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 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 (50%) and all down conversion rate (32%) were far worse than average (30th and 27th place respectively) Authentic Quincy Wilson Jersey , so that’s not good.Really the only bright spot was the 2 turnovers: a Kenny Moore interception and a Darius Leonard fumble recovery. PASSINGRanked by ANY/A against, the Colts passing D comes in 23rd in Week 1.A Passing Down Conversion Rate (PDC) of 36.7% means the Bengals had no trouble movingthe ball down the field through the air. Giving up a 75% completion rate (ranked 29th) usually means a lot of short passes, but Dalton’s impressive YPA of 8.7 shows that wasn’t the case here. That’s just an ugly combination. There really is no good story here except for the interception . . . which was awesome.RUSHING100 yards and 5 first downs is not exactly running on us all day but the high EPA/c shows the Bengals were very efficient against our run defense. (edit: there was an error in my data on EPA/c, which I have fixed . . . we’re still bad). SUMMARYWell, there you go: sort of a bad news Womens Anthony Walker Jersey , bad news kind of thing. Although the defense showed some signs of life, it’s not going to show in the stats until they deliver consistency.As I said in my previous article, this will be an evolving format throughout the season, so let me know what you like, what you don’t like or what you want to see. It is nearly upon us. The Colts will face their toughest test tomorrow in the form of a road meeting against the number 1 seeded Kansas City Chiefs. At 4:35 tomorrow Authentic Darius Leonard Jersey , all the prognosticating, chest thumping, calculating, and rationalizing stops. Two teams will take the field and we’ll get a chance to put all the hypotheticals to bed. The Colts enter as the hottest team in the NFL and probably the most well balanced. They are playing efficient team football, are running the ball really well Authentic J'Marcus Webb Jersey , and have had a defense that has gotten better and better in recent weeks at every level. They’ll match up against a majorly talented offense in the Chiefs that has scored virtually at will all season long. It will be by far the toughest matchup for Matt Eberflus and this young defense. If they can get a few stops and the offense does its job against a defense they should be able to move the ball well against, the game should be a fun one. Here is how you can watch:Game Time4:35 pm ET Saturday January 12, 2019LocationArrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, MOTV ChannelNBC - Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (color) www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com , Michele Tafoya (sideline)RadioWFNI (1070 The Fan) and WLHK (HANK FM) — Matt Taylor (play-by-play), Jim Sorgi (color) and Caroline Cann (sideline)Westwood One – Ryan Radtke (play-by-play), Trent Green (color), Laura Okmin (sideline)Weather3 to 6 inches of snow is forecast for the area beginning in the evening Friday and continuing into Saturday afternoon. Temperatures Saturday will be in the low to mid 30s with 10 to 15 mph wind expected.Referee AssignmentJohn Hussey“Enemy” BlogArrowhead PrideTwitterFollow @StampedeBlue for the complete Colts coverage.FacebookLike Stampede Blue on Facebook!PodcastsApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Art 19 | SB Colts Cast YT Channel