Found January 07, 2012 on
Falcons Locker:
PLAYERS:
Michael Turner,
Matt Ryan,
Jason Pierre-Paul,
Roddy White,
Tony Gonzalez,
Julio Jones,
Eli Manning,
Victor Cruz,
Hakeem Nicks,
Ahmad Bradshaw,
Brandon Jacobs
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants
The Falcons come into this game pretty hot as they have won three of their last four games. The Giants have also won three of their last four games. The Falcons are 4-4 on the road this year and the Giants are 4-4 at home this year. Here’s a look at some pretty even matchups in this game:
When the Falcons have the ball: The Falcons gameplan will likely be to pound at the Giants’ D with Michael Turner for a while. The Giants are giving up 121.3 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry this year, so Turner could be in line for a really big game this Sunday. The Giants have 48 sacks this year, but the Falcons’ O-Line does a good job of keeping Matt Ryan’s jersey clean. They are still going to have to double Giants’ DE Jason Pierre-Paul who had 16.5 sacks this year. Matt Ryan is likely going to be throwing the short stuff to WR Roddy White and TE Tony Gonzalez early in the game, before taking some shots downtown to rookie WR Julio Jones as he h...
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