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DETROIT (9-4) at NEW YORK GIANTS (9-4)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FoxOPENING LINE -- Giants by 3+RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Detroit 7-5-1, New York 6-5-2SERIES RECORD -- Lions lead 22-20-1LAST MEETING -- Lions beat Giants 35-14, Sept 8, 2014LAST WEEK -- Lions beat Bears 20-17; Giants beat Cowboys 10-7AP PRO32 RANKING -- Lions No. 5, Giants No. 6LIONS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (21), RUSH (29), PASS (14)LIONS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (15), RUSH (11), PASS (20)GIANTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (27), RUSH (31), PASS (16)GIANTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (14), RUSH (8), PASS (23)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Lions can clinch NFC North with win and Green Bay loss or tie; or a tie, a Green Bay loss and a Minnesota loss or tie. ... Lions have trailed in fourth quarter in eight of nine wins. ... Detroit held opponents to 20 points or less in past seven games. ... QB Matthew Stafford has injured middle finger on throwing hand and wore a glove for part of win over Chicago. ... Theo Riddick leads NFL running backs with five touchdown receptions. ... WR Golden Tate had six receptions for 93 yards in last meeting. ... DE Kerry Hyder has six sacks in past six on road. ... LB Tahir Whitehead has career-high 107 tackles. ... Since 2013, S Glover Quin ranks No. 2 in NFL with 16 interceptions. ... S Tavon Wilson has pick in two of last four games. ... Giants QB Eli Manning has less than 200 yards passing in each of last three outings. ... WR Odell Beckham Jr. has 34 touchdown catches since entering NFL in 2014, tied for most in league. He has six TD catches in past five at home and had only New York TD against Dallas. ... WR Sterling Shepard ranks No. 3 among NFL rookies with 51 catches, six for touchdowns. ... DE Olivier Vernon has seven sacks in past six games. ... Damon Harrison leads NFL DTs with 76 tackles. ... Rookie DE Romeo Okwara had first career sack last week filling in for injured Jason Pierre-Paul. Defense has 26 sacks since Week 6, No. 2 in league in that span. ... CB Janoris Jenkins had interception and forced fumble last week. ... Landon Collins leads NFL safeties with 100 tackles. ... Fantasy Tip: Giants are 6-1 at MetLife Stadium this season, including five straight wins. Lions are 3-3 on road with all three wins in stadiums with roofs: Indianapolis, Minnesota and New Orleans. Road losses were at Green Bay, Chicago and Houston.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Walter Brown Jersey . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. Shaquille ONeal Jersey . 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There are 13 days until the college football season begins on Sept. 1, and the number 13 was a magic one for a trio of college football teams last season. ??Three teams won 13 or more games, headlined by 14-1 Alabamas win over Clemson, which also finished 14-1, in the College Football Playoff national championship game. The other 13-win team was the American Athletic Conferences Houston Cougars, who finished 13-1 after their Chick Fil-A Peach Bowl victory over Florida State in the New Years Six game.The 13-win plateau is not as rare as it used to be with the addition of conference championship games and?two rounds of college playoffs. But it remains a sign of excellence nonetheless. The Crimson Tide became the all-time leader in seasons of 13 wins or more?by eclipsing that mark for the fourth time last season, the most since the college football classification system began in 1937.?Three of Alabamas seasons of 13 or more wins have come under coach Nick Saban: 2015, 2012 and 2009. The other time was 13-0 in 1992 under Gene Stallings.?Clemson broke the 13-win mark for the first time?last season with its best showing since going 12-0 in 1981 and winning the national title. With?Deshaun Watson?returning at quarterback, the Tigers are favorites to hit that mark once again. Houston, on the other hand, exploded onto the scene?last year in coach Tom Hermans first season, going 13-1 and defeating Florida State 38-24. It was the second time in school history that it has won 13 games, with the 2011 team thee other.dddddddddddd ? ?All three teams will open their season on Sept. 3.?Alabama will play USC in Arlington, Texas; Clemson will visit?Auburn; and Houston will play Oklahoma in a neutral-site game at NRG Stadium in Houston.?In case you missed any part of our countdown:14 days: 14 years of Boise State excellence15 days: Kansas has lost 15 straight games, the longest active FBS streak.16 days: Peyton Manning wore No. 16 for Tennessee.17 days: TCU QBs completed 17 of 17 passes in a game in 2012, an FBS record.18 days: Ohio State has won an FBS-best 18 consecutive road games.19 days: There are 19 head coaches at their alma mater this season.20 days: It has been 20 years since Florida won its first national championship.21 days:?Oklahoma led the nation in average scoring margin (21.5) last season.22 days: Ohio State has been in the top 10 of the AP poll for 22 straight weeks.23 days:?Virginia Tech has played in an FBS-best 23 straight bowl games.24 days:?In the first game of the historic rivalry, Navy beat Army 24-0.25 days: Desmond Howard won the Heisman 25 years ago.26 days:?Arkansas State led the nation with 26 interceptions in 2015.27 days: Clemsons Greg Huegel led the nation with 27 field goals in 2015.28 days: Adrian Peterson wore No. 28 for Oklahoma.29 days: Alabamas Bryant-Denny Stadium opened in 1929.30 days: Miamis Vinny Testaverde won the Heisman 30 years ago. 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