Los Angeles (8-6) sits in playoff position heading into the season's home stretch, while the Colts (4-9-1) are now mathematically eliminated.
INDIANAPOLIS — A reeling Colts team has lost four straight, is coming off of the worst collapse in NFL history and was officially, mathematically eliminated from the NFL playoffs on Thursday night., still trying to find a way to get the Colts back in the win column in the final game of the NFL’s Christmas week, taking on the Chargers at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
Indianapolis has to stem the tide without its best offensive weapon, with a new starting quarterback and with a defense that has started to buckle under the strain of trying to carry the Colts’ awful offense this season.to get a shot at the Colts’ starting job this season, and Indianapolis is hoping the veteran’s willingness to throw the ball downfield brings a vertical threat back to the offense. Former starting quarterbackwas averaging just 6.
3. A banged-up Chargers defense has pedestrian numbers overall, but Los Angeles might have hit its stride in the past couple of weeks. Los Angeles has given up just 15.5 points and 251.5 yards per game in its last two appearances, taking down both the high-powered Miami offense and a slumping Tennessee offense. No matter who’s at quarterback, Indianapolis has been one of the league’s worst offenses this season.
5. Veteran defensive end Khalil Mack leads Los Angeles with seven sacks in Joey Bosa’s absence, but the real threat against a Colts offensive line that has struggled to protect is the blitzing defenders the Chargers can bring. Strong safety Derwin James returned to practice this week, and if he’s playing Monday night, James has four sacks this season. Off-the-ball linebackers Drue Tranquill and Kyle Van Noy also bring the pressure.hurts badly this week.
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