Week Three matchup tidbits
UPDATED: 09/22/2010

Here's a roundup of interesting facts and figures for the Week Three matchups.

TENNESSEE AT N.Y. GIANTS

Titans' Key To The Game:

How will Vince Young respond to Jeff Fisher's hook last week?

Young sacked twice, threw 2 INTs, 1 fumble before being benched vs. Steelers.

Johnson, 16-34, held under 100 yards rushing last week for first time last 13 games.

Boley only LB on field 1 st 2½ quarters last Sunday vs. Colts as Giants played dime "D" and Indy rushed for 43-160.

Giants' Mathias Kiwanuka has 3 sacks in 1 st 2 games this year.

Giants' Key To The Game:

Can Giants calm Brandon Jacobs' turmoil and get back to dominating on ground?

Jacobs just 16-52, 3.3, 0 TD's after two weeks.

Eli Manning 33-54, 61.1%, 424 Yds., 5 TD, 4 INT, 85.7%. All 4 picks bounced off receivers' hands.

Giants are 12 th in rushing, Titans 21 st vs. the run.

Titans' Will Witherspoon has 2 sacks already this year from blitzing LB position.

Other tidbits:

TEN 21 st OFF; NYG 22 nd DEF
TEN 9 th RUN; NYG 24 th VS. RUN
TEN 26 th PASS; NYG 15 th VS. PASS
TEN 8 th PTS; NYG 30 th PTS ALLOWED
NYG 17 th OFF; TEN 1 st DEF
NYG t-19 th PASS; TEN 1 st VS. PASS
NYG t-12 th PTS; TEN 11 th PTS ALLOWED
TEN 31 st TO/TA; NYG T-17 TH TO/TA
TEN HELD PIT TO 3.2 YARDS PER RUSH LAST WEEK.
JOHNSON HAD ONLY 34 YARDS RUSHING ON 16 CARRIES AND HAD AN 85-YARD TD WIPED OUT BY A HOLDNG PENALTY.
IND FORCED 2 FUMBLES ON ELI MANNING THAT LED TO 14 IND POINTS.
NYG FORCED 5 TURNOVERS IN WEEK 1, BUT ONLY 1 IN WEEK 2.
VINCE YOUNG WAS INTERCEPTED 2 TIMES, SACKED 2 TIMES AND FUMBLED 1 TIME BEFORE BEING BENCHED.
TEN HAS WON 9 OF 12 GAMES DATING BACK TO 2009.

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