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New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 12 · Lucas Oil Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

New York Giants—Away
Indianapolis Colts—Home

Game details

Venue address
500 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46225-1117, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

New York Giants 2–1 · Road 0–1 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 23 · 7 days of rest
Indianapolis Colts 1–2 · Home 1–1 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 28 · 10 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · NYG 3 games, IND 3 games
MetricNYGIND
Points per game15.328th24.015th
Points allowed per game18.39th30.329th
Total yards per game271.330th293.326th
Passing yards per game159.731st203.725th
Rushing yards per game118.312th103.316th
Turnovers per game0.75th2.027th
Sacks allowed per game2.315th2.013th
Penalty yards per game74.028th33.32nd

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

New York Giants: recent results

  1. W 12–7 vs TEN Week 3
  2. L 6–28 @ LAR Week 2
  3. W 28–20 vs DAL Week 1

Indianapolis Colts: recent results

  1. W 19–17 vs HOU Week 3
  2. L 30–33 (OT) @ KC Week 2
  3. L 23–41 vs BAL Week 1

New York Giants: season leaders

Passing
Jaxson Dart 250 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Cam Skattebo 177 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Isaiah Likely 124 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Abdul Carter 1.0 · 2 g

Indianapolis Colts: season leaders

Rushing
Jonathan Taylor 258 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Josh Downs 186 yds · 3 g
Sacks
DeForest Buckner 2.5 · 2 g

New York Giants: injury report

  • Out Jason Pinnock FS
  • Questionable DJ James

12 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Indianapolis Colts: injury report

  • Out Ashton Dulin
  • Out Darius Slayton WR
  • Out Jaylon Carlies WLB
  • Questionable Charvarius Ward RCB
  • Questionable Keenan Allen WR
  • Questionable Sean McKeon

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

NYG 3 · IND 5 in 8 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2024 · Week 17 IND 33, NYG 45
  2. 2022 · Week 17 IND 10, NYG 38
  3. 2018 · Week 16 NYG 27, IND 28
  4. 2014 · Week 9 IND 40, NYG 24
  5. 2010 · Week 2 NYG 14, IND 38

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

NYG 23.9% · IND 75.9%

Matchup quality 32.6 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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