The Indianapolis Colts (4-2) host the Cincinnati Bengals (3-1-1) this afternoon. The winner will improve their standing in the AFC and likely cement themselves as a contender in the conference.
Before today’s game, we’ve got an injury report for you to check out. It looks like Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green will be out Sunday as will Colts nickelback Darius Butler.
We spoke with the editor of Stripe Hype to get some intel on the Bengals this week. We also broke down the numbers to get an idea of what this Bengals team looks like as well for our intel report.
We’ve spent the mini-bye week for the Colts looking at how this team has been able to perform at such a high level.
The defense has been outstanding on third downs this year. The defense has been able to generate pressure at a high level and is generating turnovers at a higher level than last season.
Safety Mike Adams, a late addition in the offseason, has played extremely well this season. He may be an older player, but he’s been the best safety on the roster by a wide margin.
On offense, Andrew Luck is the league’s leading passer with 17 touchdowns and 1,987 yards. Jonotthan Harrison shows promise at center, but needs to cut down on the mistakes.
Even special teams got some love this week as Pat McAfee was named the AFC Special Team’s Player of the Week.
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Kickoff
Date: Sunday, Oct. 19th
Start Time: 1:00 pm EST
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium
TV Coverage
CBS
Radio Coverage
The radio broadcast can be heard on 1070 The Fan, 97.1 HANK FM in Indianapolis. They can be found on member of the Colts Radio Network outside of Indy. Bob Lamey returns to do play-by-play along with Jim Sorgi offering color commentary.
Betting Line
Colts -3 Over/Under 49.5