The Red Zone, and 3rd-Down Conversions: 2020 Colts Offense
 

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1) ) Prior to yesterday’s game, the Colts had been one of the league’s worst red-zone teams, scoring TD's on just 42.1% of their trips inside the opponent’s 20-yard line ...... yesterday, the Colts scored TD's on all 4 of its trips inside the red-zone (100%.)


2) ) Prior to yesterday’s game, the Colts were one of the worst teams in the league at converting on 3rd down, with a lowly 34.9% success rate ...... yesterday, the Colts converted on 7 of its 11 3rd-down attempts (63.6%.)



SOURCE: ) Joel A. Erickson (IndyStar Reporter)


https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...ls/3683821001/

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There were some pretty long and pretty clutch 3rd downs also.

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(vs. LIONS, 11/01)



1) ) The Colts made 3 trips inside the red zone ...... and scored 3 TD's while there.


2) ) The Colts were 9-for-15 on 3rd down conversions, but were essentially 10-for-15 in terms of success ...... on one of their failed 3rd-down attempts, they went for it on 4th down and succeeded.


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(vs. RAVENS, 11/08)



1) ) The Colts made 1 trip inside the red zone ...... they scored a TD in that one trip.

On the final play of the game the Colts technically had an additional trip in the red zone, as they were on the opponent's 20 yard-line. By that time the game had been decided, and the clock ran out after the Colts ran one play, which gained 15 yards.


2) ) The Colts were 3-for-12 on 3rd down conversions, but were essentially 4-for-12 in terms of success ...... on one of their failed 3rd-down attempts, they went for it on 4th down and succeeded.


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(vs. TITANS, 11/12) ) [Thursday Night Football]



1) ) The Colts made 6 trips inside the red zone ...... they scored 3 TD's and 2 FG's in those 6 trips, while turning the ball over on downs one time.


2) ) The Colts were 4-for-11 on 3rd down conversions, but were essentially 6-for-11 in terms of success ...... on 2 of their failed 3rd-down attempts, they went for it on 4th down and succeeded.


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(vs. TEXANS, 12/06)



1) ) The Colts made 3 trips inside the red zone ...... they scored 2 TD's and failed to convert on a 4th down and 1 from the Texans' 5 yard-line..


2) ) The Colts were 3-for-11 on 3rd down conversions, but were essentially 4-for-11 in terms of success ...... on 1 of their failed 3rd-down attempts, they went for it on 4th down and succeeded.

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(vs. RAIDERS, 12/13)



1) ) The Colts made 5 trips inside the red zone ...... they scored 3 TD's and 2 FG's in thiose 5 trips. Also, one of the FG's may have been a TD if the Colts had not run out of time (there was only 1 second remaining in the 1st half when the Colts used their final timeout and kicked the field goal.)


2) ) The Colts were a blistering 10-for-13 on 3rd-down conversions this afternoon. ) :eek:

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(vs. BILLS, 1/09) lll [Wild Card Playoff Game]



Philip Rivers LITERALLY was touched one time by the Bills defense ...... on 46 pass attempts overall there were no Sacks, no INT's, and he was touched/pushed only one time.


On 5 trips inside the Red Zone they had 2 TD's, 1 FG, 1 Missed FG, and 1 Turnover on Downs ...... they did score an additional TD from outside of the Red Zone (a 27-yard TD pass from Rivers to Doyle.)

The Colts were 9-for-17 on 3rd down conversions, although they did convert 2 4th-down attempts on their final drive late in the 4th quarter to make it essentially 11-for-17 in that department.

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