NFL wild card action is set to take place on 1/15/23 and it will feature New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings. The game is set to take place at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The game starts at 4:30 PM EST and is set to air on FOX.
The Giants are heading to this game here sitting on a regular season record of 9-7-1. on the year. When playing on the road the Giants ended up posting a record of 4-4. In their last 5 games the Giants ended up posting a 2-3 record. The last game ended up being a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 22-16.
Giants Offense
This season the Giants ended up getting a total of 185.7 yards per game in the air. The rushing attack was really good picking up 148.2 yards per game. Still, this did convert to a total of 21.5 points per game for the New York Giants. Daniel Jones is the quarterback who has managed to lead New York on the year going 317/472 for 3,205 yards with 15 touchdowns with 5 picks, but was sacked 44 times. Saquon Barkley led the Giants rushing attack with 1,312 yards and 10 touchdowns on a total of 295 carries. As a team the Giants gained 2,519 yards with 21 touchdowns on a total of 520 carries. The Giants relied on Graham Gano on the kicking duties going 29/32 for field goals with a long of 57, but went 32/34 for extra points. In the loss against the Eagles the Giants seen Davis Webb go 23/40 for 168 yards with a touchdown. Gary Brightwell ended up carrying the ball 11 times for 60 yards. As a team the Giants picked up 129 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.
Giants Defense
Defensively the Giants ended up giving up a total of 21.8 points per game on the year. As a team the Giants allowed only 214 yards per game in the air and when it came to protecting against the run the Giants gave up 144.2 yards per game. The Giants were led by Julian Love who recorded 124 tackles. The sack leader for the Giants was Dexter Lawrence with 7.5 sacks for 50 yards lost. The defensive back with the magic hands was Julian Love and Dane Belton who both ended up with 2 picks. Love ended up with 44 yards, but Belton had no yards. The loss against the Eagles seen the Giants give up 229 yards in the air, but did get a pick and sacked Hurts 3 times for a loss of 22 yards. The rushing defense gave up a total of 135 yards and a touchdown while facing only 34 carries.
Minnesota is coming to the game here with a 13-4 record on the year overall. When playing at U.S. Bank Stadium the Vikings ended up getting a record of 8-1. The Vikings did finish the year off on a 3-2 record. The last game for Minnesota ended up being a 29-13 win over the Chicago Bears.
Vikings Offense
The Vikings offense on the year has managed to get 263.8 yards per game in the air while picking up 97.7 yards per game on the ground. This has led to the Vikings getting a total of 24.9 points per game. The passing attack for Minnesota has been led by Kirk Cousins who has went 424/643 for 4,547 yards with 29 touchdowns and 14 picks, but recorded a total of 46 sacks. The rushing offense has been led by Dalvin Cook who has carried the ball 264 times for 1,173 yards with 8 touchdowns. The rushing offense has gained 1,661 yards with 404 carries with 18 touchdowns as a team. Greg Joseph is the kicker for the Vikings who went 26/33 to the field goals for a long of 61, but ended up going 40/46 from extra points. Minnesota is coming off of a win over the Bears by a score of 23-16. In the win the Vikings used 2 quarterbacks who went a combined 28/33 for 341 yards with a touchdown and a pick. The rushing attack was led by Alexander Mattison who carried the ball 10 times for 54 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Vikings overall picked up 141 yards and 2 scores on 38 carries.
Vikings Defense
Defensively Vikings has allowed a total of 25.1 points per game. The Vikings defense allowed only 265.6 yards per game in the air. However, Minnesota ended up giving up 123.1 yards per game on the ground. In the win the Vikings ended up giving up a total of 141 yards in the air with a touchdown allowed, but did get 2 picks and recorded 1 sack for a loss of 6 yards. The rushing defense gave up 118 yards on 22 carries on the day and allowed a touchdown. Eric Kendricks is the leader in the tackles with 137 tackles. The sack leader for the Vikings is Danielle Hunter who recorded 10.5 sacks for 63 yards lost. The picks were led by Patrick Peterson and Harrison Smith who both ended up getting 5 picks, but Peterson had 92 yards returned and Smith had 58 yards.
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings Odds: Giants +3, Vikings -3
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings Money Line: Giants +140, Vikings -165
Over/Under Odds: 48
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings Pick: Minnesota Vikings -3, Minnesota Vikings Money line, Over 48
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The Giants were able to make the playoffs this season, but I see the Giants having a quick exit on the year as well. The Giants did have a good run in their last 5 games, but the Vikings were getting sloppy and will have buckled down on those issues and with a lot of the starters being rested in their last game will have them back in the Wild Card game here. I look for the Vikings to win the game here and cover the spread, but I do look for the offenses being able to light up the scoreboard in this game as neither team wants to play defense here which makes the over a good solid bet.
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