The Giants got back in the win column when they defeated the Colts, 45-33, at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

The win brings the Giants to 3-13 as they head into the season finale against the 13-3 Eagles in Philadelphia.

It was a record-setting day for numerous Giants, as the team put together the franchise's best offensive performance in years.

Here are five things we learned in the Week 17 win:

1. 'It's good to see results'

After averaging a league-low 14.3 points per game entering Week 17, the Giants scored their highest total since 2015 with their 45 points against the Colts. Sunday's win included contributions from all three phases, but we'll get into that more later.

"I'm just happy for the players and for the coaches," coach Brian Daboll said after the win. "It's a tough season. But we got a lot of good people, a lot of good character people on our football team. They work every day. It's good to see results. It's good to see a smile on their faces. I'm happy for the players and the coaches that put so much into it."

Daboll later added, "I've had a lot of confidence in the people in our building and the way they operate, not the results, obviously. But, coming back from injuries that are pretty good injuries and they fight back to perform at the end of the year. I've been on some other teams…. It's a credit to the coaches, battling through it with the players who are injured, who come back, who compete, who work hard every day, are in early and have extra meetings in December when you don't have a very good record. But there's a process that we believe in and they keep fighting through it. I'm just happy that they can have a smile on their face and get a win. So, I'm proud of the guys. I was proud of them in some of those games where we lost. We just got to keep battling through it."

2. Nabers, Tracy make history

Wide receiver Malik Nabers and running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. etched their names in the NFL record books against the Colts. Nabers caught seven passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns, while Tracy totaled 73 yards of offense (59 rushing, 14 receiving). These performances brought both first-year players to over 1,000 yards of offense on the season, as Nabers currently sits at 1,142 yards and Tracy at 1,057.

Nabers and Tracy became the third rookie duo in NFL history, and only the second since the 1970 merger, to each have 1,000 yards from scrimmage. In 1960, the American Football League's Dallas Texans – who later became the Kansas City Chiefs - had Abner Haynes (1,451 yards) and Johnny Robinson (1,069) reach the 1K mark, while the 2006 New Orleans Saints had Reggie Bush (1,307) and Marques Colston (1,038) top 1,000 yards, as well. Nabers and Tracy rank third and fourth, respectively, among all rookies in Giants history, trailing only Saquon Barkley (2,028 in 2018) and Beckham (1,340 in 2014).

"It's kudos to him and me that we came out here, come out there in practice, do our job and then come in the game and contribute to help the team win, and do as much as possible so we can win," Nabers said. "Seeing Tyrone go out every day at practice and do the things that he do, it's amazing. Me and him have been uplifting each other through the season. We had stuff at the beginning of the season that didn't go our way, but we stayed down with each other, uplifted each other and it's paying off."

"To me personally, that means a lot," Tracy added. "When put a lot of work into something and you see that you are reaping the benefits of it, it feels really good and then for him [Malik Nabers], I know he works hard, I see it for myself. To see him have success and the way he is having success, and he missed a couple of games this season, it's just remarkable. I think God puts certain people in certain situations and gives them certain opportunities and I just think that we are here for a reason, I really do. I believe that we are here for a reason and I think that this is just the beginning of something special. I'm just blessed to be here and part of this organization."

Nabers is currently tied for the third-most receptions in the NFL this season with 104, while his 1,140 receiving yards rank seventh. Tracy ranks third among all rookies in rushing yards (780) and fifth in yards from scrimmage, while Nabers comes in one spot ahead of him in the latter. The two rookies have played significant roles in the Giants' offense this season, as the leading rusher and receiver, and head into Week 18 tied with a team-high six touchdowns apiece.

"I think between him and Tracy, for those guys to do it in a season like this with a variety of quarterbacks, I think that's pretty impressive. They are the right kind of guys," Daboll said about the two first-year players.

3. Winning the turnover battle

With their three defensive takeaways and zero offensive turnovers, the Giants came out on the winning side of the turnover battle for the first time since the team's Week 18 win over the Philadelphia Eagles last season.

The first turnover came early in the game. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Colts drove down the field and got inside the Giants' 30-yard line in just over three minutes. With the Colts facing a second-and-long, defensive lineman Armon Watts was able to pressure Joe Flacco and get into the quarterback's face, forcing the veteran to get rid of the ball rather quickly. He threw a pass deep down the field near the Giants' goal line, where safety Dane Belton was able to make an impressive play and come down with the football for his first interception of the season.

The next takeaway came late in the game. The Colts got the ball back down nine with just under three minutes remaining. On the first play of the drive, Brian Burns was able to hit Flacco as he was getting rid of the ball, which led to an inaccurate throw that ended up in the hands of rookie cornerback Dru Phillips for the young corner's first NFL interception. After a Graham Gano field goal extended the lead to 12 with 2:24 remaining on the clock, Kayvon Thibodeaux got to Flacco for a strip-sack on second down, which Elijah Garcia recovered for the third takeaway of the game.

Despite finishing the game with less total yards of offense than the Colts (446 vs. 389), the Giants' ability to win the turnover battle 3-0 played a significant role in the team's win.

4. Lock has career day

Throughout the week in the lead up to Sunday's game, Brian Daboll spoke about how wanting continuity at the quarterback position was part of the reason for Drew Lock starting against the Colts. It was Lock's second consecutive start, which given the Giants' constant changing at the quarterback position since the Week 11 bye, had become somewhat of a rare feat. And Lock rewarded Daboll for his confidence in him.

Starting his fourth game for the Giants, Lock completed 17 of 23 passes (73.9 percent) for 309 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions and a career-high passer rating of 155.3. He also added a touchdown on the ground. His four passing touchdowns matched his career-best, while the five total touchdowns set a new high mark.

"I'm happy with Drew and how he played," Daboll said. "I'm proud of him. It wasn't great last week. I was on him pretty good. But he's a mentally tough guy and had a good week. Now we got to do it all over next week."

Lock's 155.3 passer rating was the highest by a Giants quarterback since the 2018 season, while his four passing touchdowns were the most since 2019. He completed seven of eight passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone, which led to a perfect passer rating of 158.3. It was the first time a Giants quarterback had a perfect passer rating in the first half since Eli Manning in 2009.

"It means a lot," Lock said about his performance. "I knew it was in me. I knew we could go out and do it. It takes everybody. That's the quarterback position. It takes everybody and those guys played their butt off for me today. Last week being the way it was, not playing up to my standard. Not playing up to the standard that Dabs holds me to or Shea (Tierney) holds me to. It was disappointing, yeah. But we regrouped, fought throughout the week, rehabbed, studied, practiced, came out here, and it just played out the way it should have."

5. Playing complementary football

We touched on the performances of both the offense and against the Colts, but they're not the only units that contributed in a big way to Sunday's win. The Giants' special teams unit also had perhaps its best overall outing of the 2024 season in Week 17. For starters, Graham Gano connected on all seven of his kicks (one field goal, six extra points), while Jamie Gillan averaged 48.7 yards on his three punts, with only one getting returned for seven yards.

Of course, the biggest play of the day came at the start of the second half, when Ihmir Smith-Marsette returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. It was the franchise's first kickoff return touchdown since 2015, which snapped a streak of 155 games without one, the NFL's fourth-longest streak entering Sunday's games.

"It was great," Daboll said about the kickoff return touchdown. "It was another explosive play. It was blocked well. I don't think he broke stride. He hit it. It was well blocked. Ghoby (Michael Ghobrial), Stephen Thomas and Cam (Achord) are good football coaches. It came together on that play and gave us some juice there. Indianapolis (and us) were scoring back and forth until we got that turnover late. But it was a good day for the players and for the coaches on the sideline."