During the Sunday slate of games in Week 16, the Indianapolis Colts' playoff chances received zero help. At 8-6 coming into this week, the Colts are two games back in the AFC South race and on the outside looking in as the current eighth seed in the overall AFC playoff picture.

The New York Giants' game plan made a ton of sense: rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was being asked to rely mostly on the running game to avoid facing the Minnesota Vikings' vaunted pressure defense. In one regard, the plan worked on a day when both teams scuffled to find much success against each other's defense.