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I predict that the Colts will weather the storm, and win at least 2 out of their next 4 games ...... after that I hope that Buckner will be back, but I also hope that they don't rush him back.
It's nice to have started the season at 7-1, prior to the loss to the Steelers. It gives a team a lot of cushion to work with, which was the opposite of the position that the Colts have been in for every season in the past decade except for the 2020 Philip Rivers season ...... prior to the 2020 Philip Rivers season, the last time that the Colts got off to a good start to the season was in 2013, when they went 6-2 in their first 8 games. They did start the 2014 season at 6-3, but that was after losing the first 2 games of the season for an 0-2 start.
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3 Daring Predictions for Colts’ Clash vs. Falcons
(By Sean Ackerman)
https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/onsi/ne...ash-vs-falcons
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1) l Jonathan Taylor Will Break the Franchise Rushing TD Record
Jonathan Taylor has a chance to cement himself as a Colts legend, if he wasn't already one. Should the 6th-year back score twice on the ground, he'll set a new franchise record for the most rushing touchdowns.
The Falcons have only allowed 5 rushing touchdowns on the season, but San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey did have 2 of those in one game. Considering Taylor's level of play this season, anything is possible.
Taylor has scored 3 touchdowns on 4 separate occasions, and there are still 8 games left on the schedule. Hall-of-Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson set the NFL record for most such games in a single year with 6, but Taylor has a chance to match that record as well.
2) l Sauce Gardner Will Hold Drake London to Under 25 Yards Receiving
This may be a bit ambitious, but Gardner has done it before. The Falcons faced the Jets toward the end of the 2023 season, and London was held to only 1 catch for 8 yards.
To be fair, the Falcons' starting quarterback in that game was Desmond Ridder, who is currently out of the league. But that doesn't mean that Sauce wasn't locking up London all game long.
London is having a career year in 2025, bringing in 47 receptions for 587 yards and 5 touchdowns in 7 games played. Just last week, London had the best game of his career against the New England Patriots by hauling in 9 catches for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Gardner will have his work cut out for him, but I expect the newly brought in corner to put on a show for Colts fans.
3) l The Colts Will Hold the Falcons to 0 Sacks
Last weekend was a disaster for the Colts' offensive line. The front five had been solid all year, but they fell apart against the Steelers, allowing two strip sacks and five sacks in total.
The group has a chance to right their wrongs in Berlin. First of all, left tackle Bernhard Raimann is from Austria, so he'll be in a familiar environment. The other four have shown they can protect Daniel Jones and plow running lanes for Taylor, which is exactly what can happen against a Falcons defense that allows the 10th most rushing yards per game.
Quenton Nelson and Tanor Bortolini have been playing some of the best football of their careers, and with Leonard Floyd out for the Falcons, there's a chance the Colts can get to work against some 2nd-stringers.
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