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Giants at Buccaneers Matchup

4:05 p.m., Fox

Matchup to Watch

Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie vs. wide receiver Mike Evans

Although the spotlight would fall on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul should he be activated for the game, the performance of Rodgers-Cromartie (6 feet 2, 193 pounds) looms larger after the Giants were torched for 505 passing yards in last Sunday’s 52-49 road loss to the New Orleans Saints. Rodgers-Cromartie will be asked to contain Evans (6-5, 231), who has 24 catches for 386 yards and one touchdown. Although Evans’s talents have been somewhat overlooked, he placed second to Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.