MetLife Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
| Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets | |||||
| Dec 20, 2015 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indianapolis Colts (15-1, 7-1 Away) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| New York Jets (5-10-1, 2-6 Home) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Top Performers
Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 279YDS, 2TD
Rushing : V. Ballard (IND) - 28CAR, 149YDS, TD
Receiving : D. Rogers (IND) - 16REC, 110YDS, 2TD
EAST RUTHERFORD - With essentially nothing left to play for in terms of the standing the Colts rested their veteran starters today against the Jets. Trent Richardson, T.Y. Hilton, and Reggie Wayne would watch the game from the sidelines to avoid any potential injuries. All three of them have missed some time this year, so it would be important that they be healthy for the playoffs.
Indianapolis could thank to heavy wind and freezing temperatures, but mostly they could thanks the hapless Jets offense. This game mostly looked like a warm up for the Divisional round, but it also served as proof that the Colts could play well away from the safety of the Lucas Oil Stadium Dome.
The Colts took their time today, going up 21-0 by half time, and once Luck had two passing touchdowns they relied on the running game to score. The Jets threatened to score in the first half with a Nick Folk 56 yard FG, but the heavy winds prevented it from being successful.
Rogers filled in well for T.Y. Hilton.
The real problem for New York was Geno Smith, who was just downright awful. Smith finished the day 8/14, and most of the incompletions weren't even close. Smith also tallied a pitiful 68 passing yards, but did manage to find Eddie Royal in the endzone to end the shutout. The Jets were basically a three-and-out machine today, not a way to win against a red hot Colts defense.
Vick Ballard shouldered the load today, carrying the ball 28 times, but Justin Forsett also saw the field quite a bit. The Colts used the ground game to end this game at halftime, they didn't need to do much in the second half to hold on to the win.
Indianapolis gets a week off to recover and prepare for the Divisional round. Whoever comes into Lucas Oil Stadium is going to be an underdog, but all bets are off in the playoffs.
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