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After leaving fantasy investors missing him in 2017, Luck returned to his lethal, fantasy-dominating self in 2018, throwing for new single-season career highs in completions (430), pass attempts (639) and completion percentage (67.3 percent) under the leadership of Reich.
The Colts had an effective rushing attack, but Luck spent the middle part of the season as a high-volume passer. In Week 4, he broke the Colts' franchise record for pass attempts in a game (62) and tied the record for completions (40). His 121 pass attempts in Weeks 4-5 are the second-most pass attempts in a two-game span in NFL history and the most ever in a five-day span. While the Colts would like to be more balanced in terms of run-pass in 2019, we know that Luck could throw 50 balls any given week.
Regardless of his volume of passes, you can count on Luck being statistically productive. In seven of 16 games last year, Luck threw for at least 300 yards (364-yard average), and he threw multiple touchdowns in 13 of 16 games.
In fact, Luck tied Peyton Manning (eight) for the second-most consecutive games with at least three passing touchdowns in NFL history (Weeks 4-12), only trailing Tom Brady, who had 10 such consecutive games in 2011. Luck's streak of 34 consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass ended during the season, ranking as the eighth-longest such streak in NFL history and second in franchise history.
Last, but not least, Luck spreads the ball around, which means he finds guys open to make plays. He threw a touchdown pass last season to 13 different receivers, tying the single-season NFL record. He also had at least 50 completions with four different receivers, which is only the fifth time that's happened in franchise history.