WEEK 17
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (4-10-1) @ NEW YORK GIANTS (8-6-1)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: MetLife Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Giants lead all-time series, 10-6
STREAKS Colts have won past 4
LAST GAME 12/23/18: Giants 27 at Colts 28
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/3/14: Colts 40, Giants 24
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
LAST WEEK L 20-3 vs. L.A. Chargers (Mon.)
COACH VS. OPP. Jeff Saturday: 0-0
PTS. FOR 16.5
OFFENSE 309.9
PASSING Nick Foles: 17-29-143-0-3-31.9
RUSHING Zack Moss (2022): 60-268-4.5-0
RECEIVING Michael Pittman: 90-854-9.5-2
PTS. AGAINST 23.8
DEFENSE 328.3
SACKS Yannick Ngakoue: 9.5
INTs Rodney Thomas: 3
TAKE/GIVE -13 (17/30)
PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack: 44.6 (40.5)
KICKING Chase McLaughlin: 100 (16/16 PAT; 28/33 FG)
COLTS NOTES
• QB NICK FOLES passed for 143 yards in 1st start of season last week. Passed for 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 115.8 rating in his last start vs. NYG (12/17/17 w/ Phi.). Has 2+ TD passes in each of 3 career starts vs. NYG.
• RB ZACK MOSS aims for 3rd in row with 65+ rush yards.
• WR MICHAEL PITTMAN aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches. Has 7+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road & 7 of his past 8 vs. NFC. Needs 146 rec. yards to become 4th player in franchise history with 1,000+ rec. yards in consecutive seasons, joining HOFer Marvin Harrison, T.Y. Hilton & Reggie Wayne.
• WR ALEC PIERCE ranks 5th among rookies with 536 rec. yards.
• TE JELANI WOODS (rookie) led team with 43 rec. yards last week. Leads rookie TEs with 3 rec. TDs this season.
• DE YANNICK NGAKOUE aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of his past 6 on road. Had 2 sacks & FF in his last game vs. NYG (11/7/21 w/ LV).
• DE DAYO ODEYINGBO aims for 3rd in row with 1.5+ sacks.
• DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 1.5 sacks & 2nd FF of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 0.5 sacks & PD in his last game vs. NYG (11/12/18 w/ SF).
• LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN had 9 tackles & 2nd sack of season in Week 16. Aims for 7th in row with 9+ tackles, Has TFL in 2 of past 3 overall & 4 of past 5 on road.
• CB STEPHON GILMORE aims for his 4th in row on road with 5+ tackles & 2+ PD. Had INT & career-high 5 PD in his last game vs. NYG (10/10/19 w/ NE) & has INT in each of 2 career games vs. NYG. Has 29 career INTs, tied 5th-most among active players.
NEW YORK GIANTS
LAST WEEK L 27-24 at Minnesota (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Brian Daboll: 0-0
PTS. FOR 20.7
OFFENSE 333.2
PASSING Daniel Jones: 298-448-3,028-13-5-90.7
RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 283-1,254-4.4-10
RECEIVING Darius Slayton: 44-710-16.1-2
PTS. AGAINST 22.6
DEFENSE 366.3
SACKS Dexter Lawrence: 6.5
INTs Julian Love: 2
TAKE/GIVE +2 (17/15)
PUNTING (NET) Jamie Gillian: 47.0 (40.4)
KICKING Graham Gano: 107 (26/28 PAT; 27/30 FG)
GIANTS NOTES
• QB DANIEL JONES completed 30 of 42 atts. (71.4 pct.) for 334 yards & TD vs. INT for 92.8 rating last week, his 8th-career 300-yard game. Has career highs in passing yards (3,028), rushing yards (617) & rush TDs (5) in 2022 & is 1 of 3 QBs (Josh Allen & Jalen Hurts) with 3,000+ pass yads, 500+ rush yards & 5+ rush TDs in 2022. Has 95+ rating in 4 of his past 5 home starts.
• RB SAQUON BARKLEY had season-high 8 receptions, 133 scrimmage yards (84 rush, 49 rec.) & 10th rush TD of season last week. Has 7 games with 120+ scrimmage yards in 2022, 2nd-most among RBs. Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 3rd in row with 120+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Ranks 6th in NFL with 1,597 scrimmage yards, his 2nd-career season with 1,500+ scrimmage yards.
• WR ISAIAH HODGINS had career highs in catches (8) & rec. yards (89) in Week 16 & had 3rd rec. TD of season. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD catch.
• WR RICHIE JAMES had season-high 8 catches & led team with 90 rec. yards in Week 16. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• WR DARIUS SLAYTON had 79 rec. yards in Week 16. Has 700+ rec. yards (710) for 3rd time in 4 career seasons. Has 85+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home.
• DL DEXTER LAWRENCE had TFL & PD last week. Has career high 6.5 sacks in 2022.
• DL LEONARD WILLIAMS had sack & 2 TFL in Week 16.
• LB JAYLON SMITH led team with 10 tackles & had 1st sack of season last week.
• LB AZEEZ OJULARI had sack last week & has 5.5 sacks in 6 games in 2022. Aims for his 4th in row at home with sack.
• S JULIAN LOVE had 5th PD of season in Week 16. Has career-high 112 tackles in 2022.
