Passing: 290.8 (4th)
Rushing: 98.3 (27th)
Total Defense: 384.9 (28th)
The Falcons are a team that I think have bipolar disorder; they can either beat you 49-7 or you can beat them 49-7. They finished in the top ten for every offensive category (except rushing yards per game) and the bottom ten in every defensive category. Matt Ryan had 35 touchdowns and 7 interceptions and Julio Jones caught 113 footballs with 1,677 yards and 8 touchdowns. I believe the Colts can beat this team but I don’t believe it will be easy.
Passing: 239.8 (18th)
Rushing: 133.5 (4th)
Total Defense: 353.2 (19th)
The Panthers are one of the most balanced teams the Colts face this year. Their team average on both offense and defense was just about the same. The Panthers are a team that can beat you bad on the ground but losing Funchess puts nearly all the pressure on Greg Olsen and Christian McCaffrey. Cam Newton had an average season throwing 24 touchdowns with 13 interceptions, but he can beat you on the ground and had nearly 500 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns on the ground. I think this is a win for the Colts putting their record at 2-0 so far.
Passing: 230.9 (19th)
Rushing: 119.2 (12th)
Total Defense: 365.1 (22nd)
The Broncos had a rough season in 2018 mainly due to the awful quarterback play by Case Keenum. Keenum threw nearly 4,000 yards but only had 18 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. Their rushing situation wasn’t much better with an RBBC (running back by committee). Phillip Lindsay had 1,037 yards with 9 touchdowns and 5.4 average. However, where their team shines is when the defense gets to the quarterback. Von Miller had 14.5 sacks and Bradley Chubb had 12 sacks, not very man other teams have two players with 10+ sacks, and most many teams have a player that can do it consistently for as many years as Von Miller has. This is another win for the Colts putting them at 3-0.
Passing: 181.2 (30th)
Rushing: 108.6 (18th)
Total Defense: 391.1 (29th)
The Dolphins let Cameron Wake and Ryan Tannehill go and I can’t really say anything else about this team that’s positive. The Colts easily win this game and it puts them at 4-0.
Passing: 234.4 (18th)
Rushing: 101.8 (25th)
Total Defense: 381.4 (26th)
The Raiders are a much-improved team with the Antonio Brown trade and adding multiple pieces to the defense making the team much better for 2019. Full disclosure, I have a lot of friends who are Raider fans and I live about 50 miles from Oakland so the buzz is at full swing here in California. Going off of last years stats this is an easy win for the Colts, but with the improvements, I don’t see the Colts pulling a W out of this one. The Colts lose this one and are now 4-1.