0xbt

Every week http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/matthias-farley-jersey , I will present a summary of some basic and advanced stats for the Colts performance relative to the league. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being awesome sources of weekly data.In my offensive stats post, I described how the Colts offense was terrible in the first quarter and brilliant the rest of the game.For the defense, I won’t say they were ever brilliant, but they were definitely terrible in the first quarter.To start the game, the Colts let the Giants eat up the clock with two TD drives that made Eli Manning look like Peyton.After that, while the defense wasn’t great, they were at least good enough to get the win. For the game, the Colts gave up 22 first downs and a way too high 79% Drive Success Rate. However http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/clayton-geathers-jersey , the bulk of that leakage occurred in the first quarter.Here is a breakdown of some stats by Giant drives started in the first quarter vs. the rest of the game:1st Qtr ComparisonDrive Start1st downs (per drive)Yards (per drive)Points (per drive)DSRPasser RatingRushing SuccessDrive Start1st downs (per drive)Yards (per drive)Points (per drive)DSRPasser RatingRushing SuccessTEAM TOTALSThere is all kinds of breaking with that bending.The Colts only gave up one first down by penalty, but there were also 3 pre-snap penalties in the first 2 drives alone, so I’m not going to be singing their praises there. A 58% third down conversion rate and 6.3 yards per play is simply a recipe for disaster.PASSINGA 6.8 average depth of target is pretty short, but even so a 76% completion rate is ridiculous. Add to that,6.4 Yards after the catch and you get Eli Manning’s 4th best Yards per Attempt on the season. RUSHINGThe defense did find some success against the run.The Colts gave up only 2 explosive plays for 26 yards and 0 third down conversions, while Saquon Barkley was held to just over 2 Yards per Carry.A 32% weighted Rush Success Rate against is good enough to put the Colts defense in the top third of teams . . .almost. CONCLUSIONS & NEXT MATCH-UPThe first quarter effort was a drowning ship that threatened to bring the game and the season down with it.Fortunately,the Colts defense woke up and managed to play just well enough to keep the Giants from stealing one.If they play like this against the Titans . . . well, I’m not even going to say it. Going into week 17, the good news is that for the season Authentic Jordan Wilkins Jersey , the Titans offense hasn’t been very good (23rd in DVOA) and the Colts defense easily kept them in check in week 11, limiting their output to just 10 points. The bad news is that the Titans have been trending up over the last 5 weeks. Both their passing (ANY/A) and rushing (wRSR) are in the top 10 of all teams since week 12.However, the Colts have been pretty strong against the run and Mariota may not even play (or be healthy), so that bodes well for the match-ups. TRAILING 5 WEEK TOTALS (per game)SEASON TOTALS (per game) Adam Vinatieri started his career as a young kicker in awe of the stats of a Hall of Famer such as Morten Andersen.As a rookie in New England, the lofty numbers seemed as out of reach as a 70-yard field goal."I remember playing against him early in the league going, so many points, no one's even going to come close," Vinatieri said.Come close?Vinatieri is on the brink of passing Andersen in career field goals and total points and putting the final bows on a career that has him destined for Canton, Ohio.The 45-year-old Vinatieri kicked field goals of 35 http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/jack-doyle-jersey , 31 and 28 yards on Sunday to match Andersen for most field goals in NFL history with 565.Vinatieri added an extra point to finish with 10 points in the game, putting him 33 shy of matching Andersen (2,544) for the most points scored in NFL history."That's the one," Vinatieri said. "Nobody every pays attention to who has the most field goals. It's who's got the most points. They almost run hand-in-hand. It'd be fun if it happens."The scoring mark could fall in a few weeks.But on a soggy Sunday in Philadelphia, Vinatieri at least snagged a share of Andersen's field-goal record. The Colts couldn't take advantage in a 20-16 loss to the Super Bowl champion Eagles, setting the stage for Vinatieri to set the field goal record next week at home against the Houston Texans."It's obviously special," Vinatieri said, "but gosh dang it, when you do it on a close game and you lose Authentic Andrew Luck Jersey , it just doesn't feel quite the same. It's a record that's been a long time coming. I just appreciate the opportunities I have."Andersen needed 709 attempts to set the record; Vinatieri just 670 in 23 seasons to tie."We put him in situations to give us three and he delivers every time," Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said.Vinatieri was already the NFL's postseason record holder for scoring (234) and field goals (56); and he hit two Super Bowl winners in the final minute. He's won four Super Bowls and was the only unanimous selection on the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team.He made 263 field goals in 10 years with the New England Patriots and has 302 with the Colts.Few fans will forget the two kicks he made in the Snow Bowl, or "Tuck Rule" game, to help New England beat Oakland in a divisional-round playoff game following the 2001 season. It helped the Patriots capture their first Super Bowl.Last year, the oldest player in the league made a seemingly impossible extra point to force overtime in a December blizzard in Buffalo and helped keep the Colts within striking distance just 13 days later in monsoon-like weather in Baltimore.Last year, with a new long snapper and a new holder, Vinatieri made 85.3 percent of his field goals."I like to step out there and kick field goals," he said, "but it's better kicking extra points Womens Eric Ebron Jersey , that's for sure."Vinatieri remembers talking to Andersen, one of only two full-time kickers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, about the secrets to enjoying a long, successful career.Staying healthy, for sure.And the other?"Stubbornness, probably," Vinatieri said, smiling. "There's a lot of great young guys around and I think my joy of being around these young guys and trying to compete against guys half my age ... I'd contribute that to it a little bit."