Colts lose season opener 31-21.
The Indianapolis Colts' 2023 season opener showed significant promise, but not enough to get the win. The Colts fell against the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-21 and fell to 0-1 to begin the season. Sunday's season opener loss for the Colts now makes ten straight season openers without a win for the team. The majority of the […]
The Indianapolis Colts' 2023 season opener showed significant promise, but not enough to get the win.
The Colts fell against the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-21 and fell to 0-1 to begin the season.
Sunday's season opener loss for the Colts now makes ten straight season openers without a win for the team. The majority of the game was a tight contest that the Jaguars were able to expand to a two-score game. The stars of the day were rookie QB Anthony Richardson and the defense as a whole, that had a strong afternoon.
The achilles heel for the Colts today was their lack of a run game, as QB Anthony Richardson was the team's leading rusher with 40 yards, which was more than any of the teams RBs had on the day combined (25 yards). With Jonathan Taylor set to miss at least the first four games, the team will have to figure out something because today's performance simply can't be the norm.
The duo of Trevor Lawerence and Calvin Ridley proved to be elite today as they connected for eight receptions, 101 yards, and one touchdown. This one should give the Colts many things to grow from going forward, but the team hung with a projected AFC playoff contender from the opening kickoff till the ending whistle. That is a big step in the right direction from last season's disaster.
The highlight of the day for the Colts was a DeForest Buckner sack fumble that would lead to the Jaguars recovering until LB Zaire Franklin would cause another fumble, leading to the big man DeForest Buckner finding the endzone.
Stat Leaders:
Passing
Anthony Richardson: 24/37 (64.9%), 223 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing
Anthony Richardson: 10 attempts, 40 yards (4.0 avg), 1 touchdown
Receiving
Micahel Pittman Jr.: 8 receptions, 97 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackles
Zaire Franklin: 18 total, 10 solo
Sacks
DeForest Buckner & Kwity Paye: 1 sack
Interceptions
Tony Brown: 1 interception
The Colts will now look ahead to Week 2, where they will travel to Houston to take on the Texans. Which will set up a rookie QB duel between Anthony Richardson and CJ Stroud.
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