Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images We are entering the home stretch. Has this season been what you thought? The Indianapolis Colts are off this week, so it seems like the perfect time to take a step back and gauge what we have seen so far. Has it met, exceeded, or not even touched your expectations? I think it is important to consider expectations versus desires. We all desire for the Colts to win every game and be in the mix for home field advantage in the playoffs at this point of the season. That is the desire. Expectations are, or at least should be, more realistic regarding the type of t ..read more

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Never evaluate a player off of just 1 year, especially at QB. The 2023 draft is proving the old adage true, it typically takes at least 3 years to fully evaluate a draft pick. Especially as fortunes turn for several of these young QBs. After the 2023 season, many pundits and fans had come to some bold conclusions about the most recent rookie class of QBs. “CJ Stroud is a good bet to win MVP this year” “The Titans have a franchise QB” “Will Levis & Bryce Young battling to be the worst QB in the league” “Anthony Richardson is an obviou ..read more

Eric Canha-Imagn Images The Colts might have to make some hard decisions with a tight salary cap incoming; here are three candidates who could be cut. The salary cap is not expected to increase much for the 2025 season, with many analysts expecting only a few percentage point increase. If that’s the case, then a lot of teams, including the Colts, will need to tighten their belts and make some tough decisions. The Colts are in a better position than most for the salary cap and don’t have too many big name free agents next offseason, however, they do have a lot of big extensions looming. With th ..read more

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Chris Ballard’s got his back, and so far, Anthony Richardson has proven his critics wrong following his reinstatement. According to The New York Times Jim Trotter, Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard, who typically remains fairly quiet in-season (deferring to his head coach), didn’t mince words when quoted regarding some national media members’ poor public treatment of Anthony Richardson following his recent two-game benching: “I was so upset at the bullshit that was said after we benched him,” Ballard said. “Are people that clueless? They were ..read more

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colts QB Anthony Richardson looks like he’s taken a major leap forward as of late since being reinserted as the starter. Indianapolis Colts 2nd-year quarterback Anthony Richardson has seemingly looked like a different passer since being reinstated as the starter after a recent two-game benching. During his last three starts, Richardson has completed 43 of 82 pass attempts (52.4%), 553 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, and has only been sacked twice. He’s also compiled 29 carries for 141 rushing yards (4.86 ypc. avg.) and 3 r ..read more

Eric Canha-Imagn Images To be more of an offensive threat, the Colts need to add more talent. The Indianapolis Colts have a problem, and that problem was on full display against the Patriots on Sunday. Currently, the team doesn’t have enough playmakers. They don’t have enough players who can take over and impact a game. When the Colts need a big play, who can they turn to to make something out of nothing? Dropped passes almost doomed this team last week, and if not for the legs and improvisation of Anthony Richardson, we would be looking at a much different situation heading into the bye. The ..read more

Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images Each week during the season, I will be walking through the data from the previous Colts game and analyzing the numbers to form a sort of “what happened” narrative, as well as comparing the Colts against all other teams in the league. For a glossary of the stats listed, reference Season Stats. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com, Football Outsiders, and the nflFastR project for being awesome sources of weekly data. The Colts defense had a rough game against the Patriots. New England entered the red zone on 6 of their 9 drives, but earned only 2 TDs fo ..read more

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images NFC North matchup as the Packers try to upset the red-hot Lions And we are off for Week 14, nearing the end of this NFL season, as the Detroit Lions (- 178) host the Packers (+ 150) up in the D. The home team opens up as 3.5-point favourites, with the OU for the game at 51.5. The Packers beat the Dolphins last week on the Thanksgiving night game, on a game that was over by the third quarter, and a late garbage time touchdown helped make up the score a bit. At 9-3, the Packers are one of the best teams in the NFL, and really hard to beat. Their offense is we ..read more

Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images The second-year QB needed to take a step back and has since taken two steps forward with the help of his natural ability to rush the ball and avoid taking sacks. Anthony Richardson struggled to find consistency prior to his infamous benching that followed a Week 8 loss to the Houston Texans. Fast-forward to three games after his elevation, Colts head coach Shane Steichen is utilizing Richardson in ways that have, in turn, helped instill a newfound confidence in the young quarterback. Before he was benched, Anthony Richardson was looking a bit lost, especia ..read more

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Each week during the season, I will be walking through the data from the previous Colts game and analyzing the numbers to form a sort of “what happened” narrative, as well as comparing the Colts against all other teams in the league. For a glossary of the stats listed, reference Season Stats. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com, Football Outsiders, and the nflFastR project for being awesome sources of weekly data. This drive chart encapsulates what I felt when watching this game. The Colts offense was either driving down the field and scoring or executing drives ..read more