AFC South · 2021

Indianapolis Colts

9-8 (3-3 AFC South · 7-5 AFC)2nd in the AFC South

Last: L 11-26 at Jacksonville Jaguars

Rating: +3.39
Adj Off: 25.29
Adj Def: 21.911
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	43.1%6	36.0%23
Early-down pass rate	49.6%22	52.5%14
Plays per game	64.618	63.623
Time of possession	32:034	28:3428
Yards per pass attempt	6.018	6.320
Yards per rush	5.21	4.517
Starting field position	Own 314	Own 2810

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.05913	+0.00313
Adj. EPA per play	+0.03211	-0.00813
Success rate	44.5%17	45.6%20
Passing EPA per play	+0.05517	+0.06619
Rushing EPA per play	+0.0631	-0.1109
CPOE	-2.325	-0.912
Explosive play rate	9.7%8	7.6%6

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	26.59	21.59
Points per drive	2.4911	2.2517
Red zone TD rate	60.8%20	65.1%23
3rd down conversion	40.9%12	40.5%19
Turnovers per game	1.006	2.002
Sack rate	5.1%13	4.8%27
Penalties per game	4.43	6.47

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 12Wk 1	12Seattle Seahawks	L16-28	-0.10	+0.18	4.7 / 7.2	5-13 / 4-9	1 / 1
Sep 19Wk 2	5Los Angeles Rams	L24-27	-0.08	+0.08	5.4 / 6.2	5-11 / 3-9	2 / 2
Sep 26Wk 3	@10Tennessee TitansDIV	L16-25	+0.01	+0.07	4.7 / 5.8	3-12 / 6-12	0 / 3
Oct 3Wk 4	@19Miami Dolphins	W27-17	+0.15	-0.08	5.5 / 4.1	6-15 / 3-11	1 / 2
Oct 11Wk 5	@15Baltimore Ravens	L25-31OT	+0.30	+0.29	8.0 / 7.2	5-10 / 3-8	1 / 1
Oct 17Wk 6	29Houston TexansDIV	W31-3	+0.28	-0.23	8.3 / 4.8	3-10 / 9-17	0 / 3
Oct 24Wk 7	@8San Francisco 49ers	W30-18	+0.01	-0.30	4.8 / 5.3	6-14 / 1-11	2 / 4
Oct 31Wk 8	10Tennessee TitansDIV	L31-34OT	-0.06	+0.05	4.3 / 5.1	7-16 / 8-17	2 / 2
Nov 4Wk 9	31New York Jets	W45-30	+0.44	+0.21	8.9 / 6.5	5-10 / 8-14	0 / 2
Nov 14Wk 10	32Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	W23-17	-0.08	-0.02	5.0 / 5.3	4-15 / 5-15	0 / 1
Nov 21Wk 11	@1Buffalo Bills	W41-15	+0.29	-0.01	5.6 / 5.7	8-12 / 5-10	0 / 4
Nov 28Wk 12	2Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L31-38	-0.01	+0.17	5.8 / 5.8	5-11 / 2-8	4 / 3
Dec 5Wk 13	@29Houston TexansDIV	W31-0	+0.16	-0.62	5.7 / 2.8	7-13 / 3-12	1 / 2
Dec 18Wk 15	6New England Patriots	W27-17	+0.00	-0.10	5.5 / 5.6	2-10 / 6-15	1 / 2
Dec 25Wk 16	@13Arizona Cardinals	W22-16	+0.06	+0.04	5.6 / 5.9	8-15 / 6-13	0 / 0
Jan 2Wk 17	24Las Vegas Raiders	L20-23	-0.04	+0.06	4.8 / 5.3	3-11 / 6-14	0 / 2
Jan 9Wk 18	@32Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	L11-26	-0.29	+0.08	4.3 / 5.3	4-12 / 7-15	2 / 0

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
2Carson WentzYr 6	99%	322/516	62.4%	3563	6.9	27	7	+0.04

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Jonathan TaylorYr 2	67%	332	1811	5.5	18	40	+0.10
21Nyheim HinesYr 4	11%	56	276	4.9	2	40	+0.07
25Marlon MackYr 5	6%	28	101	3.6	0	2	-0.24

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Michael PittmanWR Yr 2	17%	88	1082	12.3	6	+0.37
14Zach PascalWR Yr 5	7%	38	384	10.1	3	-0.15
84Jack DoyleTE Yr 9	6%	29	302	10.4	3	+0.28
81Mo Alie-CoxTE Yr 5	5%	24	316	13.2	4	+0.20
13T.Y. HiltonWR Yr 10	4%	23	331	14.4	3	+0.55

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99DeForest BucknerDT Yr 6	40	10	7.0	18	0
90Grover StewartDT Yr 5	23	2	1.0	5	1
51Kwity PayeDE R	16	3	4.0	10	1
95Taylor StallworthDT Yr 4	11	4	3.0	12	0
94Tyquan LewisDE Yr 4	10	3	2.5	6	0
91Isaac RochellDE Yr 5	10	0	0.0	3	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
58Bobby OkerekeILB Yr 3	89	3	1.0	4	2
53Shaquille LeonardOLB Yr 4	75	4	0.0	8	4
97Al-Quadin MuhammadLB Yr 5	32	7	6.0	0	0
45E.J. SpeedLB Yr 3	23	0	0.0	1	0
44Zaire FranklinOLB Yr 4	21	1	0.0	2	1

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
23Kenny Moore IICB Yr 5	82	13	4	1
30George OdumDB Yr 4	45	2	1	1
37Khari WillisS Yr 3	43	4	2	0
34Isaiah RodgersCB Yr 2	39	7	3	0
27Xavier RhodesCB Yr 9	32	7	1	0
42Andrew SendejoFS Yr 12	29	2	0	1
32Julian BlackmonSAF Yr 2	27	1	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
6Mike BadgleyYr 4	18/22	82%	46	40/41	94
3Rodrigo BlankenshipYr 2	11/14	79%	48	7/8	40

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Rigoberto SanchezYr 5	59	44.5	79	24	1