Live stream: DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV (free trial), Sling (50% off your first month)Line: Vikings -3Over/under: 48(Lines subject to change. )AP Preview:VIKINGS PLAYER TO WATCH: OLB Danielle Hunter. The eighth-year pass rusher had two of his 10½ sacks against the Giants three weeks ago. Hunter, who has 71 sacks in 102 regular-season games, has a sack in each of his past three postseason games.
Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. WATCH NFL PLAYOFFS GAMES WITH A FREE TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION TO FUBOTV HERE. GIANTS vs. VIKINGS PICKS HEREThe Vikings went 13-4 and won the NFC North. The Giants finished 9-7-1 for a wild-card spot. Brian Daboll of the Giants and Kevin O’Connell of the Vikings are two of three rookie head coaches in the playoffs this season. The Vikings beat the Giants, 27-24, on Dec. 24 in Minnesota on Greg Joseph’s 61-yard field goal as time expired. Jefferson, the NFL receiving leader, had 12 catches for 133 yards in that game. MORE GIANTS:Who does Kayvon Thibodeaux think he is? A future star, that’s whoDaniel Jones credits failed HS quarterback for his breakout seasonLeonard Williams unloads a troubled past to reach playoffs for first timeHere’s what it will take for underdog Giants to beat Vikings on SundayFans can watch the Giants vs. Vikings Super Wild Card Game for FREE via a trial of fuboTV or DirecTV Stream, or Sling, which is offering 50% off the first month.
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. Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers led the league the past four seasons. Jones had 708 rushing yards to set a team QB record. His seven rushing TDs tied for third with Josh Allen among NFL QBs.
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 7½ 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 5½ sacks, three forced fumbles and a recovery in seven games....
In the playoff clincher against Indianapolis on Jan. 1, Jones threw for two TDs and ran for two more. 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.
RT Brian O’Neill (calf/Achilles) is done for the season, but top backup Blake Brandel (knee) has been designated for return from injured reserve. SERIES NOTES: The Giants have won two of the three postseason matchups with the Vikings. The previous one was the 41-0 victory in the 2000 NFC championship game at Giants Stadium on Jan. 14, 2001.... The Giants are 24-25 in postseason games. The Vikings are 21-30.... The Vikings have won both games (2016, 2022) against the Giants at U.