After a poor performance Sunday at Buffalo, the speculation about whether this potential distraction could derail one of this season’s AFC favorites ramped up – even as the Colts attempt to steer the discussion in another direction.
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But, with that said, it was only one loss.
The Buffalo Bills rolled with Tyrod Taylor as their starting quarterback, and he’s earning a lot of praise from a lot of interesting places. It could reveal that it’s none of those four aforementioned teams, who were among the five teams other than the Patriots that went into the season with the best odds to reach the Super Bowl, according to Linemakers. He was hit five times, took two sacks and was under the gun throughout the game.
HILTON HURT: Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton’s status is uncertain after he bruised his left knee while being tackled late in the third quarter. Hilton’s timetable for return will be determined by an MRI, so fantasy owners and Colts fans will have to sit tight until we wait confirmation for the severity of this injury.
“He had the courage to hire me, and that probably isn’t real easy to do”.
“Well, you know, there’s blitzes and there’s things that look like blitzes and you don’t”, defensive lineman Kyle Williams said.
Luck looked Hilton’s way a ton against the Bills, 14 targets in all. And Robert Woods chipped in with two receptions for 27 yards. The Bills biggest weakness in the game was a case of the butter fingers and the Colts weren’t even able to capitalize on that! I’m sure he couldn’t hear, because I couldn’t hear, we tried to make checks, too.
“I think it’s just the familiarity he has against us, the same as we have against him”, Kline said.
Johnson was targeted 10 times and caught four balls for 24 yards. The Colts did make things interesting in the fourth quarter with two touchdown drives but could never get all the way back. Receivers like Moncrief and Phillip Dorsett would need to step up, though. If that’s how he continues to play, it wouldn’t be surprising for the Colts to put Johnson on the sidelines more as the season progresses. It was the first touchdown throw of Taylor’s career. The Bills were already way downfield at that point and the Colts were forced to start the drive at their own 3-yard-line.
Police officials in Orchard Park say they were “pleasantly surprised” with the events immediately following the game, saying they think the victory and the weather may have helped fans keep their cool. One of his best runs was when he went forward a yard, paused and then cut outside. It was a game that focused more on the Colts weaknesses rather than their strengths, as they couldn’t seem to find a rhythm on offense or defense. They were jumping offsides, they didn’t know what we were doing. The former Baltimore Ravens backup also added 41 yards on the ground and showed the team and its fans that Ryan mad the right choice in making him the starter for the opener. “Sunday at 1 is going to be a pretty exciting game”. Let’s see how they do throughout the 2015 season. Are the Jets either of those teams? No… Remember, the Jets still have Darrelle Revis, Calvin Pryor, Marcus Gilchrist, Buster Skrine, and Marcus Williams back there, so their secondary has plenty of athleticism and upside. Rookie defensive back Ronald Darby had a solid day in his debut.
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But Ryan said Monday that he has been preparing for the Patriots for a while.
