3 Colts players who will make or break playoff run
Carson Wentz will make or break Colts playoff run
For all the success that Jonathan Taylor and the defense have produced, the common perception is that Indianapolis will go as far as Carson Wentz takes it.
Many analysts and members of the media feel that there will come a game where the Colts can’t rely on the running game and will turn to Wentz and ask him to win it through the air. Even Indy’s head coach, Frank Reich, has expressed this sentiment.
Good response from Frank Reich after he was asked by @bkravitz if Wentz is gonna have to win them a game at some point.
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) December 21, 2021
"For us to go where we wanna go, I think there will have to be games where Carson is the quote-unquote star of the game. I think that’ll have to happen."
While everyone can agree that this moment will come, no one is sure how Wentz will respond when the moment arrives. Will he be the quarterback that played himself out of Philadelphia or the 2017 Wentz that was on his way to winning an MVP before injuring his knee?
In games this season when Wentz has 35 or more passes, the Colts are 0-5. When he has under 35 attempts, Indy is 9-1. Now, this isn’t necessarily a direct correlation, there are plenty more factors involved, but it is a reason for some to have hesitations about Wentz’s ability to win a game.
He will have the opportunity to silence doubters before Indianapolis’ season ends. If Wentz proves his doubters wrong, the Colts season may not be ending until February.
