.4%	58.8%	60.7%	NYG
Passing yards	149.7	144.8	212.0	NYG
Passing yards per completion	9.44	10.70	10.76	SD
Passing yards per attempt	5.99	6.29	6.53	SD
INT return	0.7	0.3	0.9	SD
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.0	0.8	NYG
Sacks	2.7	2.3	2.4	SD
3rd down conversions	44.1%	26.0%	37.4%	NYG
4th down conversions	57.1%	66.7%	48.9%	SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SD	NYG	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	15.9	9.1	8.3	SD
Yards per kick return	21.5	23.3	23.3	NYG
Yards allowed per punt return	14.0	8.8	8.3	NYG
Yards allowed per kick return	23.0	21.4	23.3	NYG

Misc Stats Comparison

	SD	NYG	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.0	6.0	6.0	SD
Penalty yards	34.7	45.3	50.2	SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2009 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

San Diego Chargers vs. New York Giants
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2005	3	2005-09-25	NYG	SD	23-45	SD

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.