Monday, May 21st, 2012
Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons will travel to play Eli Manning and the New York Giants in an NFC pro football wildcard playoff game on Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from New York is set for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The point spread opened up in this playoff game with the home team New York Giants favored by -3 points with a total of 49 points.
Money early has not moved this betting line as the New York Giants remain a -3 point favorite.
The total has moved down to 47 points.
New York Giants money line bettors will lay -150 odds with the Atlanta Falcons bringing back +140 odds to post the upset road win with no need for taking the points on their side.
The Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants meet on Sunday for the first time since the 2009 regular season where the Giants earned the 34-31 overtime win against the Falcons as a -7 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the closing total of 46 points.
Both teams moved the ball very well as Atlanta had 352 offensive yards and the Giants 456 yards.
Matt Ryan passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and Eli Manning had 384 yards through the air and three touchdowns and a pick.
There was no Michael Turner in the lineup for Atlanta in this game.
Both teams had pedestrian run numbers in this contest.
The Atlanta Falcons will travel to the New York Giants with a record of 10-6 on the season. The team is 4-4 on the road.
Atlanta averages 25 points and 376 yards a game with 114 on the ground for 4 yards a carry.
On defense the Falcons allow 21 points and 333 yards per game. Teams run for 97 yards against them for 4.2 yards per rush against average.
The team has won three of their past four games. They had a notable road win at Detroit in late October.
In road defeats to New Orleans, Chicago, Tampa Bay and Houston the team scored 16 or fewer points.
Atlanta played to win in week 17 to earn the fifth seed and avoid New Orleans in the first round.
They are coming off the 45-24 home victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a week ago as a -10 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the total of 45 ½ points.
Atlanta stormed out to the 42-7 lead at the half and coasted home.
The Falcons amassed 428 offensive yards with 251 coming from their ground game on 38 rushes.
The team allowed no sacks and scored three touchdowns in five red zone appearances.
Atlanta had two turnovers and took four away from Tampa Bay.
Quarterback Matt Ryan completed 6 of 9 passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Michael Turner had a monster game running for 172 yards on 17 carries and two rushing touchdowns.
Jason Snelling ran for 50 yards on three carries.
Jacquizz Rodgers had a rushing touchdown to go with his 24 rushing yards on eight carries.
Rookie Julio Jones led Atlanta with four receptions for 76 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Roddy White caught four balls for 69 yards.
Atlanta allowed Tampa Bay 294 yards of offense with 35 coming on the ground on 14 carries.
The Falcons had two sacks and allowed two Buccaneers touchdowns in three red zone opportunities.
Should Atlanta win they will travel to face New Orleans should the Saints beat the Lions.
With a Lions upset win against New Orleans then the Falcons will go to Green Bay.
The New York Giants the NFC east champion will host Atlanta with a 9-7 record on the year. The team is 4-4 playing at home.
New York puts up 24 points and 385 yards a game with 89 yards rushing for 3.5 yards a carry.
Defensively the Giants give up 25 points and 376 yards per game. Opponents rush for 121 yards against them for 4.5 yards per rush against average.
The Giants have won two straight to earn the NFC east divisional title.
They are coming off the 31-14 home win last week to the Dallas Cowboys to earn the division crown as a -3 point home favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 48 points.
The club stormed out to the 21-0 halftime lead but allowed Dallas to cut the lead to seven points.
New York then scored the final 10 points of the game to win going away.
The Giants were able to post 437 yards of offense with 106 yards rushing on 31 carries.
New York allowed two sacks had three red zone touchdowns in their five appearances inside the twenty.
The team had no turnovers and took two from Dallas.
Quarterback Eli Manning completed 24 of 33 passes for 346 yards with three touchdowns.
Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 57 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. Bradshaw had a touchdown catch out of the backfield.
Victor Cruz led the Giants with six receptions for 178 yards and a touchdown.
Hakeem Nicks caught five passes for 76 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Henry Hynoski grabbed for balls for 31 yards.
The Giants allowed 300 offensive yards to the Cowboys with 49 coming from their run game on 16 rushes.
The team had six sacks and allowed one Dallas touchdown in their two tries inside the red zone.
New York is the fourth seed in the NFC.
With a win next week they will play the Packers in the divisional round should New Orleans beat Detroit.
If the Lions upset New Orleans then the Giants head west to play San Francisco in the divisional round of the playoffs.
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