{"id":206972,"date":"2025-01-02T10:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=206972"},"modified":"2025-01-02T07:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:58:02","slug":"giants-win-over-colts-impacts-nfl-draft-position-week-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/02\/giants-win-over-colts-impacts-nfl-draft-position-week-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants\u2019 Surprising Win Over Colts Impacts NFL Draft Position: What\u2019s at Stake in Final Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the dust settled from week 17, the New York Giants’ draft position changed as they currently have the fourth-overall pick<\/a>. After an unexpected 45-33 victory over the Indianapolis Colts<\/a> at home, the Giants lost having the number one pick. However, there is still a chance for them to get it back with one game remaining in the season.<\/p>\n

Drew Lock threw for 309 yards, four passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown. Malik Nabers<\/a> had two touchdowns, while Wandale Robinson and Darius Slayton each found the end zone once. Lock had a quarterback rating of 155.3 while managing not to get sacked once.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think anyone expected the Giants to score 45 points in their last home game of the season. Suddenly, their offense blew up, scoring five touchdowns and a special teams touchdown. Where did this come from, Giants fans wondered, and why now?<\/p>\n

Giants\u2019 45-33 Win vs. Colts Changes Draft Position<\/h3>\n

What Has to Happen for the New York Giants to Reclaim the No. 1 Pick<\/h2>\n

So, what does this win mean for their draft positioning as we head into the final week of the regular season? It will be a week of chaos leading up to the final weekend of games in the regular season. The Giants draft pick can vary from as low as a first overall pick to as high as the ninth overall pick. Right now, the Giants have three wins, and they lose out on the strength of schedule tiebreaker with fellow 3\u201313 teams in the New England Patriots<\/a>, Tennessee Titans<\/a>, and Cleveland Browns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the Giants to land the No.1 pick, here\u2019s what has to happen: The Giants need to lose to the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, and the remaining three teams ahead of them in the draft order have to win their games. The Patriots play the Buffalo Bills<\/a>, who may rest their starters in the final week of the regular season. Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott shared the team’s plans for Week 18, where he confirmed that the team would “indeed rest some key players in advance of the postseason.”<\/p>\n

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"Josh Allen will be out there for a very, very short-lived amount of time on Sunday."<\/p>\n

Coach McDermott gives an update heading into Week 18: https:\/\/t.co\/s8P6I4Q0dN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wFbs99Ii6v<\/a><\/p>\n

— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n