The Colts' Defense, 2025 Season
 

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(vs. DOLPHINS, 9/07)


The Colts' defense was pitching a shutout until their were less than 7 minutes to play in the 4th quarter ...... in fact, it was 4th down-and-goal when the Dolphins finally broke through with a TD that got them on the board.

TOP was overwhelming in favor of the Colts (38:43 to 21:17), as were the number of plays-from-scrimmage (70 to 46) ...... the Colts' defense was resting a lot throughout the game, while the Dolphins' defense was laboring heavily throughout it.

At the start of the 4th quarter with the game already well-in-hand, the Dolphins had 74 yards passing ...... you read that correctly, 74 yards passing.


On the other side of the ball, the Colts' offense had 7 possessions, and scored on all 7 of them (3 TD's, 4 FG's.)



Possessions: llllllllllllllllllllllllllt 7

INT's: llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. 2

Fumbles: llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1

Punts: llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1

Turnover On Downs: llllllll.) 1

Clock Ran Out: llllllllllllllllllll.) 1

TD's: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll., 1

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Finally, I have legit reason to like these threads of yours C&O.

What a world of difference an aggressive approach to defense makes. Suck it, Gus Bradley!

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The threads themselves are/were inert. It's the Colts' defense that you didn't like.

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it can be both

Not to mention that the refs missed a delay of game on their scoring drive. I believe that play was a chunk play as well.

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Good point, and thanks for saying that.

That said, it's usually heavily weighted on how the defense plays. If the defense has a great season, the annual defense thread is going to be overwhelmingly liked by the team's fans. And if the team's defense is horrible, the thread is not going to be at the top of the team's fans' Christmas list.

It's somewhat similar to baseball, when fans argue and complain about the team's color commentator. When their team goes 97-65 for the season, there will almost always be much less complaining about said commentators than when the team goes 65-97. When the team goes 97-65, even if the team's color commentator does suck, most fans will either be too busy celebrating the team's success to care much about it or will laugh off the color commentator's suckage as comic relief in anotherwise joyful season. When a team goes 65-97, the pitchforks and fire come out for everybody from the players to the coaches to the color commentatrors to the guy selling soda in the upper deck of the stadium.

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Let's give DB coach Chris Hewitt a shout out as well. This was underrated big get to improving the DB room.

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(vs. BRONCOS, 9/14)



TD


PUNT


TD


TD


PUNT


TD


PUNT


INT


MISSED FG

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(vs. TITANS, 9/21)



Possessions: llllllllllllllllllllllllllll 9

INT's: llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll... 1

Punts: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. 1

Turnover On Downs: llllllll.) 1

Missed FG's: llllllllllllllllllllllllll.. 2

TD's: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll., 2

FG's: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll., 2

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(vs. RAMS, 9/28)



FG

Turnover On Downs

FG

TD

Punt

Punt

Punt

Punt

Fumble Recovery

TD

TD

Clock Ran Out

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I was exceedlingly pleased that going into the 4th quarter, the Rams only had 13 points. The defense, while allowing quite a bit of yardage to be gained, had really keep their scoring in check.

Alas, it appeared to me that the defense was gassed in the 4th, that the Rams studied and took advantage of what we are offering to them and scored 14 points to win the game.

I thougth the defense played well. If not for two TDs negated by AD Mitchell, we would have won going away.

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All 4 of these punts occurred in the 4th quarter.


Strangely enough, in 1984 I witnessed an NFL record that is about as rare as it goes involving this the same franchise (the Los Angeles Rams.) Because of the fact that I live in New York State, in 1984 I got all of the New York Giants and New York Jets games on my TV. The Rams were playing the Giants. The Rams actually scored 3 safeties in one quarter ....... l 3 SAFETIES IN ONE QUARTER !!! ) :eek:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjtagxucQ6U

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(vs. RAIDERS, 10/05)



FG

PUNT l (Blocked)

INT

MISSED FG l (57 Yards)

PUNT

INT

Turnover on Downs

FG

Clock Ran Out

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(vs. CARDINALS, 10/12)



Possessions: llllllllllllllllllllll..) 10

INT's: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.. 1

Punts: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt. 2

Turnover On Downs: lllllllll. 1

Clock Ran Out: llllllllllllllllllllll 1

TD's: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt 3

FG's: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt 2

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(Tvs. CHARGERS, 10/18)



I don't think that the Colts' defense played as good as they appeared to play in the 1st half, and I also don't think that they played as badly as they appeared to play in the 2nd half ...... I'll explain.

The Chargers were so far behind on the scoreboard in the 2nd half that they went for it on 4th down l 4 TIMES l when they ordinarily would not have done so if the game were closer ...... if this had been a close game, the Chargers would have kicked a field goal and punted 3 times on those 4th downs. But they were so far behind and had nothing to lose, so the Colts' defense had to essentially make 4 extra stops than they ordinarily would have.


So in my rat's ass of an opinion, Justin Herbert's 420 yards passing is not necessarily all that alarming when taking into consideration the circumstances surrounding those gaudy statistics ...... yes, the Colts' defense did not play as well in the 2nd half as they did in the 1st half, but they also were in completely different situations in those 2 halves.




FG


PUNT


INT


INT


TD


TD


TD


Turnover on Downs

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(vs. TIITANS, 10/26)



Possessions: lllllllllllllllllllllllll. 11

Punts: llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt 5

INT's: lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.t 1

Turnover On Downs: lllllllllt 1

Clock Ran Out: lllllllllllllllllllllt 1

Missed FG's: llllllllllllllllllllllllll.. 1 l (58-Yard Attempt)

TD's: llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt 2

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The number of your possessions adds up to 11, not 10.

On coverage I've been calling 16 Nuthin cause there's Nothing 'Dulin' for the return man.

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(vs. STEELERS, 11/02)



PUNT


PUNT


Turnover on Downs


TD l (Off of a Colts Turnover)


TD l (Off of a Colts Turnover)


FG


PUNT


TD l (Off of a Colts Turnover)


PUNT


FG l (Off of a Colts Turnover)


Fumble Recovery


PUNT

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24 out of the 27 points that the Steelers scored came off of Colts turnovers.

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Defense wasn’t the problem against the Steelers. They held Rodgers to 200 yards.

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(vs. FALCONS, 11/09)



Fumble Recovery


TD


PUNT


PUNT l (Off of a Colts Missed Field Goal)


TD


Clock Ran Out


FG


PUNT l (Off of a Colts Fumble)


PUNT


PUNT


TD


Clock Ran Out



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(OVERTIME)


PUNT

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(NOVEMBER 12th)



Lou Anarumo Is Flirting With Disaster Even While Colts Keep Winning

(By Lee Vowel)

https://horseshoeheroes.com/lou-anar...s-keep-winning

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Glaring yet not sure how to correct it at this point.

Is Jaylon Carlies ever going to see the field this season? I see that he has an IR/Designated to return status. He's the only one of these dudes that can cover worth a damn.

Also, Ballard's main focus in the next 2 drafts has to be athletic LB's along with OL and DL.

We need to find the next Maniac.

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(vs. CHIEFS, 11/23)



INT


FG


FG


FG


PUNT


PUNT


Fumble Recovery


TD


PUNT


FG



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(OVERTIME)


FG

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In my rat's ass of an opinion, this was a very solid game played by a Colts defense that was without DeForest Buckner, and going against one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time on his homefield in western Missouri ...... I'm looking forward to a potential rematch with the Chiefs in Indianapolis in the AFC championship game.

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100% agree.

We kept the best player in the NFL who has taken over WAY too many games in the past couple of years, on their home field, in a game that was "MUST WIN" for them to 20 points in regulation with a TON of questional ref calls that helped them out massively.

The defense did their job.

The offense did them no favors with all those 3 and outs.

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(vs. TEXANS, 11/30)



FG


PUNT


PUNT


INT


TD


Turnover on Downs


FG


TD


Turnover on Downs


Clock Ran Out

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(vs. JAGUARS, 12/07)



The Jaguars scored 21 points in the 1st half after the Colts turned the ball over 3 times (INT, Fumble, Turnover On Downs.)



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PUNT


TD l (Off of a Colts Turnover Deep in Their Own Territory)


TD


PUNT


TD l (Off of a Colts Turnover Deep in Their Own Territory)


Fumble


TD l (Off of a Colts Turnover On Downs Near Midfield)


PUNT


FG


Turnover On Downs


FG l (After a Colts Safety)


Clock Ran Out

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(vs. SEAHAWKS, 12/14)



PUNT


FG


PUNT


PUNT


FG


FG


PUNT


FG


FG


FG

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On a mildly-related note (team defense) Texas A&M and Miami-Fl are deadlocked in a scoreless tie at halftime in the college football playoff tournament.



12 POSSESSIONS

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7 PUNTS

1 Fumble

1 Turnover on Downs

2 Missed FG

1 Blocked FG

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Our beloved Colts are probably going to need a similarly excellent game on Monday night against the 49ers that they had last week against the Seahawks in western Washington ...... that's asking a lot, but it's what they need.

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