NFL PREVIEW | Tonight’s game

NEW ENGLAND at NEW YORK GIANTS

Game time: 8 p.m.
TV: (21) (27) (19) (3) (2) (NFL Network)
Opening line: Patriots by 13. Record vs. spread: Patriots 10-5; Giants 9-6.
Series history: Patriots lead series 4-3. (Last meeting: Patriots 17, Giants 6, Oct. 12, 2003 at New England.)
Notebook: New England is first team in NFL history to be 15-0 during regular season. Miami finished 14-0 in 1972. With win, Patriots would become fourth team in league history to finish regular season undefeated and untied. ... New England tied its own NFL record set in 2003-04 with 18th straight regular-season win and broke two others last week: most TDs in season (71) and most TD passes involving one passer-receiver combination (QB Tom Brady and WR Randy Moss, 21). ... Patriots have scored NFL-high 551 points, five away from league mark (Minnesota, 1998). ... Brady (48 TDs passing) needs two TD passes to break Peyton Manning’s record of 49 in 2004. Brady, who leads league in yards (4,450), yards per attempt (8.3), TDs, and passer rating (117.2), has five games of four or more TDs passes this season, one shy of first place on all-time list (Manning in 2004 and Dan Marino in 1984). ... WR Randy Moss (92 receptions, 1,393 yards receiving) is one TD reception from tying NFL record (Jerry Rice, 22, 1987, in 12 games). ... New York tied team record by clinching third consecutive playoff berth last week. Giants are locked into No. 5 seed, will travel to Tampa Bay in first round and could rest several injured regulars. ... Giants rushed for 291 yards last week, most since 1959.

Associated Press