Miami comes off their bye week in great shape for three road trips during the next four games.

Ricky Williams has scored in each game this season and has exceeded 125 yards rushing the last two games. Williams tied an NFL record with 76 carries in a two game stretch.

After a lackluster sophomore campaign, Chris Chambers has been everything we all thought he would be last season. Chambers has three touchdowns in his first three weeks and is averaging 87 yards a game. The hot free agent Derrius Thompson that was so impressive during training camp now has totaled four catches for 56 yards.

After a big three touchdown game to open the season, Jay Fiedler has quickly settled down to his standard - about 180 yards a game with one passing score. That should see an increase this week in New York against a tough rushing defense and a very soft secondary.

Miami finally was able to hold Drew Bledsoe to a very pedestrian 98 yards passing in week three. In the previous two weeks, the secondary gave up big games to David Carr (266 yards, 1 TD) and Vinny Testaverde (373 yards, 1 TD). Miami is still adjusting to new zone schemes this season and while Bledsoe was stuffed, he had no rushing game to use. This week will be a new test against Kerry Collins and company.

The Giants also are coming off a bye week, taking a close win over the Redskins to stay above .500 after the Dallas fiasco the previous week.

One concern last season was that Tiki Barber might not hold up well if he was used heavily all 16 games. Evidently that memo never made it to HC Jim Fassel since Barber is still averaging over 22 carries a game and has every single handoff made to a running back this year by the Giants other than one given to Brian Mitchell (who as fate would have it score a touchdown).

Dorsey Levens and Ron Dayne own jerseys and pads, there just has not been any sign of why they still do this season. Backup Delvin Joyce did have one incomplete thrown to him in the first week. At current pace, Barber will have 357 carries this season and only Ricky Williams (383) and LaDainian Tomlinson (372) had more than that last season. Only seven backs had over 300 carries last season. Barber is either heading for a cool down period, a show of unexpected durability or an injury.

This week has two of the stingiest rushing defenses facing teams that have two of the most heavily used runners. Both teams have the ability to pass though the Giants have been far more successful through the air. Look for neither team to admit that the running game will not win the game until the fourth quarter when the score remains close and Chambers and Toomer try to top one another. This should prove to be a close game that will not be decided until the very end.

These teams have not met since 1996 and both will be rested. The slight difference in the game will be homefield for the better passing team.