NY GIANTS (1-3) at CAROLINA (2-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Panthers by 7
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RECORD VS. SPREAD - Giants 1-3, Panthers 2-1
SERIES RECORD - Panthers lead 6-4
LAST MEETING - Panthers beat Giants 38-35, Dec. 20, 2015
LAST WEEK - Giants lost to Saints 33-18; Panthers had bye, beat Bengals 31-21 on Sept. 23
AP PRO32 RANKING - Giants No. 27, Panthers No. 9
GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (27), PASS (05).
GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (29), PASS (9).
PANTHERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (1), PASS (25).
PANTHERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (19), PASS (13).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Giants have allowed 15 sacks in four games. … Giants QB Eli Manning has 99.1 QB rating with four TDs and one INT, though offense has struggled. … RB Saquon Barkley can become third NFL player in history with at least 100 yards from scrimmage in first five games. Others are RBs Kareem Hunt and Adrian Peterson. … Giants RB Jonathan Stewart (injured reserve) is Panthers’ all-time leading rusher. … WR Odell Beckham Jr., has no TD receptions in 2018. … WR Sterling Shepard had 10 catches vs. New Orleans last week. … Giants allowing 12.3 yards per pass completion. … Giants GM Dave Gettleman was Panthers GM from 2013-17 and reached Super Bowl in 2015. … Panthers have won seven straight at home. … QB Cam Newton has 57 touchdowns rushing since 2011, second most among all players. … Panthers newly signed S Eric Reid expected to start first game since Dec. 31, 2017. Reid replaces Da’Norris Searcy (injured reserve/concussion). Reid, one of first player to support Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during national anthem, was out of football despite impressive resume. … Panthers rookie CB Donte Jackson has three INTs in three games. … DE Efe Obada was NFC Defensive Player of Week in Week 3 after getting an interception, two quarterback hurries and one sack in first NFL game. … DE Mario Addison has 4 ½ sacks and two forced fumbles in last five home games. … LB Luke Kuechly’s 844 tackles since 2012 are most in NFL. … This is final game LB Thomas Davis will miss due to suspension. … Fantasy tip: Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey coming off 28-carry, 184-yard performance vs. Bengals. Panthers are No. 1 in NFL in rushing offense, Giants No. 29 in run defense.
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