Every week Malik Hooker Jersey 2019 , I will present a summary of some basic and advanced stats for the Colts performance relative to the league. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being…”WhiteFanposts Fanshots Colts StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Colts NewsYahoo Colts Team PageYahoo Colts ReportYahoo Colts Depth ChartYahoo Colts TransactionsYahoo Colts PhotosShop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昐tampede Blue Stats and Stats I HateIndianapolis Colts by the Numbers: Week 17 Defensive Stats New,9commentsESTShareTweetShareShareIndianapolis Colts by the Numbers: Week 17 Defensive Stats Jim Brown-USA TODAY SportsEvery week, I will present a summary of some basic and advanced stats for the Colts performance relative to the league. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being awesome sources of weekly data.It’s difficult to talk about how good a defense is when the opposing offense was clearly hobbled, but I’ll do it anyway.The Colts defense against the Titans was excellent. Indy’s D forced 6 punts on the first 7 drives, limiting the Titans to just a field goal and the following 4 drives included 2 interceptions and a turnover on downs.Tennessee only managed 11 first downs and a 52% Drive Success Rate.That defensive effort is in the 95th percentile of any team on the year. TEAM TOTALSI like most of those numbers, but my favorite is Third Down Conversions of 11%. That is the 3rd best mark of the week and the “all down” conversions of 22% ranks 8th. I also like that only 1 first down was given up by penalty.PASSINGThe defense didn’t manage any sacks White Quincy Wilson Jersey , but they did hold Blaine Gabbert to only 165 yards through the air. A low Yards per Attempt was lowered even more in Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt due to2 interceptions.Yards After Catch given up was a little high but a lot of that was due to the mere 3.4 air yards per completion. RUSHINGIndianapolis stifled the Tennessee running game.Derrick Henry was the only Titan to touch the ball on the ground and while he managed 5.8 Yards per Carry that is skewed by 2 long runs.On the day he was held to under 100 yards and over half of his runs were for less than 3 yards.His only real contribution was 4 first downs resulting in an low overall Success Rate was low. CONCLUSIONS & NEXT MATCH-UPYou could look at this as more a failure by the Titans as opposed to a win by the Colts, but against a bad offense, a good defense will dominate and that is what happened here.Next, the Colts defense travel to NRG Stadium (again) to try and make a below average Houston offense look even worse.Here is how each team ranks in terms of passing (ANY/A) and running (wRSR).Match-upsRankHOU OffIND DefRankHOU OffIND DefThe top 5 Colts run defense should have the advantage over the bottom 5 Texans run game.They manage to put up yards but their success rate is low.It’s the match-up against the pass that is more interesting.Deshaun Watson has a top 5 YPA of 8.2, so even if the Colt’s get an early lead, game script will work against the Indy defense.The Achilles’ heel of Houston’s pass game is Watson’s tendency to hold the ball (3.01 seconds 4th longest in the league). In the first 2 games against the Texans,Watson threw for 642 yards at 8 yards per attempt for a cumulative 101 passer rating. However, over the two games Quincy Wilson Jerseys 2019 , the Colts sacked him 12 times resulting in a pedestrian ANY/A of 6.4 and limiting him to 3 passing TDs. It’s going to take that kind of constant pressure to keep the Watson genie in the bottle. TRAILING 5 WEEK TOTALS (per game)SEASON TOTALS (per game) WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-9)New faces: QB Alex Smith, RB Adrian Peterson, WR Paul Richardson, DT Daron Payne, DT Tim Settle, OLB Pernell McPhee, CB Adonis Alexander.Key losses: QB Kirk Cousins, WR Terrelle Pryor White Tarell Basham Jersey , WR Ryan Grant, TE Niles Paul, DL Terrell McClain, LB Will Compton, CB Bashaud Breeland, S DeAngelo Hall.Strengths: Smith gives Redskins stability at most important position under QB guru coach Jay Gruden. Peterson has potential to boost running game after season-ending injury to rookie Derrius Guice. Richardson gives Smith speed at wideout that Cousins lacked last season. Offensive line has five starters back with LT Trent Williams returning from major knee surgery. DL Jonathan Allen should improve run defense after missing most of rookie year.Weaknesses: Injury woes that derailed last season continue to deplete depth. Running game and overall defense no sure things after 2017 struggles. If Peterson doesn’t have much left at 33, Rob Kelley and Samaje Perine are same RBs who couldn’t establish consistent presence last season. Gruden has lost all four season openers since becoming coach. Secondary is untested beyond CB Josh Norman and S D.J. Swearinger.Fantasy Players To Watch: TE Jordan Reed. After undergoing two toe surgeries, Reed could be back to 2015 form Tarell Basham Jersey 2019 , when he had 87 catches for 952 yards and 11 TDs. Gruden’s offense is predicated on spreading ball around, but 6-foot-2, 245-pound Reed is matchup nightmare who could become popular target for Smith.Vegas Says: Super Bowl 90-1. Over/Under wins 7 .Expectations: If everything goes perfectly, Redskins can challenge for NFC East title and make playoffs. More likely they’re again fringe playoff team and can finish anywhere from 6-10 to 10-6. Difficult schedule on paper makes start at Arizona and against Indianapolis crucial. Guice’s injury puts pressure on Smith and Peterson to carry offense in their 30s. If run defense and pass rush are better with Payne and healthy Allen and young secondary overperforms, this is playoff-caliber team. Questions remain about Smith and first-team offense being able to jell after limited preseason work. Another rash of injuries like last year could derail season. Drop-off in performance absent injuries could put Gruden’s job in danger.