Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN
| Washington Redskins at Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Nov 30, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Washington Redskins (6-6, 4-3 Away) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Indianapolis Colts (7-5, 4-3 Home) | 0 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 40 |
Top Performers
Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 366YDS, 2TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 25CAR, 104YDS, 3TD
Receiving : L. Hankerson (WAS) - 4REC, 123YDS, TD
INDIANAPOLIS - The Colts took an important step forward today by finding their groove on offense, a stellar performance by the defensive line also paced a beating of Washington. The Colts have been using TE Dwayne Allen to torment defense, and Washington head coach Jay Gruden made it clear they would make a 'concerted effort' to halt Allen. Unfortunately for Washington they forgot about Coby Fleener.
Washington took the lead with a Kai Forbath 35 yard FG on their opening drive and managed to shut out Indianapolis for the rest of the 1st quarter. Trent Richardson finally put the Colts on the board with a short TD run and they never looked back. Originally billed as a battle of the 2012 Draft, Andrew Luck made it clear why the Colts took him over Robert Griffin III. Griffin had a decent game, throwing for 301 yards and 2TD, but Luck engineered scoring drive after scoring drive to put Washington in a huge hole.
Washington's plan to stop Allen worked, but Fleener collected 10 receptions and 108 yards before leaving the game with an injury in the middle of the 3rd quarter. While stopping Allen seemed to work, Luck just spread the ball around even more. After the dust had settled the Colts nearly had three 100 yard receivers with TY Hilton (98) and Reggie Wayne (94) falling just short.
Richardson's short run opened the flood gates.
The Colts offensive explosion certainly helped win the game, but the Colts defense racked up 7 sacks on the day including a safety by OLB Eric Walden. They couldn't stop Leonard Hankerson, but Griffin ended up on his back so often it didn't really matter.
The win keeps Indianapolis in the hunt for a playoff spot and potentially an AFC South title. The Houston Texans also won today to make it to 8-4, with a Week 15 match up between the teams that could decide the division the Colts desperately need to win out.
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