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COLTS INSIDER 2020 CNHI SPORTS INDIANA WEEK 4 THIS WEEK STATISTICS THROUGH 3 GAMES PASSING ATT COM PCT YDS TD INT Rivers 92 72 78.3 794 3 3 TEAM 96 74 77.1 811 3 3 OPP. 75 47 62.7 454 4 6 RUSHING at NO. YDS AVG LONG TD 1 p.m., CBS Taylor 48 182 3.8 16 2 Wilkins 18 79 4.4 22 0 Hines 14 49 3.5 12 1 TEAM 93 358 3.8 22 3 OPP. 70 280 4.0 16 1 SCHEDULE RECEIVING NO. YDS AVG LONG TD Sept. 13 Alie-Cox 10 181 18.1 45 1 Hilton 10 133 13.3 28 0 Jaguars 27, Colts 20 Hines 13 89 6.9 12 1 Taylor 9 79 8.8 35 0 Sept. 20 Pittman 9 75 8.1 16 0 Pascal 7 71 10.1 20 1 Colts 28, Vikings 11 TEAM 74 811 11.0 45 3 OPP. 47 454 9.7 28 4 Sept. 27 Colts 36, Jets 7 NO. YDS AVG LONG TD Carrie 2 47 23.5 47 1 Rhodes 2 44 22.0 44 1 Oct. 4 at Bears Willis 1 43 43.0 43 0 1 p.m., CBS TEAM 6 150 25.0 47 2 OPP. 3 34 11.3 22 0 SACKS Oct. 11 at Cleveland Houston...... 2.5 4:25 p.m., CBS Autry ...... 2 Buckner ...... 1.5 TEAM ...... 9 Oct. 18 vs. Bengals OPP...... 3 Zach Bolinger | 1 p.m., Fox TACKLES Indianapolis Colts T.Y. Hilton catches a pass by the sidelines against the last SOLO ASST COMB Nov. 1 at Lions week at Lucas Oil Stadium. Leonard 17 10 27 Buckner 9 6 15 1 p.m., CBS Willis 10 4 14 Walker 11 3 14 TEAM 108 36 144 Nov. 8 vs. Ravens OPP. 141 52 193 1 p.m., CBS PUNT RETURNS RET FC YDS AVG TD Nov. 12 at Titans Hines 5 2 52 10.4 0 8:20 p.m., FOX TEAM 6 3 64 10.7 0 JUDGMENT DAY OPP. 0 0 0 0.0 0 SCORING Nov. 22 vs. Packers RUSH REC RET TD FG XP PTS 1 p.m., Fox Colts visit Bears in early season measuring stick for both teams Blankenship 0 0 0 0 8 8 32 Hines 1 1 0 2 0 0 12 GEORGE BREMER Taylor 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 Nov. 28 vs. Titans should help answer a few lingering Foles isn’t afraid to attack a defense Pascal 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 p.m., CBS CNHI SPORTS INDIANA questions for both teams as the sea- vertically, and wide receiver Allen TEAM 3 3 2 8 8 8 84 son’s first quarter comes to an end. Robinson is a big play waiting to hap- OPP. 1 4 0 5 3 4 45 Dec. 6 at Texans INDIANAPOLIS — is Indianapolis has outscored its last pen. He had 10 catches for 123 yards 1 p.m., CBS a fan. two opponents by a combined total and one last week against The two men won a Super Bowl of 64-18 and forced six interceptions the Falcons, and he has a history of together with the WHO’S HOT Dec. 13 at Raiders in the process. Throw in a safety in success against Indianapolis. following the 2017 season, and they 4:05 p.m., CBS each game — a first for the franchise In five games against the Colts with formed a strong bond off the field as in back-to-back contests since 1960 the , Robinson well. — and the defense is on a unique hot had 22 catches for 300 yards and two Dec. 20 vs. Texans When Foles took over as the Chi- streak. . TBD, TBD cago Bears’ quarterback last week But it doesn’t come as a surprise to Defensively, Chicago will come after and helped erase a 16-point fourth- anybody inside the building. quarterback with a pair Dec. 27 at Steelers quarter deficit against the Atlanta The defense is playing cohesively of elite pass rushers in and 1 p.m., CBS Falcons, Reich was not the least bit as a unit and making solid in-game Robert Quinn. surprised. adjustments. The results, so far, , who was Indianapolis’ Jan. 3 vs. Jaguars “Nick is about as unflappable a per- speak for themselves. for six seasons, likes to get 1 p.m., CBS son as I have ever been around,” the “I just think it’s experience with the physical with opposing wide receivers Indianapolis Colts head coach said. players,” third-year defensive coordi- and disguise coverages. Justin Houston, defensive end “He’s a very unique player in that nator said. “The game It’s chess match veteran wide regard, extremely talented. He’s a big- slows down for them. I’ll give you an receiver T.Y. Hilton believes will carry The veteran pass rusher leads STANDINGS time passer. This guy just has a knack example — this year, you some extra punch. the Colts with 2.5 sacks and AFC South for making big plays like few I have can tell a huge difference in him just “(Pagano’s) a great leader,” Hilton has at least a half-sack in every game this year. Houston W L T Pct. ever seen. Then he has this knack for because of the experience that he had said. “I know he’s going to get those coming up big in big moments. In the as a rookie. I saw that same growth in guys ready, get them up. He’s going has been a consistent force Tennessee 3 0 0 1.000 biggest moments, that’s usually when when he played all against the Colts, a team he coached. I since signing with Indianapolis Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 he is at his best. those snaps his rookie year. You get know they’re going to bring it. They’re as a free agent in 2019. He has been involved in a sack Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 “… This guy is a stud player. We’ll guys that have played the game and going to want to win for him, so we during 13 of the 19 games he’s Houston 0 3 0 .000 have our hands full this week, but you mix them with a good mix of young have to match their energy.” (I’m) confident in our team. Our (players) and guys that have played like Getting Hilton on track would be a played with the team. defense is playing good right now. D. Buck (DeForest Buckner), J. (Justin) good place to start. This will be a good challenge for us.” Houston and Xav () and He caught all three of his targets for BIG NUMBER Even three weeks into this pan- those guys like that. 52 yards last week against the New WHO’S NOT demic-affected season, it’s difficult “You mix the youth with the guys York Jets, but he struggled with drops to get a handle on most teams. that have played and the game slows in the first two weeks and has yet to The Bears (3-0) are one of seven down for the younger guys even make the kind of game-breaking play unbeaten teams entering this week- faster because they are always talk- that made him famous during his end, but their opponents have a ing to the older guys and (asking) the first eight years in the league. combined record of 1-8 and two of way they see it. I think that’s a good Rivers said those plays will come in the wins have required double-digit combination that we have with this time as opponents begin to focus on 1111 fourth-quarter comebacks. Like- group of youth and experience. Those other areas of the Colts’ attack. Career game-winning wise, the Colts (2-1) enter with the guys have done a good job working He’s just worried about executing drives in the fourth quarter No. 1-ranked defense in scoring and together just to see the game the right the details against a Chicago team or overtime for Bears , kicker yards allowed. But their opponents way and to see it slower and to make that is strong in all three phases of quarterback Nick Foles. The also are 1-8, and their two wins have the adjustments. Those guys are the game. The rookie has missed a field latest came last week when come at home where defenders’ speed doing that as we go.” “It will be a heck of challenge,” Riv- goal in two of his first three Foles completed 16 of 29 is enhanced by artificial turf. Chicago promises to be the stiffest ers said. “I expect it to be a heck of a games, though he is 8-of-10 passes for 188 yards with Sunday’s matchup at Soldier Field test so far. football game.” overall. Both misses have three touchdowns and one bounced off the post from the and led Chicago left hash mark. Blankenship back from a 16-point deficit will have a big challenge to beat the Falcons. INSIDE THE GAME WITH CNHI SPORTS: Colts writer George Bremer joins CNHI Sports writers Sunday kicking inside windy from across the country for a new sports show available on our website at heraldbulletin.com. Soldier Field.

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