Three field goals. Seven punts. Thursday Night Football.
It’s tough to overstate just how disappointing the Indianapolis Colts run game has been this year. Jonathan Taylor gained only 167 yards on 50 carries in Weeks 2 through 4 and it wasn’t because defenses were loading the tackle box, as the Colts rank 28th in loaded box percentage in the first four weeks of the season.
If there is a silver lining here, it is that the Denver Broncos just allowed the Las Vegas Raiders to rack up 212 yards on the ground in their Week 4 matchup. It took 38 carries to get Las Vegas to that level but they did post 14 rushing first downs and gave Denver its lowest defensive rush EPA allowed for a game this year.
The Raiders came into that game with similar run blocking woes as Indianapolis, as they had not rushed for more than 96 yards in a game prior to that. The Colts have a good track record in my good blocking rate metric that measures run blocking consistency as well, so there is a path to success here if head coach Frank Reich gets his club to focus on winning one-on-one run blocking battles.
If the Colts needed another reason to get their ground game going and stay away from throwing the ball, these metrics from NFL Next Gen Stats should provide such a reason.The Broncos defense has blitzed opposing quarterbacks on 31% of their dropbacks this season . The coverage unit has held up when sending extra pass rushers, allowing the 3rd-fewest yards per attempt .
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