...blitzing Romo and Manning...1-2

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Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

This game features two defenses that like to blitz and two quarterbacks that opposing defensive coordinators love to blitz against. Tony Romo has faced more than four pass rushers on 45 percent of charted passes, and Eli Manning on 43 percent of charted passes, ranking them 1-2 among full-time starting quarterbacks. The difference? Blitzing Romo doesn't seem to get you anywhere -- he averages between 6.2 and 6.5 yards per play no matter the number of pass rushers. However, the blitz really gets to Manning. He averages 8.1 yards per play against three or four pass rushers, but just 5.9 yards against five or more pass rushers, and this isn't a half-season fluke -- he had similar splits last year.