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Colts Offense
• Quarterback Brian Hoyer saw the majority of action under center and completed 17-of-26 passes for 168 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for a 105.4 passer rating.
— Hoyer’s three touchdown passes tied his career-high, which he reached on five other...
PITTSBURGH — Brian Hoyer had just about done it all as an 11-year veteran quarterback — well, that’s what he thought heading into Sunday’s Week 9 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
But when Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett went down with a knee injury early in the...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts today announced that Pierre Desir, their top cornerback, has been upgraded to questionable for Sunday’s Week 9 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.
Desir on Friday was originally labeled as doubtful.
Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is the...
Shawn T. (Terre Haute, Ind.): “Now that t.y is ruled out and considering the colts are 0-5 in games without him since he was drafted. Who needs to step up for us in order to stay number 1 in the afc south?”
Walker: This is going to be an extremely cliché answer, Shawn, but it needs to be a...
They came out of the tunnel and onto the field cheering, chanting, and waving the Mexican flag. Some wore sombreros, they all wore Colts blue, and they all wore big smiles.
On Sunday, 14 members of the Colts fan club in Mexico descended on Lucas Oil Stadium to see their team play the Denver...
» Desir has been battling a nagging hamstring injury suffered in the Colts’ Week 5 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. After the bye week, he did not practice leading up to the team’s Week 7 game against the Houston Texans, but was able to play, logging seven tackles and two passes defensed, as...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts will be without one of their top playmakers for the next few weeks.
Head coach Frank Reich announced today that No. 1 wide receiver T.Y. Hilton suffered a calf injury during Wednesday’s practice that is initially expected to keep him sidelined about three...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts (5-2) hit the road to take on the hosting Pittsburgh Steelers (3-4) Sunday at Heinz Field.
The Colts have had a tough go of it against the Steelers historically — Pittsburgh has won all but one of the last seven matchups dating back to 2006 — so the Colts...
» Ben Banogu, defensive end: Banogu, the Colts’ second-round (49th-overall) selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, logged a career-high 36 snaps, all at defensive end, in last Sunday’s Week 8 victory over the Denver Broncos, finishing with one tackle and his first-career full sack and forced fumble...
2. FRANK REICH, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
"Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, and the Colts certainly got lucky when Josh McDaniel decided not to take their offer to be head coach, giving them Frank Reich. We saw immediately that Reich learned to lean on the math from his time in...
Colts Defense/Special Teams
Last week: 279 yards allowed, 13 points allowed, 3 sacks
Last three weeks avg.: 331.3 yards allowed, 16.3 points allowed, 10 total sacks, 3 total takeaways, 1 safety
FantasyPros Week 9 Position Rank: DST17
Steelers vs. DSTs: 9th (4.9 FPPG)
Given its track record...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have enjoyed a nice little stretch of games within the friendly confines of Lucas Oil Stadium, but on Sunday the team goes back on the road to one of the more hostile environments in the NFL.
The Colts (5-2) travel to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (3-4)...
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Colts Offense
— Sixth in the AFC In rushing yards (128.4 per game)
— Fifth in the NFL in interception percentage (1.29)
— Tied for fourth in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed (11)
— Ninth in the NFL in sack percentage (4.74)
— Fifth in the NFL in first downs per game (23.0)
—...
INDIANAPOLIS — Two field goals from beyond 50 yards? Check.
Nailing yet another game-winning kick? You betcha.
Earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for an NFL record 19th time in your career? Oh heck yeah.
That was the word today from the National Football League, which...
Mark Glowinski and Quenton Nelson
Guard No. 2 (75.0 [64 snaps, 100 percent]) and No. 9 (73.8 [64 snaps, 100 percent]), respectively.
The Colts' guards made a good impression on PFF, as both of them finished top-10 in their position for the week. They helped the Colts accomplish a quality day...
— DE: Justin Houston, Ben Banogu
— NT: Margus Hunt, Grover Stewart, Carl Davis
— UT: Denico Autry, Tyquan Lewis, Trevon Coley
— DE: Jabaal Sheard, Al-Quadin Muhammad
— WLB: Darius Leonard, E.J. Speed
— MLB: Anthony Walker, Bobby Okereke
— SAM: Matthew Adams, Zaire Franklin
— CB...
The Indianapolis Colts will travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers in Week 9. The game time is set for 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 3, at Heinz Field.
The contest will mark the 25th all-time regular season meeting between the teams, with the Steelers holding an 18-6 advantage. The last...
THIS WEEK
Steelers' Passing Game
Rudolph's return brings a bit of stability to Pittsburgh's quarterback position, as rookie undrafted free agent Devlin Hodges was forced into action in Roethlisberger and Rudolph's absences for a couple games. Smith-Schuster is the unquestioned top target in...
» WIN UGLY: The Colts are no stranger to close games this season, and just about each contest so far has taken on a different theme. On Sunday, however, the team learned how to “win ugly.” While the Broncos (2-6) have had their struggles on offense this season, their defense has been among the...