The Indianapolis Colts and running back Jonathan Taylor will face the New York Giants and Drew Lock in Week 17 of the NFL season on Sunday, December 29, 2024 (12/29/24) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: NFL Week 17

WHO: Colts vs. Giants

When: Sunday, December 29, 2024 (12/29/24)

Where: MetLife Stadium

Time: 1 p.m. ET

TV: FOX

Live stream: fuboTV (free trial) DirecTVStream (free trial), Sling TV

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Here’s a preview capsule via Associated Press:

Indianapolis (7-8) vs. New York Giants (2-13)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox.

BetMGM NFL odds: Colt at 7 1/2.

Against the spread: colt 9-6; Giants 4-11.

Series record: The Colts lead 12-7.

Last meeting: Giants defeated Colts 38-10 on January 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Last week: Colts beat Titans 38-30; Giants lost to Falcons 34-7.

Colt: Total (21), Rush (8), Pass (28), Points (21)

Colts defense: Total (29), Rush (28), Pass (24), Points (23)

Giants Attack: Total (32), Rush (22), Pass (29), Points (32)

Giants defense: Total (22), Rush (31), Pass (7), Points (25)

Sales difference: Colts minus-2; Giants minus 10.

Colts player to watch

DT DeForest Buckner had a tackle for a loss and a pass deflected against Tennessee in his fifth straight game. He has had sacks in three of the last four games and is one of three players with seven or more sacks in each of the last six seasons. The Giants have allowed 18 sacks in the last five games.

Giants player to watch

WR Malik Nabers has 97 catches, breaking the team record of 91 set by Odell Beckham in 2014 and matched by Saquon Barkley in 2018. Nabers needs three catches in the last two games to become the fifth rookie in NFL history with at least 100. The Rams’ Puka Nacua set the league rookie record with 105 receptions last season, but the Raiders narrowly finished off Brock. Bowers is also on pace to break the record with 101 catches this season.

Key match

Indianapolis broke a 68-year-old franchise record by rushing for 335 yards against the Titans. Look for the Colts to continue running the ball. Although they lost tackle Dexter Lawrence and linebacker Bobby Okereke to season-ending injuries last month, New York’s run defense has gotten better with Elijah Chatman, Jordon Riley and Elijah Garcia under center. The Giants held Derrick Henry of the Ravens to 67 yards two weeks ago and Bijan Robinson of the Falcons to 94 yards last weekend.

Major injuries

Colts: QB Anthony Richardson (back, foot) missed practice on Thursday. His status is uncertain, as is that of WR Alec Pierce (concussion) and LB EJ Speed ​​(knee), who were inactive last weekend. Coach Shane Steichen remains confident that CB Jaylon Jones will play against New York after he was forced out of last week’s game with a neck injury.

Giants: LB Micah McFadden (neck), C John Michael Schmitz (ankle), CB Greg Stroman (shin shoulder) and S Raheem Layne (knee) missed the first two days of practice. Nabers (toe) also missed the first two days, but he usually finds a way to play.

Notes on the series

The Colts had won four straight until the Giants ended the streak in the 2022 season. The teams met twice in the playoffs, with the Colts winning both games. The most memorable game was the 1958 championship game, which Baltimore won 23-17 in overtime on Alan Ameche’s 1-yard run. It was the first NFL title game to be decided in OT. The Colts moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis in March 1984.

Statistics and stuff

The Colts have alternated wins and losses in the last five games. … Indy is 3-5 on the road this season entering its final regular-season game outside of Indianapolis. … Richardson broke the Colts record for TD runs in a single season by a quarterback (six) last week and he needs two more to pass Jacoby Brissett (11) and move into fifth place on the franchise’s career list . … Only three players have more 100-yard rushing games this season than Jonathan Taylor (six). He also ranks second on the franchise list with 53 total TDs in a player’s first five seasons, behind Hall of Fame RB Lenny Moore (55). … Indy’s defense has allowed 48 plays of 20 or more yards this season, the fifth fewest in the NFL. … The Colts have allowed the fewest points (12) on opening possessions and are tied with Pittsburgh for the NFL lead with five takeaways in the red zone.

Giants: New York has lost a franchise-record 10 straight games and is 0-8 at MetLife Stadium. The only winless season at home was in 1974, when they played in the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut while Giants Stadium was being built. … RB Tyrone Tracy caught his first touchdown last weekend. He rushed to five. … Nabers’ 97 catches are fifth in the league entering Week 17. Nabers and Tracy could become the NFL’s third pair of rookie teammates to each have more than 1,000 yards rushing. Tracy needs 16 yards and Nabers needs 29. … WR Wan’Dale Robinson has a career-best 78 receptions. … OLB Brian Burns had sacks in his last two home games. … ILB Darius Muasau led the Giants with 11 combined tackles last weekend. … S Dane Belton had at least five tackles in three straight games.

Fantasy tip

Why doesn’t Taylor make it big two weeks in a row? The Colts running back won AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors by rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns against the Titans. He has 76 carries for 421 yards in the last three games and is coming off his first 1,000-yard season since winning the 2021 rushing crown. The Giants are second to last in stopping the run.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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