Giants (9-7-1) at Vikings (13-4)

Time/TV: 4:30 p.m., Fox Latest line: Vikings by 3. Series record: Vikings lead 18-12.

Last meeting: Vikings beat Giants 27-24 on Dec. 24 in Minneapolis.

Last week: Giants lost to Eagles 22-16; Vikings beat Bears 29-13.

Vikings player to watch: OLB Danielle Hunter. The eighth-year pass rusher had two of his 10 sacks against the Giants three weeks ago.

Giants player to watch: QB Daniel Jones. With his contract expiring after the season, Jones had a career year. The No. 6 pick in the 2019 draft passed for 3,205 yards, 15 TDs and five interceptions and led all qualified NFL QBs with a 1.1 percent interception rate. Key matchup: Giants

DBs vs. Vikings WR Justin Jefferson. Jefferson led the league with 128 receptions for 1,809 yards, including 12 catches for 133 yards against the Giants on

Dec. 24. Giants FS Xavier McKinney is back from a broken hand that kept him out of that game, and top CB Adoree Jackson (knee) has a chance to play for the first time since Nov. 20. Game notes: The wildcard Giants and NFC North champion Vikings are two of seven playoff teams that didn’t make it last year.

The Giants last appeared in the 2016 season and lost a wild-card round game at Green Bay. The Vikings were last there in 2019, losing to San Francisco in the divisional round . ... Brian Daboll of the Giants and Kevin O’Connell of the Vikings are two of three rookie head coaches in the playoffs this year . ... Giants RB Saquon Barkley had a career-high 1,312 rushing yards, fourth best in the NFL. He ran for 10 TDs, including one against the Vikings . ... WR Darius Slayton led the Giants with 724 receiving yards . ... Giants DT Dexter Lawrence had a career-high and team-leading 7 sacks.

... SS Julian Love led the Giants with 116 tackles.

... Giants OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux, the No. 5 pick in the draft, finished with 48 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a

TD . ... Ojulari had 5 sacks, three forced fumbles and a recovery in seven games. ... Vikings QB Kirk Cousins passed for 4,547 yards and 29 TDs. He is the fifth player in NFL history with 25-plus TD passes in eight straight seasons. Cousins passed for 299 yards and three

TDs against the Giants last month.