Insider: With game on line, Jacoby Brissett makes the kind of play Andrew Luck used to make
On a day when Denver’s defense made life difficult for the Colts, Brissett made something out of nothing on a 35-yard completion to T.Y. Hilton.
On a day when Denver’s defense made life difficult for the Colts, Brissett made something out of nothing on a 35-yard completion to T.Y. Hilton.
The Colts will be thin at cornerback with Quincy Wilson and Pierre Desir out vs. the Broncos
Denver (2-5) is in a tailspin and trading away pieces, but the Broncos still pose a threat for a 4-2 Colts team looking to go on a run.
Fangio’s been jokingly telling Reich he needs to pay up for years, but the Colts head coach says there’s something Fangio forgot about that bet.
When a team has run the ball as well as the Colts have, it makes it easier for Frank Reich to guess how defenses will play Indianapolis.
Desir hasn’t been healthy since halfway through the second game of the season, but he hasn’t missed a game yet and played a key role against Houston.
The Colts have 15 completions of 20 or more yards this season, and Pascal leads Indianapolis with six of those plays, three more than anybody else.
Justin Houston, Darius Leonard and Pierre Desir all made big plays in the fourth quarter when the Colts desperately needed to slam the door.
Over the next month and a half, the Colts hit the easiest part of the schedule, while Houston faces a slate that features some of the AFC’s best.
The Colts (3-2) host the surging Texans (4-2) in a 1 p.m. kickoff Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium (WTTV).