Indianapolis Colts by the Numbers: Week 1 Defensive Stats On the heels of the offensive metrics http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/nate-hairston-jersey , I present the... moreIndianapolis Colts by the Numbers: Week 1 Defensive Stats On the heels of the offensive metrics http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/nate-hairston-jersey , I present the defensive stats from Week 1 in the NFL.These are the same measures used for the offense, but viewed from the defensive perspective. So, Pts is points against and yards are yards given up. You get the idea. TEAM TOTALSThere is not much good news here. The rankings are by points per drive against, where the Colts finished 28th. This includes defensive and special teams scores so excluding the fumble return would likely bump the defense up a few spots.I’ll work to remove those scores as well as not counting drives that end in QB kneels.We travel next to the #2 defense by Pts/Drv against.Let’s hope that was a function of Sam Bradford. The Colts offense had a very good 72.7% DSR, but the defense gave up an even higher 73.1% to the Bengals making them the 25th least effective unit by that measure. Both 3rd down conversion rate... less