It’s a pretty common occurrence for fans and analysts to make bold predictions about a game or season.
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Deciding to go for a game-winning two-point conversion in the final minute might not have been the boldest move Raiders coach Jack Del Rio made in Sunday’s season-opening win over the New Orleans Saints. The Giants also failed to register a sack, an interception or a fumble last week, however unlike their opponent this weekend, the Giants were able to hold Dallas to 328 yards and 19 points, both of which found them in or near the top 10 on defense after week 1. Fantasy Tip: Brees and Manning combined for 101 points, 840 yards passing and NFL-record 13 touchdown passes in last year’s game.
Beckham had eight catches for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the shootout at the Superdome last season, so New Orleans knows how unsafe he can be. After releasing veteran Keenan Lewis in the preseason, second-year pro Delvin Breaux fractured his fibula in the third quarter of their season opener with the Raiders and will likely be sidelined for six weeks after having surgery. Breaux, who started 16 games in his first season a year ago and led the Saints with three interceptions, will be out at least six weeks.
“We have to scheme and get ready for it”, Mack said. The Saints added B.W. Webb, who was practicing on Wednesday.
In his last four games against Big Blue, Brees has thrown for 1,597 yards with 16 TDs to 4 INTs.
With rookie Darian Thompson coming off a shoulder injury, Nat Berhe started opposite Landon Collins at safety in Week 1. He had three against Cowboys last week.
Mack said he didn’t and he won’t get frustrated.
Things don’t get any easier on Sunday at MetLife Stadium against the New York Giants, who ironically finished dead last in total defense and passing yards allowed a year ago. The Rams have a strong defensive line and always give the Seahawks fits no matter where they are in the standings. “But you know what, I leave on good terms”, he said. “Everyone was saying we can’t run the ball, but it’s something that we were confident in the whole time”. Per the Football Outsiders Almanac, the Giants ran their nickel defense on 51 percent of the snaps last season.
The Giants don’t necessarily have a standout passing or running game, but they have what many of National Football League teams don’t have: balance.
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“It was just one of these games where we knew Cadet was gonna have a big role in his position”. Ingram is the son of former Giants wide receiver and Super Bowl XXV champion Mark Ingram Sr. Willie Snead led in receiving with 172 yards and one touchdown in nine catches while Cooks had 143 yards and two touchdowns in six receptions. Let’s see what happens in New-York-Giants-vs-New-Orleans-Saints week two. There are two teams in the NFC South that I would definitely start quarterbacks against if you’re ever in a pinch with your go-to guy, or you’re looking for a sure-fire touchdown or two. The offense we saw Sunday looks like it has the ingredients to be the best offense since the 2011 season.
