Indianapolis Colts Bold Predictions for Remaining Seven Games

Coming off of a win towards the Vikings, the Colts get house to face the Chargers, who at the moment sit at 5-4 and No. 2 within the AFC West. The subject is Justin Herbert, the third-year man out of Oregon and 2020 Rookie of the Yr. 

Herbert has performed like his common self, proper now, at 254 completions (second-most within the league) and a pair of,450 passing yards (seventh-most), Herbert is all the time a risk to take a secondary to its restrict.

Even with out celebrity Keenan Allen, Herbert has helped pull this Chargers squad to No. 2 in a division with Kansas Metropolis holding the crown. Whereas Austin Ekeler hasn’t had the breakout 12 months he hoped for, he’s led all the workforce in receiving from his working again place. 

In 9 video games, Ekeler has a team-high 67 catches and 4 scores with 420 receiving yards. It is price noting that Mike Williams has additionally struggled with nagging accidents, typically leaving Herbert with little to throw to. 

The Chargers’ protection hasn’t carried out as much as expectations, sitting at No. 13 in passing yards allowed, however close to rock-bottom for speeding yards, with 146.8 per recreation, placing them No. 30 within the league. That is the place, once more, the Colts will assault. 

Indy will assault the bottom, particularly with Joey Bosa being injured, on all fronts. I can see Taylor getting one other allotment of carries, and it is going to be a tough matchup for Los Angeles.

Daring Predictions

Colts: Kylen Granson scores a landing and reels in six-plus catches.

Chargers: The Colts maintain Ekeler to 50 or fewer yards speeding.