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Inside the Numbers: Malik Nabers closes in on franchise reception record
*Nabers and Tracy have each scored six touchdowns, the first time the Giants have had two rookies with that many scores in a season since 2014, when Beckham had 12 and Andre Williams seven.
*Nabers (1,142 scrimmage yards) and Tyrone Tracy (1,057) are the third pair of rookie teammates each with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in the same season, joining New Orleans’ Reggie Bush and Marques Colston (2006) and the Dallas Texans’ Abner Haynes and Pro Football Hall of Famer Johnny Robinson (1960). The Giants’ single season record for combined scrimmage yards by two players is 3,604 by Tiki Barber (1,860) and Plaxico Burress (1,214) in 2005. Nabers and Tracy would have to combine for over 700 yards in Philadelphia to enter the team’s top 10 duos.
*Tracy’s 1,057 scrimmage yards place him second among Giants rookie running backs. He won’t catch Barkley, who had 2,028 yards in 2018.
*With 780 rushing yards, Tracy needs 51 to pass Hall of Famer Tuffy Leemans (830 in 1936) and into second place on the Giants’ rookie list behind Barkley (1,307).
*Tracy’s 36 receptions are the third-highest total by a Giants rookie running back, behind Barkley (91) and Bobby Duhon (37 in 1968).
*Against Indianapolis, Lock threw for 309 yards, accounted for five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) and had a 155.3 passer rating. He is the fifth player in NFL history with at least 300 passing yards, four touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and a passer rating of 155-or-higher in a game, joining Buffalo’s Josh Allen (Oct. 1, 2023), New Orleans’ Drew Brees (Dec. 29, 2013), Tampa Bay’s Ryan Fitzpatrick (Sept. 9, 2018), and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (Oct. 20, 2019).
*Lock, Nabers, Wan’Dale Robinson, Slayton, and Ihmir Smith-Marsette all scored touchdowns for the Giants on Sunday. It was the first time since Dec. 9, 2018, the Giants had five different players score touchdowns. In a 40-16 victory in Washington, Curtis Riley, Barkley, Sterling Shepard, Russell Shepard, and Bennie Fowler all scored.
*The Giants did not allow a sack, nor did they commit a turnover on Sunday. That had last happened on Dec. 18, 2022, in a victory in Washington. Since 2009, the Giants have won nine of the 10 games in which they had neither a sack nor a turnover.
*In three seasons under Brian Daboll, the Giants’ highest scoring games were 45 points on Sunday and 38 points on Jan. 1, 2023. Both were home games against Indianapolis.
*Sunday’s victory was the fourth game under Daboll’s three season as coach the Giants did not allow a sack. Two of them were victories vs. the Colts.
*Indianapolis’ 33 points were the most allowed by the Giants under Daboll. The previous high was 28 in a 3-point victory at Arizona on Sept. 17, 2023.
*The Giants owned the ball for 26:37 Sunday and won for the first time this season that their opponents had a time of possession advantage. They are 1-6 in those games.
*The Giants are 5-0 vs. the AFC South under Daboll.
*The Giants scored more than 30 points for the first time in 22 games, but the streak deserves an asterisk. On Oct. 6 in Seattle, Daboll elected to take a knee rather than attempt a 2-point conversion after Bryce Ford-Wheaton’s 60-yard touchdown on a return of a blocked field goal.
*Joe Flacco threw for 330 yards and wide receivers Alec Pierce and Michael Pittman had 122 and 109 receiving yards, respectively, on Sunday. They were the first players with 33 passing yards and 100 receiving yards against the Giants this season.
*Indianapolis’ Johnathan Taylor also rushed for 125 yards. It was the first 300-100-100 game by a Giants opponent since Oct. 8, 2023, when Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa threw for 308 yards, De’Von Achane rushed for 151, and Tyreek Hill had (181) receiving yards.
*With one game remaining, offensive lineman Greg Van Roten and defensive end Brian Burns are the only Giants who have started every game.