Falcons-Giants Capsule
ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0) at NEW YORK GIANTS (0-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Giants by 2 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Falcons 1-0, Giants 1-0
SERIES RECORD - Giants lead 12-11
LAST MEETING - Giants beat Falcons 30-20, Oct. 14, 2014
LAST WEEK - Falcons beat Eagles 26-24; Giants lost to Cowboys 27-26
AP PRO32 RANKING - Falcons No. 18, Giants No. 22
FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (12), PASS (8).
FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (T2), PASS (29).
GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (15), PASS (19).
GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (T11), PASS (31).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Giants have won four of last five against Falcons. ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 52 of 73 for 586 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in last two against New York. ... Rookie RB Tevin Coleman ran for 80 yards in debut. ... WR Julio Jones had nine catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns in opener. ... Safety Kemal Ishmael and LB Paul Worrilow had 14 tackles apiece in last year's game. ... Safeties William Moore and Ricardo Allen had interceptions against Eagles. ... Giants QB Eli Manning has won five of last six against Atlanta. ... WR Odell Beckham Jr. made NFL debut against Falcons and had four catches for 44 yards and a touchdown. ... CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie scored on fumble return in Dallas, his sixth career touchdown. ... LB Uani' Unga had team-high 12 tackles and interception in first career game. Fantasy: Since 2012, Ryan has 102.2 rating in 13 September games with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
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