NFL Week 1 Quick Capsule: New York Giants at Tennessee Titans

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WEEK 1
NEW YORK GIANTS @ TENNESSEE TITANS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Time: 4:25 PM ET
Referee: Jerome Boger

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 4:25 PM ET
TV FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin (field reporter)
N.Y. Giants SiriusXM 158 or 385 and the SXM App
Tennessee SiriusXM 81 or 226 and the SXM App

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER All-time series tied, 6-6
STREAKS Titans have won 6 of last 7
LAST GAME 12/16/18: Titans 17 at Giants 0
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/7/14: Giants 36, Titans 7

NEW YORK GIANTS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 4-13
COACH VS. OPP. Brian Daboll: 0-0
PTS. FOR 15.2
OFFENSE 287.3
PASSING Daniel Jones: 232-361-2,428-10-7-84.8
RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 162-593-3.7-2
RECEIVING Kenny Golladay: 37-521-14.1-0
PTS. AGAINST 24.5
DEFENSE 354.8
SACKS Azeez Ojulari: 8
INTs Xavier McKinney: 5
TAKE/GIVE -8 (22/30)
PUNTING (NET) Jamie Gillan (Cle): 43.9 (39.5)
KICKING Graham Gano: 104 (17/17 PAT; 29/33 FG)

TENNESSEE TITANS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD: 12-5 (Won AFC South; Lost AFC-D)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Vrabel: 1-0
PTS. FOR 24.6
OFFENSE 342.5
PASSING Ryan Tannehill: 357-531-3,734-21-14-89.6
RUSHING Derrick Henry: 219-937-4.3-10
RECEIVING Robert Woods (LAR): 45-556-12.4-4
PTS. AGAINST 20.8
DEFENSE 329.8
SACKS Denico Autry: 9
INTs Kevin Byard: 5
TAKE/GIVE -3 (22/25)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Stonehouse (R): NFL debut in 2022
KICKING Randy Bullock: 120 (42/45 PAT; 26/31 FG)

GIANTS NOTES
• QB DANIEL JONES passed for 2,428 yards & 10 TDs with 84.8 rating & had 298 rush yards & 2 rush TDs in 11 starts last season. Is 1 of 4 QBs with 250+ rush yards in each of past 3 seasons. Had 90+ rating in 5 of his 6 home starts in 2021.

• RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 856 scrimmage yards (593 rush, 263 rec.) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 2021. Since 2018, is 1 of 6 to average 100+ scrimmage yards per game (100.4), min. 40 games played.

• RB MATT BREIDA makes NYG debut. Has 3,010 career scrimmage yards.

• WR STERLING SHEPARD has 50+ receptions in 5 of his 6 career seasons.

• WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON was selected in 2nd round (No. 43 overall) in 2022 NFL Draft.

• WR KENNY GOLLADAY led team with 521 rec. yards last season.

• LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX (No. 5 overall) & T EVAN NEAL (No. 7) were selected in 1st round of 2022 NFL Draft.

• DL LEONARD WILLIAMS had 6.5 sacks in 2021. Ranked 4th among DL with career-high 81 tackles last season and has 2nd-most tackles (404) among DL since entering NFL in 2015.

• LB AZEEZ OJULARI led team & ranked 3rd among rookies with 8 sacks last season.

• LB TAE CROWDER led team with career-high 130 tackles in 2021.

• S XAVIER MCKINNEY had career-high 5 INTs last season & was only DB with 90+ tackles (93), 10+ PD (10) & 5+ INTs in 2021.

• CB ADOREE’ JACKSON had 62 tackles & 8 PD in 2021. Was selected No. 18 overall by Titans in 2017 NFL Draft & had 199 tackles, 33 PD & 2 INTs in 46 games (2017-20) with Tennessee.

TITANS NOTES
• QB RYAN TANNEHILL totaled 3,734 pass yards & 21 TD passes last season & ranked 2nd among QBs with 7 rush TDs. Is only QB in NFL with 7+ rush TDs in each of past 2 seasons. Since 2019, ranks 3rd among QBs with 18 rush TDs. Has 6 TDs vs. INT in 4 career starts vs. NFC East.

• RB DERRICK HENRY totaled 1,091 scrimmage yards (937 rush, 154 rec.) & 10 rush TDs in 8 games last season & led all players with 117.1 rush yards per game (min. 200 atts.). Since 2017, leads NFL with 6,307 rush yards & 60 rush TDs & is only player with 10+ rush TDs in each of past 4 seasons. Rushed for 170 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC East with rush TD.

• WR ROBERT WOODS makes Ten. debut. Had 556 rec. yards in 2021 with LAR & is 1 of 3 in NFL (DeAndre Hopkins & Emmanuel Sanders) with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 9 seasons. Had TD catch in his last game vs. NYG (10/17/21 w/ LAR).

• WR TREYLON BURKS was selected No. 18 overall in 2022 NFL Draft.

• TE AUSTIN HOOPER makes Ten. debut. Since 2016, ranks 4th among TEs w/ 298 catches.

• S KEVIN BYARD led team with 88 tackles & 5 INTs last season & was 1 of 4 players in NFL with 85+ tackles & 5+ INTs. Since 2016, leads all safeties with 23 INTs. Had INT & sack in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC East with INT.

• CB KRISTIAN FULTON led team with career-high 14 PD in 2021. Totaled 5 PD in his final 3 home games last season.

• DE DENICO AUTRY ranked 2nd on team with 9 sacks last season. Had sack in each of final 3 home games in 2021. Has TFL in 5 of 6 career games vs. NFC East.

• DT JEFFERY SIMMONS set career highs in sacks (8.5) & TFL (12) in last season.