Giants at Colts: Stats and snaps from the almost-win

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsThe New York Giants very nearly came away with a stunning upset win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Unfortunately, ‘almost’ doesn’t count in the NFL, and the Giants couldn’t close out a game they lead for 59 of 60 minutes.

But, at least from the offensive side of things, we can say that this was probably the Giants’ best game of the season. So then, what made it so different from the previous 14 games?

Offense

Quarterback

For the most part, Eli Manning played a good game against a Colts’ defense which was coming off a shut-out victory over the Dallas Cowboys. That good game wasn’t dependent, however, on Manning playing exceptionally well, but rather executing a well…