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With their backs against the wall the Colts went out and did what they needed to do to get a win on the road against the division rival Houston Texans on Sunday. It was a tough game that could potentially offer a playoff preview if the Colts can take care of business and get a break or two down the stretch.
There were a lot of things to like about the way this team played on defense, and the offense got humming once Frank Reich made some adjustments in the second quarter. Let’s take a look at the snap counts for this game and see if they reveal anything interesting.
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 |
56 | Quenton Nelson | G/C | 67 | 100 | 4 | 14 | ||
74 | Anthony Castonzo | T | 67 | 100 | 4 | 14 | ||
72 | Braden Smith | G/T | 67 | 100 | 4 | 14 | ||
12 | Andrew Luck | QB | 67 | 100 | ||||
67 | Evan Boehm | G | 67 | 100 | ||||
13 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | 54 | 81 | ||||
11 | Ryan Grant | WR | 49 | 73 | 3 | 10 | ||
85 | Eric Ebron | TE | 45 | 67 | 1 | 3 | ||
25 | Marlon Mack | RB | 40 | 60 | ||||
64 | Mark Glowinski | G | 35 | 52 | 1 | 3 | ||
14 | Zach Pascal | WR | 35 | 52 | 10 | 34 | ||
63 | Josh Andrews | C | 32 | 48 | 3 | 10 | ||
21 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 28 | 42 | ||||
45 | Ryan Hewitt | TE | 26 | 39 | 4 | 14 | ||
80 | Chester Rogers | WR | 25 | 37 | 9 | 31 | ||
73 | Joe Haeg | T/G | 21 | 31 | 9 | 31 | ||
86 | Erik Swoope | TE | 9 | 13 | 11 | 38 | ||
10 | Reece Fountain | WR | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
15 | Dontrelle Inman | WR | ||||||
20 | Jordan Wilkins | RB | 20 | 69 | ||||
62 | Le'Raven Clark | G/T | ||||||
7 | Jacoby Brissett | QB | ||||||
78 | Ryan Kelly | C | ||||||
81 | Mo-Alie Cox | TE |
Notes
- I was a little surprised to see that Mark Glowinski missed so many snaps in this game. He left with an ankle injury and found himself back in the mix briefly later, but left again after being unable to continue. I was surprised, because the drop off between he and Josh Andrews wasn’t all that noticeable. I’m sure that a close review of the film might reveal otherwise, but the overall takeaway for me is that the Colts backup offensive linemen have done a very solid job this season.
- Despite being the receiver who had the second most snaps on the offense, Ryan Grant was targeted just once. In a field of really solid draft picks and free agent pickups, Grant just has not achieved what the Colts would have hoped of him.
- Jordan Wilkins didn’t get a single snap with the offense in Sunday’s game. To a degree that is understandable, because he doesn’t have the versatility of Hines or the explosiveness of Mack, but his vision is really good and I would like to see him used, even if in a limited capacity.
- Reece Fountain got his first action after being activated from the practice squad with Dontrelle Inman unable to play this week. He was in on 3 snaps and got 3 on special teams as well. He wasn’t targeted in that time.
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 |
23 | Kenny Moore II | CB | 72 | 100 | 5 | 17 | ||
35 | Pierre Desir | CB | 72 | 100 | 7 | 24 | ||
26 | Clayton Geathers | S | 68 | 94 | 7 | 24 | ||
29 | Malik Hooker | S | 72 | 100 | ||||
53 | Darius Leonard | LB | 72 | 100 | 3 | 10 | ||
50 | Anthony Walker | LB | 61 | 85 | 9 | 31 | ||
95 | Denico Autry | DT/DE | 51 | 71 | 5 | 17 | ||
93 | Jabaal Sheard | DE | 47 | 65 | 5 | 17 | ||
92 | Margus Hunt | DT | 46 | 64 | 5 | 17 | ||
94 | Tyquan Lewis | DE | 33 | 46 | ||||
31 | Quincy Wilson | CB | 42 | 58 | 8 | 28 | ||
49 | Matthew Adams | LB | 30 | 42 | 24 | 83 | ||
97 | Al-Quadin Muhammad | DE | 57 | 79 | 7 | 24 | ||
57 | Kemoko Turay | DE | 13 | 18 | ||||
90 | Grover Stewart | DT | 22 | 31 | 9 | 31 | ||
99 | Al Woods | DT | 18 | 25 | 4 | 14 | ||
34 | Mike Mitchell | S | ||||||
30 | George Odum | S | 15 | 21 | 20 | 69 | ||
55 | Skai Moore | LB | 3 | 10 | ||||
52 | Najee Goode | LB | 23 | 79 | ||||
28 | Chris Milton | CB | 21 | 72 | ||||
44 | Zaire Franklin | LB | 20 | 69 | ||||
36 | Corey Moore | S | 11 | 38 | ||||
27 | Nate Hairston | CB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 45 | ||
91 | Hassan Ridgeway | DT |
Notes
- The group of defensive backs for the Colts getting the bulk of the snaps has been nearly unchanged for most of this season. Kenny Moore, Pierre Desir, Clayton Geathers, and Malik Hooker as well as Darius Leonard have gotten 100 percent of the defensive snaps when they were healthy. Leonard and Moore and 23, Hooker is 22. Great to see the Colts getting meaningful defensive snaps from some young and productive guys.
- Al-Quadin Muhammad saw an uptick in snaps this week, cutting into Tyquan Lewis’ time on the field a bit for the first time since Lewis got healthy. Kemoko Turay also saw diminished snaps, likely due to the Texans tendency to run the ball and his limited effectiveness there.
- Matthew Adams seems to have staked his claim on the SAM linebacker job, earning himself more time over the past few weeks with his hard hitting play against the running game. Despite a couple bad penalties being called on him in the past two weeks, he has looked pretty solid.
- 2 of Grover Stewart’s 22 snaps resulted in big penalties called on him. That just cannot happen. You can’t have your rotational defensive linemen killing you with penalties.
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 |
2 | Rigoberto Sanchez | P | 14 | 48 | ||||
46 | Luke Rhodes | LS | 11 | 38 | ||||
4 | Adam Vinatieri | K | 4 | 14 |