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Packers-Giants game capsule

Green Bay looking for payback vs. New York

Updated: Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012, 4:39 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012, 2:12 PM CST

NFL Capsule: Packers at Giants
The Associated Press
GREEN BAY (7-3) At NEW YORK GIANTS (6-4)

Sunday, 7:25 p.m., NBC
OPENING LINE
- Giants by 2½
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Green Bay 5-5; New York 4-4-2
SERIES RECORD - Packers 31-24-2
AP PRO32 RANKING -  Packers No. 5; Giants No. 9
LAST MEETING - Giants beat Packers 37-20, Jan. 15, 2012
LAST WEEK - Packers beat Lions 24-20; Giants had bye
PACKERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (24), PASS (11)
PACKERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (11), PASS (21)
GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (11T), RUSH (13), PASS (9)
GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (15), PASS (25)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Fourth meeting between Giants and packers in three seasons. Green Bay won two regular-season games,  New York won playoff game last season. Packers five-game win streak tied with Denver for NFL's longest current streak. ... In past seven games, quarterback Aaron Rodgers 6-1 with 24 touchdowns, four interceptions and 117 QB rating. In last two regular-season starts vs. New York, he has thrown for 773 yards, eight TDs, one interception with a 121.2 rating. Packers 25-0 when Rodgers starts and has 115-plus rating. ...Wide receiver Randall Cobb caught six touchdowns in last four games and aims for fifth straight game with TD. He is only player in NFL with 600-plus yards on kickoff returns, 500-plus yards receiving, 200-plus on punt returns and 100-plus rushing. ...Receiver James Jones tied for NFC lead with eight TDs receiving. Receiver Greg Jennings has 14 catches for 236 yards and TD in last two games against Giants. ...Since 2010, cornerback Tramon Williams tied for NFL lead with 15 interceptions. ...LB Clay Matthews had 38-yard interception return for touchdown, sack and forced fumble in Packers' 38-35 win here last year. ...Cornerback Casey Hayward leads all rookies with five interceptions. ... New York comes off bye on two-game losing streak. ... Quarterback Eli Manning has thrown 197 touchdown passes and needs two to tie Phil Simms for most by Giant. ... In past two games against Green Bay, including playoffs, he has a 106.9 rating with six TDs, two interceptions and 677 yards. Two-time Super Bowl MVP has not thrown TD in last three games. ...Giants 10-0 when halfback Ahmad Bradshaw runs for at least 100 yards. ... Receiver Victor Cruz has 28 catches for 427 yards and five touchdowns in last four home games. ...Receiver Hakeem Nicks had seven catches for 165 yards and two TDs in playoff win over Green Bay. ... In last five games, defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has five sacks, forced fumble and interception return for TD. ...Justin Tuck has a sack in all three regular-season games between the teams, while fellow defensive end Osi Umenyiora is two sacks shy of 75 in his career. ...Stevie Brown leads NFL safeties with five interceptions. ... Kicker Lawrence Tynes has already surpassed his single-season career best with 28 field goals. He has a shot to break David Akers (49ers) single-season NFL record for points by player with no touchdowns (166), set last season. The Giants record is 148 points by Jay Feely in 2005. Tynes' career high is 126 points in 2009.
 

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