[OLD HEAD]

Record: 8-8. Lost opening week to Indianapolis, 26-21; won in overtime at Philadelphia, 30-24; lost at Seattle, 42-30; won vs. Washington, 19-3; won at Atlanta, 27-14; won at Dallas, 36-22; won vs. Tampa Bay, 17-3; won vs. Houston, 14-10; lost vs. Chicago, 38-20; lost at Jacksonville, 26-10; lost at Tennessee, 24-21; lost vs. Dallas, 23-20; won at Carolina, 27-13; lost vs. the Eagles, 36-22; lost vs. New Orleans, 30-7; won last week at Washington, 34-28.

Coach: Tom Coughlin, 93-83 regular season; 4-5 playoffs; third season with Giants, 25-23 regular season, 0-1 playoffs.

Points per game: 22.2.

Opponents points per game: 22.6.

Series record: The Giants lead, 76-66-2, in the regular season and by 2-0 in the postseason.

Last game: Dec. 17, the Eagles won, 36-22, at Giants Stadium.

Postseason history: Dec. 27, 1981, the Giants won in Philadelphia, 27-21; Jan. 7, 2001, the Giants won, 20-10, at Giants Stadium.

Key missing ingredients: DE Michael Strahan (foot), WR Amani Toomer (knee), return man Chad Morton (knee), LB LaVar Arrington (Achilles) and OT Luke Petitgout (fibula) are all on injured reserve.

Who's hot: After two subpar games, RB Tiki Barber rushed for 234 yards and three TDs on 23 carries in last week's win in Washington.

Who's not: In his last three games, QB Eli Manning has completed 49 of 91 passes for 457 yards, three interceptions and two touchdowns.