The Indianapolis Colts (3-3-1) loafed their approach right into a 19-10 loss in opposition to the Tennessee Titans (4-2) on Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
Dropping their fifth consecutive sport to the Titans, the Colts now fall to 1-3-1 in opposition to AFC South opponents and have failed to attain greater than 20 factors in all however one in all their video games this season.
The offense was shut out in the course of the first half of the sport for the third time this season. The protection did its job permitting simply 12 factors—the opposite seven got here on a decide six.
Right here’s our immediate evaluation from the Week 7 loss:
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- The protection was stellar, permitting simply 12 factors and no touchdowns on the day. They didn’t enable a landing within the crimson zone in opposition to the most effective red-zone offense within the NFL.
- DT Grover Stewart led the best way with 12 tackles (seven solo) and was a large assist in opposition to the run.
- The Colts protection restricted Derrick Henry to 27 carries for 94 yards earlier than the ultimate drive of the sport.
- WR Parris Campbell led the group with a career-high 12 targets and 10 receptions. He recorded 70 receiving yards and the one landing of the day.
- RB Jonathan Taylor was environment friendly taking 10 carries for 58 speeding yards whereas including seven receptions for 27 receiving yards.
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- The Colts offense produced extra yardage than the Titans offense, however they scored simply 10 factors. They failed to attain any factors within the first half once more and didn’t get on the board till simply over 4 minutes left within the third quarter.
- Every week after not permitting a sack, the offensive line was again to its typical methods. They allowed three sacks and 10 quarterback hits on Matt Ryan.
- Talking of Ryan, the veteran continues to make pricey errors. He threw two interceptions and now has 4 video games with a minimum of two turnovers.
- The third-down offense transformed simply 4-of-13 makes an attempt (31%) on the day.
- P Matt Haack struggled mightily, averaging simply 35.2 yards per punt on 5 punts. 4 of them landed outdoors the 20-yard line and his different was a touchback.
- On their 11 offensive drives, 9 of them resulted in a turnover or a punt.
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The Colts merely cannot sustain with the Titans. Even after coming off of their finest outing of the season in opposition to the Jaguars in Week 6, they reverted again to their methods of struggling and capturing themselves within the foot. This may probably proceed contemplating the problems alongside the offensive line and the turnover points plaguing any probability that this offense will discover constant manufacturing.
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