Following a win over the Tennessee Titans, the Colts and their slim playoff chances will travel to New York for a Week 17 matchup with the Giants.
Of course, the game of football isn’t played on paper. However, these stats that we are about to dive into do carry some weight at this stage of the season and can provide us with some insight into which team may have the advantage in some key areas.
In an effort to not go on and on and on with all of the metrics that are available these days, I boiled this article down to the need-to-know statistics for this matchup. This includes the run game performance, passing game performance, pressures, turnovers, third down and red zone success, and points.
With help from Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference here is how the Colts matchup stat-wise in a few key categories with the Giants:
| IND | NYG | |
| Points per game | 21.2 (21st) | 14.3 (32nd) |
| Points per game allowed | 23.9 (23rd) | 24.1 (24th) |
| Yards per rush | 4.7 (7th) | 4.3 (14th) |
| Yards per rush allowed | 4.4 (16th) | 4.8 (28th) |
| Yards per pass attempt | 6.9 (19th) | 5.7 (32nd) |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 6.9 (25th) | 7.1 (29th) |
| Pressure rate allowed by OL | 23.9% (26th) | 27/7% (31st) |
| Pressure rate by defense | 21.8% (18th) | 22.9% (14th) |
| Turnover differential | -2 (T17) | -10 (28th) |
| Third down conversion rate | 31.2% (21st) | 34.6% (29th) |
| Defensive third down conversion rate | 44.4% (T29) | 40.7% (22nd) |
| Red zone success rate | 54.5% (21st) | 42.5% (32nd) |
| Defensive red zone success rate | 60.0% (T20) | 53.3% (10th) |