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The Indianapolis Colts opened their 2015 regular season on Sunday with a sour note, losing 27-13 to the Buffalo Bills on the road. The team fell to 0-1 on the season, but it's still early. They will have time to turn it around, but the first game was certainly a disappointment. Let's take a look at the snap counts for the offense, defense, and special teams on Sunday:
Offense:
| Player | Pos. | Snaps | Percent |
| Lance Louis | G | 77 | 100% |
| Jack Mewhort | T | 77 | 100% |
| Khaled Holmes | C | 77 | 100% |
| Anthony Castonzo | T | 77 | 100% |
| Andrew Luck | QB | 77 | 100% |
| Todd Herremans | G | 76 | 99% |
| Andre Johnson | WR | 63 | 82% |
| Donte Moncrief | WR | 57 | 74% |
| Dwayne Allen | TE | 52 | 68% |
| T.Y. Hilton | WR | 52 | 68% |
| Coby Fleener | TE | 37 | 48% |
| Frank Gore | RB | 33 | 43% |
| Tyler Varga | RB | 23 | 30% |
| Josh Robinson | RB | 21 | 27% |
| Phillip Dorsett | WR | 17 | 22% |
| Jack Doyle | TE | 15 | 19% |
| Griff Whalen | WR | 8 | 10% |
| Joe Reitz | G | 8 | 10% |
A few notes:
- The most common formation usage by the Colts' offense on Sunday was 11 personnel, which is one running back and one tight end along with three receivers, and those players that made up that formation were T.Y. Hilton, Andre Johnson, Donte Moncrief, Dwayne Allen, and Frank Gore. That was the most common personnel grouping for the Colts, and that's the right group to have out there often as well.
- Tyler Varga played more snaps than Josh Robinson, and Varga impressed during those snaps as well. If he continues to play well, he could continue to see even more time.
- The Colts used six offensive linemen on several snaps (with Joe Reitz), which was likely prompted by the Bills' furious blitzing and the Colts going to max protection at times.
Defense:
| Player | Pos. | Snaps | Percent |
| Mike Adams | SS | 59 | 100% |
| Erik Walden | LB | 59 | 100% |
| Jerrell Freeman | LB | 58 | 98% |
| Vontae Davis | CB | 58 | 98% |
| Dwight Lowery | FS | 56 | 95% |
| Darius Butler | CB | 55 | 93% |
| Kendall Langford | DT | 53 | 90% |
| D'Qwell Jackson | LB | 50 | 85% |
| Henry Anderson | DE | 50 | 85% |
| Trent Cole | LB | 46 | 78% |
| David Parry | NT | 33 | 56% |
| Jalil Brown | CB | 17 | 29% |
| Zach Kerr | DT | 17 | 29% |
| Jonathan Newsome | LB | 16 | 27% |
| Clayton Geathers | DB | 11 | 19% |
| Bjoern Werner | LB | 3 | 5% |
| Earl Okine | DE | 3 | 5% |
| T.Y. McGill | DT | 3 | 5% |
| Colt Anderson | SS | 1 | 2% |
| Nate Irving | LB | 1 | 2% |
A few notes:
- In their first career NFL games, Henry Anderson played 86% of the snaps and David Parry played 56% of the snaps. Rookie Clayton Geathers played 19% of the snaps.
- T.Y. McGill, who the Colts claimed off of waivers from the Seahawks a week before the opener, got in the game for three snaps.
Special Teams:
| Player | Pos. | Snaps | Percent |
| Colt Anderson | SS | 24 | 96% |
| Bjoern Werner | LB | 21 | 84% |
| Clayton Geathers | DB | 19 | 76% |
| Winston Guy | FS | 18 | 72% |
| Sio Moore | LB | 18 | 72% |
| Tyler Varga | RB | 17 | 68% |
| Griff Whalen | WR | 15 | 60% |
| Jalil Brown | CB | 14 | 56% |
| Jack Doyle | TE | 14 | 56% |
| Jonathan Newsome | LB | 14 | 56% |
| Sheldon Price | CB | 13 | 52% |
| Zach Kerr | DT | 13 | 52% |
| Pat McAfee | P | 8 | 32% |
| Donte Moncrief | WR | 7 | 28% |
| Josh Robinson | RB | 7 | 28% |
| David Parry | NT | 6 | 24% |
| Trent Cole | LB | 5 | 20% |
| Matt Overton | LS | 5 | 20% |
| Mike Adams | SS | 5 | 20% |
| Jerrell Freeman | LB | 5 | 20% |
| D'Qwell Jackson | LB | 5 | 20% |
| Dwayne Allen | TE | 4 | 16% |
| Phillip Dorsett | WR | 4 | 16% |
| Kendall Langford | DT | 4 | 16% |
| Earl Okine | DE | 2 | 8% |
| Henry Anderson | DE | 1 | 4% |
| Nate Irving | ILB | 1 | 4% |
| Adam Vinatieri | K | 1 | 4% |
| Jonotthan Harrison | C | 1 | 4% |
| Lance Louis | G | 1 | 4% |
| Jack Mewhort | T | 1 | 4% |
| Todd Herremans | G | 1 | 4% |
| Joe Reitz | G | 1 | 4% |
A few notes:
- Colt Anderson played almost every special teams snap on Sunday, while Bjoern Werner and Clayton Geathers both played a lot of snaps as well.
- Sio Moore, who the Colts traded for a week ago, didn't play at all on the defensive side of the football but was in on 18 special teams snaps.