7 receiving yards in his last three games

It's another week, it's another Sunday, and it's another great day for NFL football!Today we'll take a look at an NFC East showdown in the Meadowlands that could yield surprising results and let you know which of the league's last remaining undefeateds will lose today. Matchup of the Week: Dallas Cowboys (8-3) at New York Giants (6-5) Last time these two teams met it was an NFC East battle between two 1-0 teams with Super Bowl hopes.Today's game is a bit different. It's still an NFC East showdown with lots at stake, but the Cowboys are 8-3 and have won six of their last seven and the Giants are 6-5 having lost five of their last six games since starting the season 5-0.The Giants are desperate. They've looked like a completely different team than the Giants that were 5-0 after five weeks.Scoring points has been an issue on offense and keeping opponents from scoring has been a problem on defense.They've allowed an average of 31.7 points per game in their last six and are averaging only 20 themselves while being outscored 190-121 over that period.Eli Manning's protection is very important for the Giants and has been a problem in their losses. Manning has been sacked 15 times in their five losses but only three times in their six wins. Clearly, New York's offensive line has to find a way to protect their quarterback.Protecting Manning will be very tough against the Cowboys, though.DeMarcus Ware is Dallas' best pass rusher and has played well in his last seven games in which he has eight sacks. Smith also hauled in 10 passes and racked up 134 yards and one touchdown.For the Cowboys, Tony Romo and company have had a very good season on offense so far this season.Romo is seventh in the league with 2,933 yards passing.

He has thrown 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing 60.2 percent of his passes.Coming into the season it was expected that Jason Witten and Roy Williams would be Romo's go-to guys. Witten leads the team in receptions with 59 for 588 yards and one touchdown but Williams has not been the factor he was expected to be. Williams has only 26 catches for 444 yards and four touchdowns.Miles Austin, not Williams, has become Romo's top wide receiver.Austin has 42 catches for 824 yards and eight touchdowns. He leads the league with six touchdown catches of 20 yards or more. With Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Tashard Choice all playing a major part out of the backfield, the 'Boys rank sixth in the NFL in rushing yards per game.Their three-headed monster in the backfield allows them to have fresh legs in the game at all times and lets them use Barber late in the fourth quarter to close out games like he did so well back in 2007.But it may not be about the X's and O's and all the matchups and player statistics in this game. Louis) Donnie Avery has not lived up to the expectations that were put on him after his rookie season a year ago.In 11 games this season, Avery, who's labeled as the team's No. 1 receiver, has only 34 catches for 466 yards and five touchdowns.Today, however, things could change for Avery when he goes against a Chicago Bears team that has allowed an average of 214.2 passing yards against them this season including 392 yards to Brett Favre and the Vikings in their 36-10 loss last week.Look for Avery to have one of his best games of the season this afternoon. Jeremy Maclin (WR, Philadelphia) The Eagles will be without their top weapon in the passing game today when DeSean Jackson sits out against the Atlanta Falcons due to the concussion he suffered in last week's game.

Therefore, rookieJeremy Maclin will see an increase in his opportunities today.Maclin has 42 catches for 540 yards and four touchdowns already this season. He's averaging 67.7 receiving yards in his last three games.Today, Maclin should have even more success when he goes head-to-head against the Falcons' 27th ranked pass defense. Kyle Orton (QB, Denver) Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton has had an up and down season so far in '09.He's had games where he has put up big numbers, like his 330 yard performance against the Patriots in Week Five, but he's also had games where he has struggled like his three interception game against the Steelers in Week Nine.Today, Orton goes against the Chiefs' 30th ranked pass defense. With his best weapon, Brandon Marshall, heating up of late, expect Orton to have a great game this afternoon. Others To Watch: Jamaal Charles (RB, Kansas City), Pat White (QB, Miami), Austin Collie (WR, Indianapolis) Upset Alert!: Tennessee (5-6) over Indianapolis (11-0) The Tennessee Titans are one of the NFL's hottest teams right now. However, the Colts are even hotter.The Titans are riding an impressive five game winning streak, the Colts are going for their 21st consecutive regular season win.But today one of those streaks will come to an end, and it won't be the Titans'.That's right, today the Indianapolis Colts will lose!If the Colts do win today, they will tie New England for the longest regular season win streak in NFL history. What's ironic about today's game is that the Patriots' win streak began a week after a loss to the Miami Dolphins and ended against the Dolphins.