Michael Pittman Jr., Jonathan Taylor sparked the Colts' fourth-quarter comeback on Sunday. But Sunday showed how two playmakers sometimes aren't enough, writes NateAtkins_
The NFL is back and so is our overreactions. Mackenzie Salmon 'overreacts' to the biggest storylines in the AFC after all the action in Week 1.HOUSTON – The Indianapolis Colts were down 17 points to the Texans in the fourth quarter, with nothing going right, another season opener disappearing down the drain.
Start with that drive in the fourth quarter, when the Colts were down 20-3 and out of alternatives. Matt Ryan hit Pittman Jr. on a 14-yard pass to start a drive that ended in a field goal. Pittman Jr. finished with nine catches for 121 yards and a touchdown, and Taylor took 31 carries for 161 yards and a touchdown. They scored 12 of the team's 20 points.
They need it to spread quickly, because though Pittman Jr. and Taylor played all 17 games last year, injuries can happen to anyone. And Sunday showed how two playmakers sometimes aren't enough. It's a group that includes Parris Campbell, Alec Pierce, Mo Alie-Cox, Ashton Dulin, Mike Strachan and Kylen Granson. None of them has ever topped 400 yards in a season. Most are young or have dealt with injuries, so they present upside, with loads of size and speed.That reality reared its ugly head Sunday, when Pierce and Dulin dropped touchdowns in the red zone. So the Colts leaned more on the players they knew.
As they've grown their games, they've also built reputations in the league. And that can be a problem.
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