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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
5-2 225.5
214.65
 
VS
proj
NE Patriots
173.94 4-3
177.46

Indianapolis Colts knock off NE Patriots for third straight win, 225.50-173.94

Indianapolis Colts extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over NE Patriots, earning a 225.50-173.94 victory. Indianapolis Colts never trailed in this one after taking a 3.20-point lead on Thursday behind Ricky Seals-Jones. Myles Garrett (2 Tackles, 2 Sacks) and Chris Herndon (4 Rec, 42 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for NE Patriots in the loss. Indianapolis Colts (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Pittsburgh Steelers, while NE Patriots (4-3) will try to right the ship against Houston Texans.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   NE Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Saints in Week 7, Brown caught 7 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 26.4 points to more-than-double his 10.65-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Indianapolis Colts this week. In Week 8, Brown and the Ravens will go up against the Panthers.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 225.5
1
John Brown
WR
26.4
10.65
11.7%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
24.1
25.32
10.7%
3
Kerryon Johnson
RB
19.9
12.01
8.8%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
18.5
12.98
8.2%
NE Patriots
Points
% of total points 173.94
1
Myles Garrett
DE
17
8.88
9.8%
2
Chris Herndon
TE
14.2
4.3
8.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
14
11.69
8%
4
Will Fuller V
WR
12.8
10.02
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kerryon Johnson had a 71-yard run for Indianapolis Colts to contribute to a 162.90-140.64 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
John Brown had a 56-yard catch for Indianapolis Colts, helping the team to a 190.30-160.24 lead.
Monday
Tevin Coleman had a 30-yard touchdown run for Indianapolis Colts on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   NE Patriots
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. After all, we're already midway through the season, believe it or not.
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (223.21 ppg), propelling Indianapolis Colts to No. 4 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
47 Rec, 707 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Andrew Luck
Best Drafted
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Cody Parkey
Best Acquisition
10-12 FG, 50 long, 20-20 XP
NE Patriots
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on NE Patriots making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 195.39 points per game through seven weeks, 14th-best in the league.
Important Players
JuJu Smith-Schuster
MVP
42 Rec, 561 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Will Fuller V
Best Drafted
27 Rec, 379 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Cody Kessler
Best Acquisition
156 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD

Game Notes

Only 10 of the 24 starters on Indianapolis Colts scored more than their projected point totals.
NE Patriots had only 10 of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters recording zero points for Indianapolis Colts, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Indianapolis Colts had four players score more points than the leading scorer for NE Patriots.
Indianapolis Colts put up more points than their season scoring average (223.21) while NE Patriots fell short of theirs (195.39).
Indianapolis Colts scored more points than their projected total, while NE Patriots fell short of their projection.
This loss puts an end to a four-match unbeaten streak for NE Patriots.
Not only did Indianapolis Colts win, but they also covered the 37.19-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Myles Garrett put up 17 points, the second-highest score for a DE this week.