The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants Sunday afternoon game.
| Indianapolis | Rank | @ | NY Giants | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | Spread | -3.5 | ||
| 19 | Implied Total | 22.5 | ||
| 16.5 | 31 | Points/Gm | 20.7 | 20 |
| 23.8 | 25 | Points All./Gm | 22.6 | 20 |
| 65.1 | 11 | Plays/Gm | 64.3 | 14 |
| 64.5 | 23 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 63.3 | 14 |
| 4.8 | 30 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.2 | 23 |
| 5.1 | 8 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.8 | 28 |
| 38.79% | 24 | Rush% | 47.88% | 8 |
| 61.21% | 9 | Pass% | 52.12% | 25 |
| 46.64% | 27 | Opp. Rush % | 42.95% | 18 |
| 53.36% | 6 | Opp. Pass % | 57.05% | 15 |
- The Giants have turned the ball over on just 7.5% of their drives, the lowest rate in the league.
- The Colts have turned the ball over on 17.1% of their drives, the highest rate in the league.
- The Colts have thrown 77.3% of their passes within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage, the highest rate in the league.
- The Giants are second in the league, throwing 75.4% of their passes within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage.
- The Giants have 25 passing plays of 20 or more yards, the fewest in the NFL. League average is 43.7.
- Over the past six weeks, the Colts have allowed a touchdown on 28.1% of opponent drives, 29th in the league.
- Over that same span, the Giants have allowed a touchdown on 29.4% of opponent drives, 31st in the league.
- Over that period, the Colts have allowed a league-high 76.5% red zone touchdown rate while the Giants are 31st (72.7%).
Quarterback
Daniel Jones: Jones delivered on Saturday, completing 30-of-42 passes (71.4%) for 334 yards (8.0 Y/A) with a touchdown and 34 yards rushing. With his QB9 scoring week, Jones has now finished as the QB13 or higher in five of his past seven games. And Jones has only thrown more than one touchdown pass in one of those games (and three times on the season).
Jones is up to 91.7 rushing points this season, which is fifth among quarterbacks and 36.3% of his scoring output. He also has just eight turnovers. The rushing production and reduced negative plays have mitigated the low passing touchdown totals and prevented the floor weeks.
Jones has worked his way into being a high-floor option to close the season that belongs on the QB1/QB2 line. The Colts are on a short week and are circling the drain here. They are in the middle of the pack overall against the pass, allowing 7.1 Y/A (19th), a 4.3% touchdown rate (16th), and 0.433 passing points per attempt (21st).