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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc
Food for thought ...... as much as everyone loves to hate on Eberflus, the Colts' defense is actually better than their offense.
12th in total defense.
17th in total offense.
The Colts' biggest problem right now is their “offensive guru” head coach.
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The defense had 2 huge stops late in yesterday's game ......
1) ) Late in the 4th quarter while the game was tied, they forced the Titans to punt ...... if they hadn't forced that punt, there is a good chance that the Titans would have run most or all of the clock down while kicking what probably would have been the game-winning field goal in regulation.
2) ) In overtime, after the offense failed to score at least a field goal after winning the coin toss, they forced the Titans to punt (after which the offense failed again.)
Additionally, there were 2 different occasions in which the Colts' defense forced 4th downs, both times in which the Titans went for it and got it ...... credit the Titans' offense for getting both of those 1st downs, but there were plenty of occasions in which the defense either forced a turnover or put the Titans in 4th-down situations. The Titans were 7-for-16 on 3rd downs, turned the ball over early in the game which the Colts converted into a touchdown, and punted the ball 4 times (including once in overtime.)
They also caught a bad break when Tyquan Lewis twisted his knee and coughed up the ball which he had just intercepted.
Overall, I believe that the defense did at least a reasonably good job yesterday.
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