N.Y Giants (1-5) at Falcons (2-4)
When: Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN Opening line: Falcons by 5 Series record: Tied 12-12 Last meeting: Falcons beat Giants 24-20, Sept. 20, 2015 Last week: Giants lost to Eagles 34-13; Falcons beat Buccaneers 34-29
Notes: Giants beat Falcons 31-10 in Georgia Dome in last Monday night meeting on Oct. 15, 2007 . ... Giants 8-4 vs. Falcons in Atlanta. ... Giants have lost three straight this season; Falcons snapped three-game losing streak last week . ... Falcons’ Julio Jones (98.9) and Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. (83.7) rank first and third, respectively, in NFL in yards receiving per game since 2016 . ... QB Eli Manning five TD passes away from becoming seventh player with 350 in NFL history . ... RB Saquon Barkley aiming to tie Kareem Hunt for most consecutive games with at least 100 scrimmage yards to start career. Barkley had career-high 229 scrimmage yards (130 rushing, 99 receiving) last week . ... Manning averaging 300.7 yards passing in three road games this season . ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan leads NFL with 1,432 yards passing, 128.2 rating since Week 3. He is tied for first with 12 TD passes in that span.
Fantasy tip: Falcons placed RB Devonta Freeman (groin) on IR. Tevin Coleman is obvious fantasy starter but emerging rookie Ito Smith, who has TD in three straight games, also gains more fantasy relevance. Falcons like Smith’s quickness near goal line.