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OPENING LINE - Giants by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD - San Diego 2-5; New York 4-4

SERIES RECORD - Giants lead 5-4

LAST MEETING - Chargers beat Giants 45-23, Sept. 25, 2005

LAST WEEK - Chargers beat Raiders 24-16; Giants lost to Eagles 40-17

CHARGERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (31), PASS (4)

CHARGERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (27), PASS (6)

GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (7), PASS (11)

GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (19) PASS (3)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - First meeting between quarterbacks Philip Rivers and Eli Manning since draft-day trade in 2004 in which Giants acquired No. 1 pick overall for No. 4 overall and three draft picks, including No. 1 in 2005 . ... Rivers needs 267 yards passing to become fourth player in franchise history with 13,000 yards passing. In past five games against NFC, Rivers has 11 TDs vs. one interception. .... LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 192 yards and three touchdowns in win over Giants in 2005. ... WR Vincent Jackson has career-high four 100-yard games receiving, including two straight. ... LB Shaun Phillips has four sacks in last two games. ... While they have lost three in row overall, New York has five straight wins over AFC teams. ... Manning has thrown six interceptions and three touchdowns in current losing streak. ... WR Steve Smith leads NFL with 53 receptions and top NFC with 662 yards. ... Opponents have scored at least 40 points twice this season, only the fifth time that has happened to Giants since NFL-AFL merger in 1970. ... RBs Brandon Jacobs (550 yards) and Ahmad Bradshaw (476) are only teammates to each have at least 475 yards rushing.

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