Atlanta Falcons (10-6) Face New York Giants (9-7) in NFC Wild Card Round

Filed under Game Preview on January 5th, 2012

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The Atlanta Falcons can advance to an NFC Divisional Playoff Game when they go on the road to face off against the New York Giants. Kickoff is at 1:00 PM ET and the game can be seen on FOX.

In their previous contest, the Falcons hammered the Buccaneers 45-24. Curtis Lofton registered 14 tackles, one interception and found the end zone once. Michael Turner also had a nice game, with 17 carries for 172 yards, reaching the end zone twice. In their most recent game, the Giants brought down the Cowboys, 31-14. Eli Manning put forth a terrific effort, completing 24 of 33 for 346 yards passing, three touchdowns and no picks. Another solid outing came from Victor Cruz, who pulled in six passes for 178 yards and one score.

Falcons Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
A-	91.5	M. Ryan	348	567	4,187	29	12

Giants Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
A	93.5	E. Manning	359	589	4,933	29	16

Falcons Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B+	87.8	M. Turner	RB	301	1,340	4.5	11
D	65.0	J. Rodgers	RB	57	205	3.6	1
D	66.5	J. Snelling	RB	44	151	3.4	0

Giants Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B	85.2	A. Bradshaw	RB	171	659	3.9	9
C	76.6	B. Jacobs	RB	152	571	3.8	7
C-	72.0	D. Ware	RB	46	163	3.5	0

Falcons Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
A	95.2	R. White	WR	100	1,296	13.0	8
A	96.7	J. Jones	WR	54	959	17.8	8
A	95.3	T. Gonzalez	TE	80	875	10.9	7

Giants Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
A+	98.6	V. Cruz	WR	82	1,536	18.7	9
A	94.1	H. Nicks	WR	76	1,192	15.7	7
B-	81.4	J. Ballard	TE	38	604	15.9	4