Bank Of America Stadium - Charlotte, NC
| Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Sep 6, 2015 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indianapolis Colts (1-0, 1-0 Away) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Carolina Panthers (0-1, 0-1 Home) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Top Performers
Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 334YDS, 3TD
Rushing : T.Richardson (IND) - 19CAR, 95YDS, TD
Receiving : R. Wayne (IND) - 12REC, 98YDS, TD
CHARLOTTE - The Colts were very excited to get started with the 2015 season, mostly to forget about 2014, but to also prove they had a Superbowl run in them. There were some bumps in the road before the game even started with starting RE Arthur Jones set to miss 4 weeks with a groin injury. Losing Jones would cause Chuck Pagano heartburn, Cam Newtown would represent a serious issue for the Colts defense as they struggle with mobile QB's.
Indianapolis started off on the wrong foot, with Reggie Wayne losing a fumble on the opening drive that resulted in a Graham Gano 51 yard FG, but after that is was all Colts. Andrew Luck, now endowed with an embarassment of offensive riches, looked about as sharp as everyone expected. Trent Richardson ran well to keep the aggressive Panthers defense honest, but it didn't seem to matter if they knew what was coming.
The Colts would enjoy a 17-3 after the first half, and it wasn't until Luck made his only mistake of the game that Carolina showed some life. Luck tried to hit Dwayne Allen on a drag route and Luke Keuchly jumped in to pick it off and run in for a Panthers score.
Wayne looked like he was 27 against the Panthers secondary.
Luck wasn't all that phased and went on to throw another TD pass, this time to Coby Fleener, and lead a final scoring drive that ended with a Richardson TD run. Luck finished his day 39/44, finding six different receivers over the course of the game. The Colts revamped defense did it's job as well, shutting down the Panthers' running game. Carolina's 1st round draft pick, HB Zeke Phillips out of USC, was held to a sorry 28 rushing yards on 10 attempts.
Indianapolis heads home to face a floundering Dolphins team that should net them a 2-0 start to the season.
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