Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, CA
| Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Sep 20, 2015 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indianapolis Colts (3-0, 0-2 Away) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| San Diego Chargers (2-1, 0-1 Home) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Top Performers
Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 284YDS, 4TD
Rushing : T.Richardson (IND) - 21CAR, 89YDS
Receiving : R. Wayne (IND) - 12REC, 113YDS
SAN DIEGO - Indianapolis traveled across the country to sunny San Diego, and the Colts coaching staff made a big decision. Branch Daniels, their 1st round pick in the 2015 Draft, has now replaced LaRon Landry as the starting FS. Everyone knew it was coming, and Daniels took over the first team snaps in practice this week. Facing Philip Rivers and a Mike McCoy offense pushed Pagano to give the speedy rookie a shot, few think he will reliquish his roster spot any time soon.
As things turned out, Daniels wouldn't have all that much to do until the end of the game. The Colts defense was excellent and basically shut down the Chargers offense. As expected, the biggest issue was covering receicing HB Danny Woodhead. Woodhead was muted on the ground, going 10/24 with San Diego's only TD, but his 3 receptions for 33 yards were all for 1st downs.
Hilton's 2TD were key.
The Chargers defense played well, holding Andrew Luck to 284 yards on a 37/40 day, but the praise stops at his 4TD passes. Reggie Wayne (12) and TY Hilton (13) both caught double digit passes and made the Chargers secondary look unprepared at best.
The Colts, despite the long flight, didn't appear all that troubled. Pagano was happy with the win, but pointed out that the team would need to play better as a whole going forward. This team is more capable than the 31-10 final score, and they will need to execute more effectively.
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