The Associated Press
ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0) at NEW YORK GIANTS (0-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE — Giants by 1 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Arizona 0-1, New York 0-1
SERIES RECORD — Giants lead 80-42-2
LAST MEETING — Giants beat Cardinals 31-27, Oct. 2, 2011
LAST WEEK — Cardinals beat Chargers 18-17; Giants lost to Lions 35-14
AP PRO32 RANKING — Cardinals No. 10, Giants No. 29
CARDINALS OFFENSE — OVERALL (10), RUSH (17), PASS (9).
CARDINALS DEFENSE — OVERALL (6), RUSH (2), PASS (16).
GIANTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (31), RUSH (30), PASS (31).
GIANTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (26), RUSH (8), PASS (T28).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Cardinals have won 8 of 10 dating to last season. … Carson Palmer threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns against Chargers, including winning touchdown to rookie receiver John Brown late in fourth quarter. He had 108.4 quarterback rating. … Michael Floyd had five catches for 119 yards, while fellow receiver Larry Fitzgerald extended his streak for catching a pass to 150 games with fourth-quarter reception. … Arizona defense is ranked No. 2 against run, limiting Chargers to 52 yards on 24 carries. … Giants have lost four consecutive season openers, with 21-point margin on Monday their biggest since 35-0 against Dallas in 1995. … New York’s new West Coast offense gained 197 yards in its debut, ranking it No. 31 overall. … After throwing a career-high 27 interceptions last season, quarterback Eli Manning had two against Lions. … Halfback Rashad Jennings had 50 yards receiving, 46 rushing and a touchdown in Giants debut. … Tight end Larry Donnell had career-high five catches for 56 yards and first touchdown. … New York defense allowed 417 total yards, including 341 yards passing, most by an opponent since New Orleans threw for 345 yards on Dec. 9, 2012.
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