2010 · Week 2

Final

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

14·38

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Peyton Manning

Lucas Oil Stadium · open · fieldturf

Closing spread

IND -4

Total

47.5

Model margin

+2.8est.

IND perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Colts
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Colts winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Giantsedge mapColts
  • -0.006EPA / play+0.095
  • 44.3%Success rate47.2%
  • +0.081EPA / dropback+0.182
  • -0.118EPA / rush-0.067
  • 10.7%Explosive rate6.7%
  • +2.60CPOE+3.98
  • 37.0%Third-down rate44.8%
  • 67.4%Red-zone TD rate71.1%
  • 1.81Points / drive2.12
  • 4.0%Turnover rate2.2%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

IND lead 5–3 since 1999

NYG have won 2 straight. Meetings average 57.6 points. IND are 4-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W17IND @ NYG3345NYG
2022 · W17IND @ NYG1038NYG
2018 · W16NYG @ IND2728IND
2014 · W9IND @ NYG4024IND
2006 · W1IND @ NYG2621IND
2002 · W16NYG @ IND4427NYG
1999 · W10IND @ NYG2719IND

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning13/2416121

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahmad Bradshaw17895.20
D.J. Ware2157.50
Brandon Jacobs482.00
Eli Manning166.00
Mario Manningham122.00

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Peyton Manning20/2625530

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Joseph Addai20924.60
Donald Brown16694.31
Mike Hart242.00
Devin Moore2-2-1.00
Peyton Manning3-3-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Reggie Wayne79961
Dallas Clark57831
Austin Collie44251
Joseph Addai23210
Donald Brown11190
Pierre Garcon12110

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +43.9%2.6%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Colts; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

2.54%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.6%

Expected total

46.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.31
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.79