On a national television stage on Thursday Night Football, the Indianapolis Colts found a way to have their signature second-half lead relinquished into a loss, combined with allowing the Denver Broncos’ Brock Osweiler to look like the greatest quarterback of all-time. In fact, he recorded the sixth-highest Total QBR that ESPN has ever measured.
The Colts have been dealing with a ton of injuries all year, but it’s especially bad right now. Let’s take a look at the snap counts.
OFFENSE
Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
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Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
Jack Doyle | TE | 54 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 27% |
Jeremy Vujnovich | OG | 54 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 14% |
Joe Haeg | OT | 54 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 14% |
Anthony Castonzo | OT | 54 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 9% |
Mike Person | C | 54 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Jacoby Brissett | QB | 54 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Chester Rogers | WR | 53 | 98% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 9% |
TY Hilton | WR | 51 | 94% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Kamar Aiken | WR | 34 | 63% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 32% |
Denzelle Good | OT | 31 | 57% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 9% |
Frank Gore | RB | 28 | 52% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Marlon Mack | RB | 24 | 44% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 5% |
Le'Raven Clark | OG | 23 | 43% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 14% |
Ross Travis | TE | 10 | 19% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Brandon Williams | TE | 8 | 15% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 9% |
Jason Vander Laan | TE | 4 | 7% | 0 | 0% | 14 | 64% |
K.J. Brent | WR | 3 | 6% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 18% |
Josh Ferguson | RB | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 41% |
- Frank Gore (28) and Marlon Mack (24) didn’t quite play as evenly as the snap count would indicate. Gore suffered a minor knee/quad issue at one point in the first half but later returned. Josh Ferguson got in for a play but wasn’t able to haul in a wheel route down the right sideline.
- Interestingly enough, for the second week in a row, Chester Rogers had the most snaps (53) of any Colts wide receiver. T.Y. Hilton (51) was close behind, and Kamar Aiken had 34 in Donte Moncrief’s absence. K.J. Brent even got in for a few.
- Ross Travis came in for 10 snaps at tight end when Brandon Williams (concussion) left the game. Jason Vander Laan (4) got some of his first action on the year as well.
- Mike Person was the starting center in place of Ryan Kelly. Last week, Anthony Fabiano started in place of Kelly even though Person also played.
- Starting right tackle Denzelle Good (knee) left the game and did not return. Right guard Joe Haeg slid over into Good’s spot, and Le’Raven Clark took over at right guard.
- Overall, 18 players saw offensive snaps.
DEFENSE
Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
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Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
Quincy Wilson | CB | 0 | 0% | 79 | 100% | 1 | 5% |
Kenny Moore | CB | 0 | 0% | 74 | 94% | 7 | 32% |
Antonio Morrison | ILB | 0 | 0% | 66 | 84% | 9 | 41% |
Jabaal Sheard | OLB | 0 | 0% | 66 | 84% | 0 | 0% |
Barkevious Mingo | OLB | 0 | 0% | 63 | 80% | 12 | 55% |
Matthias Farley | S | 0 | 0% | 63 | 80% | 9 | 41% |
Margus Hunt | DE | 0 | 0% | 57 | 72% | 5 | 23% |
Johnathan Hankins | DT | 0 | 0% | 54 | 68% | 4 | 18% |
Jon Bostic | ILB | 0 | 0% | 48 | 61% | 0 | 0% |
Darius Butler | S | 0 | 0% | 43 | 54% | 4 | 18% |
D.J. White | CB | 0 | 0% | 42 | 53% | 0 | 0% |
T.J. Green | S | 0 | 0% | 38 | 48% | 8 | 36% |
Al Woods | NT | 0 | 0% | 37 | 47% | 4 | 18% |
Clayton Geathers | S | 0 | 0% | 30 | 38% | 4 | 18% |
Anthony Walker | ILB | 0 | 0% | 29 | 37% | 14 | 64% |
Grover Stewart | DL | 0 | 0% | 24 | 30% | 13 | 59% |
Tarell Basham | OLB | 0 | 0% | 22 | 28% | 11 | 50% |
Joey Mbu | DL | 0 | 0% | 19 | 24% | 1 | 5% |
Hassan Ridgeway | DL | 0 | 0% | 13 | 16% | 0 | 0% |
Jeremiah George | ILB | 0 | 0% | 2 | 3% | 9 | 41% |
- Starting inside linebacker Jon Bostic (knee) left the game, and rookie Anthony Walker Jr. came in for his first career action on defense. Bostic had played 100% of the defensive snaps in every game except for one up until tonight. Backup linebacker Jeremiah George left the game with a neck injury. This may have helped Walker get the playing time.
- Defensive lineman Hassan Ridgeway returned to the field for the first time in a few weeks.
- There were a lot of inexperienced guys playing because of injuries, and the results were very much mixed. Rookie cornerback Quincy Wilson played 100% of the snaps again this weekend. He’s getting much-needed experience. Kenny Moore started at corner with Wilson again this week. D.J. White (another corner) played his first defensive snaps of the year and gave up several plays in the passing game.
- Clayton Geathers played his fourth game of the year, increasing his snaps each week. Between defense and special teams, he saw 10 snaps in Week 12, 20 in Week 13, 24 in Week 14 and 34 on Thursday against the Broncos. Considering there are usually 55-65 defensive snaps in a game, he may be ready to start by Week 17.
- Overall, 20 players saw defensive snaps.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
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Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
Chris Milton | CB | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 19 | 86% |
Anthony Johnson | DE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 68% |
Jermaine Grace | ILB | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 50% |
Rigoberto Sanchez | P | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 50% |
Luke Rhodes | LS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 32% |
Adam Vinatieri | K | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 14% |
Anthony Fabiano | C | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 14% |
*Snap counts via NFL official game book.