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Two Indianapolis Colts interior offensive linemen made Pro Football Focus’ Week 10: Team of the Week—as both starting center Ryan Kelly and offensive guard Quenton Nelson were named to the advanced grading web site’s standout squad following their respective Thursday Night performances against the Tennessee Titans:
PFF TEAM OF THE WEEK
Offense
QB: Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders
RB: Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
WR: Cole Beasley, Buffalo Bills
WR: Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers
TE: Richard Rodgers, Philadelphia Eagles
FLEX: D’Andre Swift, Detroit Lions
LT: Duane Brown, Seattle Seahawks
LG: Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts
C: Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis Colts
RG: Wyatt Teller, Cleveland Browns
RT: Jack Conklin, Cleveland Browns
Defense
DI: Raekwon Davis, Miami Dolphins
DI: Poona Ford, Seattle Seahawks
EDGE: Montez Sweat, Washington Football Team
EDGE: Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers
LB: Demario Davis, New Orleans Saints
LB: Shaq Thompson, Carolina Panthers
CB: Darious Williams, Los Angeles Rams
CB: Nevin Lawson, Las Vegas Raiders
S: Jeff Heath, Las Vegas Raiders
S: Jessie Bates III, Cincinnati Bengals
FLEX D: Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins
Specifically, on Thursday night, Kelly received a +84.6 grade overall—which was highlighted by a +83.5 run blocking grade.
Meanwhile, his interior partner-in-crime, Nelson, earned a +88.1 grade overall against the Titans, as he was exceptional protecting Philip Rivers with a +88.3 pass blocking grade. The 2x NFL First-Team All-Pro was the Colts’ highest graded offensive player on the evening.
On the season, Kelly has allowed 0 sacks and just 4 total QB pressures—while committing 0 penalties, in 606 total offensive snaps.
In similar stalwart fashion, Nelson has also surrendered 0 sacks and a mere 5 total QB pressures—having committed 4 total penalties during that same amount of snaps.
Before last week, the Colts had the league’s 6th highest team pass blocking win rate at 64%, and the 10th best team run blocking win rate at 71% (which hasn’t been updated yet for Week 10).
While the running game hasn’t been exactly dominant—like many Colts fans expected entering the season, Indianapolis still boasts one of the NFL’s best overall offensive lines.
Both Kelly and Nelson are a big reason why, as the pair was pivotal in the Colts upsetting the Titans on the road in a decisive AFC South divisional win—given their respective strong performances along the interior trenches.
After all, being in November, for ‘Big Q and the boys’, it’s ‘Harvest Season’:
.@Colts @BigQ56 for America’s Farmers; it’s Harvest Season; and #BigQ and the #Colts OL; they came to plow the fields in Nashville and climb back in the tight AFC South race. @NDFootball #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/X1EFkXtR8d
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) November 13, 2020