{"id":533423,"date":"2023-01-01T13:21:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/preview-predictions-what-to-watch-for-22\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T13:21:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:21:27","slug":"preview-predictions-what-to-watch-for-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/preview-predictions-what-to-watch-for-22\/","title":{"rendered":"#Preview, predictions, what to watch for"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e401bde5f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e401bde5f8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/preview-predictions-what-to-watch-for-22\/#%E2%80%9CPreview_predictions_what_to_watch_for%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Preview, predictions, what to watch for&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/preview-predictions-what-to-watch-for-22\/#Marquee_matchup\" >Marquee matchup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/preview-predictions-what-to-watch-for-22\/#Pauls_pick\" >Paul\u2019s pick<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/preview-predictions-what-to-watch-for-22\/#Four_downs\" >Four downs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPreview_predictions_what_to_watch_for%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Preview, predictions, what to watch for&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><em>An inside look at Sunday\u2019s Giants-Colts Week 17 matchup at MetLife Stadium.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marquee_matchup\"><\/span>Marquee matchup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Colts DT DeForest Buckner vs. Giants interior OL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pressure up the gut is always an issue, and the Giants are vulnerable in that area. Buckner is a savvy veteran, a 6-foot-7, 295-pound athlete with a proven track record from his four years with the 49ers and three with the Colts. He has 53 career sacks, including eight this season, to go along with 18 quarterback hits. Buckner had 1.5 sacks last week against the Chargers.<\/p>\n<p>The starting guards, Mark Glowinski and Nick Gates (with Ben Bredeson probably getting the bulk of the snaps at left guard), and center Jon Feliciano have all been uneven in their performance \u2014 some good, some not so good. Lined up next to Buckner, nose tackle Grover Stewart has four sacks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/DeForest-Buckner-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"DeForest Buckner\" class=\"wp-image-25202294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/DeForest-Buckner-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/DeForest-Buckner-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/DeForest-Buckner-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/DeForest-Buckner-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DeForest Buckner<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mark-Glowinski-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Glowinski\" class=\"wp-image-25202293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mark-Glowinski-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mark-Glowinski-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Mark-Glowinski-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mark Glowinski<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pauls_pick\"><\/span>Paul\u2019s pick<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is going to be unseasonably warm for this New Year\u2019s Day <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, and the Giants want to put the heat on an opponent eager to get to the finish line for this season. The defense is getting healthier, and the Colts, without injured stud running back Jonathan Taylor, do not present many scoring threats. Saquon Barkley seems due to bust a long one. This should be a day for the home team to ring in 2023 in style.<\/p>\n<p><em>Giants 27, Colts 16<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Four_downs\"><\/span>Four downs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>New territory:<\/strong> No Giants player who will get in the game Sunday has ever been to the playoffs with the team. As much as this is all new for so many of them, there are plenty of players with college experience in big bowl games and huge rivalry games. Does it translate to the NFL and these win-and-in affairs?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say the atmosphere would be similar, but I\u2019ve never been to a playoff game, so I don\u2019t know what the playoffs are like,\u2019\u2019 said left tackle Andrew Thomas, a three-year starter at Georgia. \u201cI think it\u2019s different. At Georgia, we played some teams that you have a week off playing smaller schools and stuff like that. In the NFL \u2026 every week, you\u2019re going against the best in the world.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A look at the NFC wild-card picture ahead of the Giants' win-and-in game against the Colts.\" class=\"wp-image-25198399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/01s.NFC_.WildCardGFX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A look at the NFC wild-card picture ahead of the Giants\u2019 win-and-in game against the Colts. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post illustration<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>New man in charge:<\/strong> Mark Glowinski spent five years with the Colts, and from time to time he spotted Jeff Saturday at the team facility. Why not? Saturday was Colts royalty from his 13 seasons as the starting center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like he was a big influence on anything, maybe years back when he was playing and stuff like that,\u2019\u2019 said Glowinski, the Giants\u2019 starting right guard. When the Colts fired Frank Reich after a 3-5-1 start, team owner Jim Irsay shockingly installed Saturday \u2014 with no pro or college coaching experience \u2014 as the interim head coach. Saturday won his first game, but the Colts have since lost five straight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH9766423776&amp;light=true%20\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it\u2019s definitely a little bit different than you typically see,\u2019\u2019 Glowinski said of Saturday getting the job. \u201cThey say it\u2019s what they needed to get their team going. We\u2019ll see what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best and worst:<\/strong> Every coach will say it pretty much every week: Turnovers will decide this game. Sometimes that comes true. This game features the sturdiest and sloppiest teams in the league. The Giants are tied with the Lions for the fewest turnovers this season with 15 \u2014 the Giants have lost nine fumbles and have thrown six interceptions. The Colts are at the other end of the spectrum. Their 30 turnovers (13 lost fumbles, 17 interceptions) are the most in the NFL and their giveaway-takeaway rate of minus-13 is also 32nd in the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foles out the barrel:<\/strong> Nick Foles last week made his second NFL start at quarterback since Week 10 of the 2020 season. To say he looked rusty does an injustice to all rusty athletes everywhere. He was dismal, completing 17 of 29 passes for 143 yards and three interceptions. He was sacked seven times as the Colts were buried by the Chargers, 20-3. What a strange career Foles has experienced before, during and after his improbable rise to lead the Eagles to their first Super Bowl triumph in franchise history after the 2017 season. His record as a starter is 29-28.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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