Colts: 3 big overreactions to Week 2 win over Vikings

Here are three overreactions from the Colts’ Week 2 Win over Minnesota.

To say the Indianapolis Colts were banged up heading into their huge Week 2 matchup against Minnesota would be an understatement, and things only worsened in that department leading up to kickoff and throughout the game.

Not only was top cornerback Rock Ya-Sin surprisingly scratched due to a stomach illness, but wideout Parris Campbell was carted off the field with what looked to be a serious knee injury following a low hit. Because when it rains it pours, safety Malik Hooker also left early with an apparent Achilles injury.

In an impressive display of resilience, however, the Colts didn’t let their injury woes impact their performance, as they steamrolled Minnesota en route to a 28-11 victory. The win really alleviated concerns and doubts fans in Indianapolis might have (understandably) had following the team’s brutal loss in Week 1.

Speaking of which, since we all had reactionary takeaways from the Colts loss to Jacksonville to open the season, it only seems right that we do the same for their huge, potentially season-saving win over the Vikings.

3. The Defense Will Be Just Fine

The Vikings mustered zero offense against Indianapolis on Sunday.

To be fair, we’re going to need to see how the Colts’ defense performs in Week 3 to know how good they can be, because it’s highly probable their first two games were anomalies. Assuming the unit regresses to the mean, they shouldn’t be as putrid as they were against Jacksonville to open the year, and they shouldn’t be as flawless as they were on Sunday versus Minnesota.

However, you could also say that the Jaguars don’t flaunt nearly as many stars as the Vikings do on offense, and Indy performed better against the latter. That leads us to believe the Colts defense, which received rave reviews throughout training camp, is much closer to the group we saw in Week 2 than Week 1, and that is great news.

For the game, Indianapolis conceded just 175 yards, forced three turnovers (all interceptions), registered three sacks, and hit Kirk Cousins seven times. Expect Matt Eberflus’ defense to continue its dominant ways next week against the New York Jets, who look like one of the worst teams in the NFL thus far.