The Indianapolis Colts had to make some changes if they were going to come out victorious on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.They began the season 0-1-1 after a tie with the Houston Texans in Week 1 and then a brutal shutout lo s to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2, both opponents being division foes.The Colts
Brandon Woodruff Jersey did what was nece sary at least on the defensive side of the ball and made adjustments that worked wonderfully against a potent Chiefs offense, winning their home opener at Lucas Oil Stadium by a score of 20-17.Some of those adjustments were based on the playing time that certain players received. Today, we'll take a look at how many snaps players got on offense, defense, and special teams.Scroll to Continue71 (100%) QB Matt Ryan, LT Matt Pryor, LG Quenton Nelson, C Ryan Kelly, RG Danny Pinter, RT Braden Smith67 (94%) WR Michael Pittman Jr.58 (82%) WR Parris Campbell54 (76%)
Paul Molitor Jersey RB Jonathan Taylor42 (59%) TE Mo Alie-Cox32 (45%) RB Nyheim Hines, WR Alec Pierce30 (42%) TE Kylen Granson18 (25%) WR Ashton Dulin16 (23%) TE Jelani Woods6 (8%) WR Mike StrachanDNP/Inactive QB Nick Foles, QB Sam Ehlinger, WR Dezmon Patmon, OL Bernhard Raimann, OT Luke Tenuta, IOL Wesley FrenchWith rookie offensive lineman Raimann out with an ankle injury, there was no rotation at left tackle, allowing Pryor to play all 71 snaps. There's a pretty good chance the rotation continues once Raimann returns.Many onlookers have clamored for the Colts to get Hines more involved in the offense. On Sunday, his 32 snaps were his most of the season so far.Rookie wide receiver Pierce mi sed Week 2 with a concu sion, which gave Strachan a bigger role. However, Pierce returned in Week 3, leading Strachan to see his fewest snaps of the season.Rookie tight end Woods had 16 total offensive snaps through the first two weeks, but he doubled that
Jim Gantner Jersey with 16 against the Chiefs.63 (100%) LB Zaire Franklin, S Rodney McLeod61 (97%) CB Kenny Moore II56 (89%) LB Bobby Okerke53 (84%) CB Stephon Gilmore51 (81%) S Rodney Thomas II49 (78%) DT DeForest Buckner46 (73%) CB Brandon Facyson43 (68%) DE Yannick Ngakoue40 (63%) DE Kwity Paye, DT Grover Stewart38 (60%) DL Tyquan Lewis24 (38%) CB Isaiah Rodgers16 (25%) LB E.J. Speed13 (21%) DL Dayo Odeyingbo12 (19%) S Julian Blackmon9 (14%) DT Byron Cowart8 (13%) DE Ifeadi Odenigbo4 (6%) DE Ben Banogu3 (5%) DT Eric Johnson II1 (2%) S Nick Cro sDNP/Inactive LB Shaquille Leonard, CB Dallis FlowersThe Colts employed more Cover-2 looks on defense against Kansas City, which changed things for the safeties. Normally, Blackmon and
Hernan Perez Jersey Cro s are the starters for the Colts, with McLeod the next man up providing depth. However, coordinator Gus Bradley's approach placed McLeod next to Blackmon over the rookie Cro s in order to better combat Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his offense. Blackmon left the game in the first half with an ankle injury, and the Colts put rookie seventh-round pick Thomas into the game, easily playing his most snaps.Like Hines on offense, Rodger's lack of use was inexplicable but he'd actually seen zero snaps through two weeks. The Colts got Rodgers into the game on Sunday, and then they really needed him for a bit when Gilmore briefly left with a hamstring injury.17 (%) E.J. Speed16 (%) Tony Brown15 (%) Grant Stuard13 (%) JoJo Domann, Ashton Dulin, Ben Banogu11 (%) Rodney McLeod10 (
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