The Indianapolis Colts (5-7) failed to capitalize on a day when the Houston Texans lost to the Tennessee Titans after they fell to the Detroit Lions (10-1) in a 24-6 game.
This contest felt closer than the final score indicated. The Indy offense struggled to punch it in the endzone in the first half and settled for two field goals. On the second one, they should have had a touchdown, but Drew Ogletree dropped the ball when he would have walked into the endzone.
In addition to not succeeding in the redzone, the offense struggled to stay on the field in third-down situations and had way too many self-inflected wounds with penalties that negated explosive plays.
The defense wasn’t perfect but they held the Lions to 24 points, Detroit was averaging 33.6 PPG heading into this matchup. They gave the offense opportunities in the second half to make it a closer game but in the end, it wasn’t enough for Indianapolis.
Here’s everything we know from the Colts’ Week 12 loss to the Lions:
Final Score: Lions 24, Colts 6
Keys to the Game
Stars of the Game
Biggest Takeaway
The offensive line let the team down today. It certainly doesn’t help when you have three rookies in the lineup but that unit lost the battle in the trenches. The rushing lanes for Jonathan Taylor were slim to non-existent. He averaged 3.2 YPC, which put the offense in undesirable third-down situations.
Anthony Richardson was under constant pressure and on some of his missed throws, he couldn’t step into his release and took a shot doing so. Ideally when Bernhard Raimann returns it will elevate the unit but there needs to be a conversation if Dalton Tucker should continue at right guard. He got beat often by Alim McNeill. Per Next Gen Stats, McNeill generated four quick pressures (under two-and-a-half seconds), tied for the most by any defensive tackle in a game in 2024.
Quick Hits
Injuries
What’s next?
The Colts are on the road in Week 13 to play the New England Patriots (3-9).
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