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Old 10-08-2025, 01:06 PM
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Default Playing Down to Their Competiton ...... Not the 2025 Colts

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COLTS lll 33 lll - lll DOLPHINS ll 8

COLTS lll 41 lll - lll TITANS llllll 20

COLTS lll 40 lll - ll. RAIDERS lll. 6



Even when Andrew Luck was taking snaps behind center between 2012 and 2018, the Colts had a general reputation of "playing down to their competition" ...... games that were expected to be relatively easy wins often wound up being down-to-the-wire nailbiters.

The 2025 Colts appear to be different, though ...... after demolishing the Dolphins on Opening Day, the Colts have racked up 2 blowout wins against sub-par competition.


Will this pattern of taking care of business against weaker teams continue for the remainder of the 2025 season, or will the Colts revert back to what was their reputation prior to 2025 ??? Just the fact that this question is being asked in the first place has many Colts fans breathing huge sighs of relief. Not since Peyton Manning's prime years with the franchise between 1999 and 2010 has the team regularly steamrolled teams that they were expected to.

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The Colts played down to their competition today ...... but as I said in the game-thread, sometimes you have to win games when you play badly.

Good teams find ways to win games in spite of their own bad play.

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this defense is garbage
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this defense is garbage
They really are even accounting for injuries in the secondary which are sort of beyond anyone’s control.

Pass rush just not good enough. I can’t wait to see Franklin playing literally any other team but this one.
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I have t watched the game yet but from just looking at the box score it seems like they sold out to stop the run and dared Brissett to beat them.

And he almost did.
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Through six weeks of the 2024 NFL season, the Colts have scored 194 points....

which is more than any Colts team ever....even those helmed by Peyton Manning.

This season is crazy....
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The Colts continue to roll against sub-par teams.

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In terms of record, the Falcons and Texans are the weakest teams we have left on our schedule.

Gird your loins because the teams we play are going to get a lot better really fast.
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In terms of record, the Falcons and Texans are the weakest teams we have left on our schedule.

Gird your loins because the teams we play are going to get a lot better really fast.
Yep, and neither are pushovers. The Texans are finding their stride, unfortunately. Wish we could have had one of our games vs them early. The nice thing is that we have won all the easy games and beaten two quality opponents as well.
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Yep, and neither are pushovers. The Texans are finding their stride, unfortunately. Wish we could have had one of our games vs them early. The nice thing is that we have won all the easy games and beaten two quality opponents as well.
I'm Really Looking forward to our Steelers and Chefs matchups.
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