2011 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 8, 2012 · MetLife Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
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New York GiantsWinner
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NYG -3 ✓U 47.5 ✓
New York Giants 24–2 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
23/32, 277 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.9 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
24/41, 199 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-3.7 expected points added · +1.6% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
4/5 for 68 yds, 1 TD
16% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 24/41 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -7.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 7 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 21% | 2.7 |
| Roddy White | 5 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 31% | -0.4 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 15% | 1.1 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 15% | -0.4 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -0.6 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -1.0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Eric Weems | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Weatherspoon | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Owens | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dominique Franks | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 23/32 | 277 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 14 | 92 | 6.6 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Nicks | 6 | 9 | 115 | 2 | 29% | 7.8 |
| Mario Manningham | 4 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 16% | 6.9 |
| Victor Cruz | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 16% | 1.0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 16% | 0.8 |
| Jake Ballard | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10% | -0.5 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Travis Beckum | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrel Rolle | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Sash | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linval Joseph | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Ross | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 47.5
- ATL moneyline
- +130
- NYG moneyline
- -144
Giants closed -3 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 26 — under by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Tom Coughlin