Hartford Courant (Sunday)

Colts (4-10-1) at Giants (8-6-1)

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Time/TV: 1 p.m., CBS

Latest line: Giants by 5½

Series record: Giants lead 10-8. Last meeting: Colts beat

Giants 28-27 on Dec. 23, 2018, in Indianapol­is.

Last week: Colts lost to Chargers 20-3; Giants lost to Vikings 27-24. Colts player to watch: Michael Pittman. The wide receiver needs 146 yards to become the fourth player in franchise history with 1,000 yards receiving in consecutiv­e seasons.

Giants player to watch: Saquon Barkley. The 2018 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year is going for his first playoff berth.

Key match: The Giants’ blitzhappy defense against the Colts offensive line.

Game notes: The Colts have lost their past five games and are 1-8 in their past nine . ... Indy has been outscored 62-0 in the fourth quarter of the past three games and 90-9 during the final 15 minutes since interim coach Jeff Saturday replaced the fired Frank Reich . ... Foles threw for 143 yards last week. He has thrown at least two TD passes in each of his three starts against New York . ... RB

Zack Moss has 36 carries for 143 yards since replacing the injured Taylor . ... Jelani Woods leads rookie tight ends with three TDs catches. ... DE Yannick Ngakoue has at least a half sack in five of his past six games . ... DE Dayo Odeyingbo has 1 sacks in two straight games.

... DT DeForest Buckner had 1½ sacks and a forced fumble last week . ... LB Zaire Franklin has at least nine tackles in six straight games and needs 15 to break Leonard’s single-season franchise record (163 in 2018) . ... New York is 1-4-1 in his past six games . ... Barkley had a career-high eight receptions against Minnesota . ... WR Isaiah Hodgins had a careerhigh eight catches for 89 yards and a TD last week. His three TD catches are tied for the team lead ... WR Richie James also had eight receptions last week for 90 yards. ... DT Dexter Lawrence has a team-high and career-best 6½ sacks . ... LB Jaylon Smith had a team-high 10 tackles and his first sack against Minnesota. ...Ojulari has 5½ sacks in six games in 2022.

Fantasy tip: Giants QB Daniel Jones is having a career season and he is going against a team that has given up 113 points in its past three games.

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