Colts vs. Jaguars week 13: Defensive post-game grades

The Colts lost in surprising fashion today, falling 6-0. As you can probably tell, the defense wasn’t the reason for losing. Here is how each unit played.

The Colts defense was expected to play well today. They were facing a team without their best offensive player and playing a backup quarterback. What they didn’t expect was to get shut out and lose by only 6 points. But the defense held up its end of the bargain.

Denico Autry was a man possessed out there. He played his best game as a Colt, recording 3 sacks and 7 total tackles. Jabaal Sheard also added 2 tackles for loss. They combined for 5 tackles for loss in this one. They did a god job putting pressure on the quarterback, and did a decent job shutting down the run game.

This might have been the best overall game for the linebackers. They all contributed in this one. Darius Leonard had 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss. Anthony Walker led the team with 9 tackles and recovered a fumble. Matthew Adams had a big hit and also forced a fumble. They were all over the field and played great in the run game and the pass game.

The Colts played well in pass coverage all day. They only allowed 150 passing yards. The only reason this grade isn’t higher is because they dropped an interception and committed a few penalties. But they should be pleased with the way that they played today.

If the defense could’ve gotten any help at all in this game from the offense, they would have won easily. This was a waste of a great defensive performance. Hopefully, the defense can keep this level of play up, and the offense will hold up their end of the deal.