Heroes, zeroes from Giants’ win over Colts: Dru Phillips finally ended lengthy interception drought

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Giants’ 45-33 win over the Colts on Sunday:

Hero

Drew Lock, who had one touchdown pass in his first three starts, threw four touchdown passes (three in the first half) and ran for another score in the best passing day that a Giants quarterback has had since December 2019.

Zero

So what if Joe Flacco threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns?



He threw two interceptions to a defense that had three interceptions all year.

Unsung hero

Dru Phillips sealed the win with a fourth-quarter interception — his first since high school after the rookie third-round pick went interception-less through 55 career games at Kentucky.

Dru Phillips runs after intercepting a pass during the Giants' win against the Colts on Dec. 29.
Dru Phillips runs after intercepting a pass during the Giants’ win against the Colts on Dec. 29. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post

Key stat

155: Games since the Giants scored more than 45 points (a 52-49 loss to the Saints on Nov. 1, 2015).

Quote of the day

“That’s how the offense needs to perform. That’s how the quarterback needs to perform.”

— Brian Daboll on the breakout performance by the NFL’s lowest scoring offense.

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