Giants at Saints
8:30 p.m., ESPN
Line: Saints by 7
Skinny: Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Giants quarterback Eli Manning have racked up elite passing numbers this season by picking up the slack when their clubs' running games struggled. That could be the case again when New Orleans (7-3) hosts New York (6-4). Yet both teams have emphasized the importance of running the ball more this week in hopes of improving balance and becoming less predictable. Although the Saints are in the top half of the NFL - 13th with 117.5 yards per game - consistency has been a problem. New Orleans gained 41 yards on the ground in its game at Atlanta but got away with it in that case by pulling out a win in overtime. The Giants were even worse in a home loss to the Eagles, managing 29 yards on the ground.