NFL Capsules: Atlanta at NY Giants

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ATLANTA (5-4) At NEW YORK GIANTS (5-4)

1 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE - Giants by 5 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Atlanta 6-3; New York 4-5

SERIES RECORD - Falcons leads 10-9

LAST MEETING - Giants beat Falcons, 31-10, Oct. 15, 2007

LAST WEEK - Falcons lost to Panthers 28-19; Giants bye, lost to Chargers 21-20 in Week 8

FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (9), PASS (17t)

FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (26), PASS (28)

GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (7), PASS (14)

GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (13), PASS (2)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Falcons won last game against New York in Giants Stadium in 2004, spoiling Eli Manning's first start for Giants. Road team has won 12 straight games in series since 1979, longest streak for any series in NFL history. Falcons have won five straight at Giants Stadium. ... Falcons have lost three of last four and Giants have lost four straight. ... Giants are Falcons' fourth opponent coming off bye week. Atlanta is 2-1 in those games. ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan has seven TD passes and 10 interceptions in last five games. His rating has been under 70 in four of those games. ... RB Jason Snelling could make first start of season and only second of career. He had 61 yards rushing after Michael Turner's ankle injury last week. ... DE John Abraham, who had career-high 16 1/2 sacks last season, has only 3 1/2 this season, including only 1 1/2 in last eight games. ... Giants TE Kevin Boss has TD catches in his last two games. ... Giants are only NFC team with two running backs to rush for more than 500 yards: Brandon Jacobs (617) and Ahmad Bradshaw (515). ... Giants LB Michael Boley played for Falcons from 2005-08. ... Since 1990, Giants are 5-15 in games following bye week, including 2-3 mark under coach Tom Coughlin. ... WR Hakeem Nicks is tied for lead among NFL rookies with four TD catches, all in his last six games.

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