2015 Colts - Week 14

1:00PM ET - November 29th, 2015
EverBank Field - Jacksonville, FL

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
Nov 29, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (12-1, 5-1 Away)	14	7	7	14	42
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-8, 2-4 Home)	0	3	14	7	24

Top Performers

Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 420YDS, 5TD
Rushing : D. Robinson (JAX) - 17CAR, 115YDS, TD
Receiving : C. Shorts III (IND) - 10REC, 191YDS, 3TD

JACKSONVILLE - The Colts and offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton have always been very open about their desire to be a balanced offense. They tend to use two-TE single back formations, pass when they can and run when they can. Most teams, as Jacksonville did today, do their best to take away the run or the pass and hope for the best. Jacksonville managed to slow the Colts on the ground, but they just could not stop Andrew Luck.

Indianapolis jumped out to an early 21-0 lead before Trent Richardson left the game with an injury in the 2nd quarter, but as it turned out they wouldn't really need him. Luck completely eviscerated the Jaguars secondary, going 42/49 with 5TD. Vick Ballard filled in for Richardson, but with the Jaguars unable to cover anyone (especially Cecil Shorts III) the Colts had little reason to run the ball.

Bortles had his moments, but he didn't have enough to beat Indianapolis.

Luck found T.Y. Hilton twice and Shorts three times on Indianapolis' way to a 42-24 stomping. The Jaguars made things a little more respectable in the waning moments of the game when Blake Bortles scrambled, broke two tackles, and hit TE Luke Stocker for a 38 yard TD. Aside from that score, and allowing 100+ rushing yards to Denard Robinson, the Colts had the Jags defense on lock down.

Indianapolis heads to New Orleans next week with an AFC South clinching win on the line. A win against Atlanta in their final home game would clinch the #1 seed and home field advantage.

2015 Colts - Week 13

1:00PM ET - November 22nd, 2015
Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN

Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts
Nov 22, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (5-7, 2-5 Away)	0	3	7	7	17
Indianapolis Colts (11-1, 7-0 Home)	7	10	14	16	47

Top Performers

Passing : J. Manziel (CLE) - 263YDS, TD
Rushing : V. Ballard (IND) - 29CAR, 184YDS, TD
Receiving : R. Steward (CLE) - 8REC, 124YDS, TD

INDIANAPOLIS - It's often said that the mark of a great team is winning even when they don't play well, so by that logic the Colts look like a truly great team. The Browns managed to put up some stats, but in the end turnovers and penalties put this game out of reach. This is the first game this season where Indianapolis allowed a 100 yard rusher and receiver, but thanks to mistakes it didn't really do much.

The Browns started off the game looking like they were ready for the Colts offense, especially after they managed to stone Trent Richardson twice in a row on 1st and goal from the 3, but a play action fake left Dwayne Allen wide open and Indianapolis took a 7-0 lead. The Colts returned the favor from the 2, keeping Ben Tate out of the endzone and forcing a FG.

Tate's jump for a score falls short.

Cleveland looked up to the task only down 7-3, but then things started to go wrong on offense and Johnny Manziel couldn't keep them together. Down 14-3 in the 2nd quarter a false start penalty turned a long FG chance into a punt, and then an interception on the 1 yard line kept the Browns from scoring with 0:17 left on the clock before halftime.

With a 17-3 lead heading into the second half, the Colts did what the Colts do and went to their ground game to wear out Cleveland's defense. Vick Ballard joined Richardson on Indianapolis' way to 47 rushing attempts for 295 yards. With the clock ticking down and the Colts continuing to score, the Browns didn't have a way to win this game. Thier defense was worn out and Manziel seemed unable to find any receivers aside from rookie Ramorius Steward.

After allowing a FG the Browns started their next drive with Manziel making a bad decision, Vontae Davis picked him off again and took the ball back to the Cleveland 18 yard line. One play later T.Y. Hilton was dancing in the endzone with 1:48 left to play in the game.

The Colts finally hit the road, but they head to Jacksonville for what should be an easy win. The win today clinches a playoff spot and a win next week with a Texans loss clinches the division, a Texan win would just mean that Indianapolis needs to win at New Orleans in Week 15 to clinch the AFC South.

2015 Colts - Week 12

4:15PM ET - November 15th, 2015
Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts
Nov 15, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-4, 2-3 Away)	7	7	0	0	14
Indianapolis Colts (10-1, 6-0 Home)	0	21	0	21	42

Top Performers

Passing : M. Glennon (TB) - 349YDS, TD
Rushing : V. Ballard (IND) - 28CAR, 115YDS, TD
Receiving : T.Y. Hilton (IND) - 9REC, 112YDS, 3TD

INDIANAPOLIS - Coming off a big win, this was exactly the kind of game the Colts need to be wary of. The Colts looked out of sync, and worse yet, unprepared for the Buccaneer defense. They started the game off very poorly, gave Tampa Bay numerous chances, but eventually turned things around and held on to their win streak.

Indianapolis gave away two turnovers in the 1st quarter, one resulted in a Tampa Bay TD drive and a 7-0 deficit. T.Y. Hilton was hit hard by Safety Mark Barron and fumbled the ball on the Indianapolis 49, and Trent Richardson took a hard hit that knocked the ball loose and put him out of the game for the 1st half.

Things were spiraling out of control, but Andrew Luck kept calm and went right back at Tampa Bay. Another thing in the Colts favor was Tampa Bay QB Mike Glennon who just could not handle the pass rush. Glennon panicked in the face of pressure, and in the end made terrible decisions that ended up in 6INT on the day. Even when Glennon had time he was off target, causing two of his drive killing interceptions. Even after Tampa Bay managed a strip sack of Luck to set up a 1st and goal Glennon threw an interception in the endzone.

Hilton just couldn't be stopped around the endzone today.

Indianapolis went up 21-14 at the half, and then the Colts crushing ground game really took over. Vick Ballard stepped in for Richardson in the 1st half, and the Colts offense didn't skip a beat. Richardson came back in the second half and the two combined for 229 rushing yards on 53 carries. The Bucs were shut out in the 2nd half, and a tired Tampa Bay defense couldn't stop the Colts from scoring three more times in the 4th.

Indianapolis hosts Cleveland next week and they have a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win. With the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots both at 8-3 the Colts would have to drop three of their next five to drop out of a first round BYE, with the way the team is playing it's highly unlikely the Broncos and Patriots will catch up.

2015 Colts - Week 11

1:00PM ET - November 8th, 2015
Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Nov 8, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Titans (1-9, 0-5 Away)	0	10	3	0	13
Indianapolis Colts (9-1, 5-0 Home)	31	14	7	10	62

Top Performers

Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 611YDS, 6TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 31CAR, 121YDS, 2TD
Receiving : T.Y. Hilton (IND) - 16REC, 181YDS, TD

INDIANAPOLIS - The Colts have looked good lately, but offensively they may have turned a corner that makes them unbeatable. Andrew Luck and Pep Hamilton have really put their heads together and have started to look like an unstoppable scoring machine. It helps to play a hapless Titans team getting close to the top pick in the draft, but few expected Luck to break an NFL record today.

Yes, Luck did attempt 65 passes, but the Titans had the Colts running game on lock down for the first three quarters. The Titans were also completely unable to cover the Indianapolis receivers, so Hamilton just kept dialing up the passes and Luck kept finding open receivers. It was almost more impressive that Luck was able to complete 59 of his 65 attempts with T.Y. Hilton (16) and Dwayne Allen (16) his favorite targets.

The Titans also fell victim to long TD passes by giving up bombs of 46, 54, and 80 yards to help Luck on his way to history. Things could have been much worse with 700+ yards, but the Colts held a solid 45-10 lead at the half and the Titans rushing defense softened up once they were worn out by the Colts offense.

Hilton was very helpful in getting Luck to 611 passing yards.

Trent Richardson took over in the second half with 25 of his 31 rushing attempts coming in the second half. With the Titans spent it was easy for the Indianapolis line to manhandle the Titans defensive front and put the game away. Tennessee's offense was also horrible, an 80 yard TD pass to Kendall Wright made Case Keenum's stat line look more reasonable, but as a whole they just couldn't move the ball and keep pace with Indianapolis.

The Colts will be at home again next week and have a decent shot at 10-1 with the 7-3 Buccaneers coming to Lucas Oil Stadium. It's doubtful the Colts can keep up scoring like they did today, but they won't need to score 62 every game if their defense continues to play well.

2015 Colts - Week 10

1:00PM EST - November 1st, 2015
NRG Stadium - Houston, TX

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Nov 1, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (8-1, 4-1 Away)	7	3	7	21	38
Houston Texans (6-3, 3-2 Home)	7	3	0	3	13

Top Performers

Passing : M. Flynn (HOU) - 282YDS, TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 31CAR, 183YDS, 4TD
Receiving : A. Johnson (HOU) - 3REC, 93YDS TD

HOUSTON - After taking a beating in Indianapolis the Texans were ready for revenge, a win tonight would have pulled them a single game back of the red hot Colts, but they just weren't ready for the task. Things looked good at the start, but the Colts showed why they have been so good in the long run.

Prince Amukamara was an INT machine against Matt Flynn.

Houston opened up the game with a surprising 50 yard TD pass to Andre Johnson thanks to busted coverage. The Colts had spotted them a TD early, but luckily for Indianapolis they had Andrew Luck and the Texans were starting Matt Flynn. Coach O'Brien seemed to have come prepared for Luck, as the Texans held him to short passes and only one TD, but their vaunted defensive front didn't have an answer for Trent Richardson.

The Colts kept scoring touchdowns where the Texans were hitting fieldgoals, but as the 4th quarter played out it would be turnovers that would doom Houston. Flynn was fairly efficient, going 22/30, but three of his eight incompletions found Prince Amukamara. Two of Amukamara's INT came in the 4th quarter and both of them turned into Indianapolis scores.

Going 2-0 against Houston has probably locked up the division, and the Colts couldn't have an easier run to the end of the regular season. There are only two teams left on the schedule with a winning record (Tampa Bay and New Orleans), and one of them is a home game. The Colts are no longer playing for a playoff spot, they are looking at the #1 seed.

2015 Colts - Week 9

8:30PM ET - October 26th, 2015
Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN

Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts
Oct 26, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills (3-5, 2-2 Away)	0	3	0	3	6
Indianapolis Colts (7-1, 4-0 Home)	14	7	10	14	45

Top Performers

Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 260YDS, 3TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 22CAR, 142YDS, 2TD
Receiving : T.Y. Hilton (IND) - 10REC, 133YDS, TD

INDIANAPOLIS - After a long layoff the Colts welcomed the Buffalo Bills for yet another home game, and the Bills did their best to lay down and boost team confidence going into a game against Houston next week. E.J. Manuel got the start for Buffalo, just the kind of QB that gives Indianapolis trouble, but his passing was more than subpar.

Manuel opened the game with a pick to Prince Amukamara who ran the ball down to the 9, giving Andrew Luck an opening to hit Reggie Wayne on a 9 yard TD pass. Indianapolis went on a 21-0 run before Dan Carpenter hit a 50 yard FG to finally put Buffalo on the board. The Bills offense was completely ineffective, failing to total 100 yards of passing offense, and Manuel led the team in rushing with 26 yards.

Richardson continues to look like Cleveland made a mistake trading him.

The Colts, dominant as ever, rolled over the Bills and just kept scoring in an attempt to frighten Houston. Indianapolis is really starting to look like potential Superbowl Champions, it is early but if they continue playing like this nobody will be able to beat them.

2015 Colts - Week 7

8:20PM ET - October 15th, 2015
Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
Oct 15, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Texans (4-2, 3-1 Away)	0	3	0	0	3
Indianapolis Colts (6-1, 3-0 Home)	10	7	2	3

Top Performers

Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 219YDS, TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 25CAR, 130YDS, TD
Receiving : T.Y. Hilton (IND) - 15REC, 137YDS, TD

INDIANAPOLIS - The Colts coaching staff is thankful they had an easy game against Jacksonville last week, and it was at home, because they faced a short turnaround and a visit from Houston this week. A win tonight would be a great boost heading into a Week 8 BYE, but they would have to face the Texans first.

As it turned out, the Texans had about as much fight in them as the Jaguars. To be fair, they lost Matt Flynn in the first quarter after a crushing sack by Donavon Browning. Ryan Fitzpatrick came in for Flynn, but he was a serious downgrade and struggled to do anything through the air.

Hilton caught 15 of Luck's 30 completions.

Andrew Luck had a poor game, barely passing the 200 yard mark and throwing a pick, but the Colts running game let him off the hook. Trent Richardson had huge holes to run through and made it look easy against one of the best fronts in the NFL.

One of the biggest reasons for Indianapolis' easy win were all of the Texans mistakes. Andrew Johnson fumbled a ball on their own 23 to give the Colts a short field, and a 3rd quarter safety didn't help either. The Colts went into the 2nd half up only 17-3, but with the Texans struggling to do anything it was more than enough to walk away 6-1. The Colts head into their BYE week looking at another home game, this time against Buffalo, before a Week 6 rematch in Houston.

2015 Colts - Week 6

1:00PM ET - October 11th, 2015
Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts
Oct 11, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3, 2-1 Away)	0	0	0	8	8
Indianapolis Colts (5-1, 2-0 Home)	3	21	0	7	31

Top Performers

Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 200YDS, 2TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 35CAR, 156YDS, TD
Receiving : T.Y. Hilton (IND) - 10REC, 117YDS, TD

INDIANAPOLIS - After a tough loss at New England the Colts looked like potential champions once again, it was the Jaguars, but they handled a lesser team like a champion should. Jacksonville came into this game at 2-2, a good start for them, but Indianapolis basically ran them over and didn't need to work all that hard on offense to win this one.

Andrew Luck wasn't all that sharp, finishing the day 22/33 for only 200 yards, but the Colts did just enough to win. Indianapolis went up 17-0 on two passing touchdowns in the first half before bringing out the running game to crush Jacksonville. The Colts ran the ball 51 times between Trent Richardson (35) and Vick Ballard (16) for a whopping 235 yards.

Hilton was Luck's favorite target today.

Even though the Jaguars knew what was coming, the much improved Colts line pushed them out of the way to make room for Richardson and Ballard. The Jaguars are hardly a great defense, but the Colts were able to show that they could run the ball when needed. Indianapolis stays home for a Week 7 match up against division rival Houston.