{"id":53674,"date":"2018-11-21T20:02:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T01:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=53674"},"modified":"2018-11-21T20:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T01:02:21","slug":"indianapolis-colts-offense-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/11\/21\/indianapolis-colts-offense-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Colts Offense the Key to Playoff Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frank Reich<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0currently has a .500 record with the Indianapolis Colts<\/a>. The former Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> offensive coordinator saw his team get off to a rotten start this season, losing five of their first six games. Since then, the Colts have won four straight and are preparing to defeat the Miami Dolphins<\/a>\u00a0at home to pick up a fifth straight win.<\/p>\n

Five of the Colts last six games look winnable. The week 14 trip to face the 7-3 Houston Texans<\/a> looks like it will be the most difficult. Houston\u2019s terrific run of seven straight wins puts them in the AFC South driving-seat and two games ahead of the Colts. They key to Indianapolis making the playoffs is their offense.<\/p>\n

Indianapolis Colts Offense the Key to Returning to the Postseason<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Sixth Seed Picture<\/h2>\n

The Colts, at 5-5, have equal records to the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0and the Ravens currently occupy the sixth seed. But Baltimore’s\u00a0quarterback woes<\/a> are likely to see them fall away from the playoff picture. Lamar Jackson<\/a><\/strong> is under center but the rookie is unproven. A win for the Colts on Sunday will put a small dent in Miami\u2019s playoff hopes. The 4-6 Denver Broncos<\/a> deserve a mention in the picture. Their 22-20 win over the Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> in Week 11 will give them hope, however, that was a game they were lucky to win. The Chargers gave up 14 penalties for 120 yards and had chances to really put away the game.<\/p>\n

Luck Chances His Arm<\/h2>\n

Andrew Luck<\/a><\/strong> is a quality quarterback. Colts fans may have been tentative about Luck\u2019s ability to shake off the shoulder injury that forced him to miss the entire 2017 season<\/a>, yet 2018 has been largely positive. Indy\u2019s offensive line have done an excellent job keeping their offensive architect upright. Luck was sacked 10 times through the first five weeks of the season, but since then he\u2018s operated out of a clean pocket.<\/p>\n

With 29 touchdowns under his belt this season, Luck is well on his way to surpassing his 2016 total of 31. Those with a solid memory will recall that Luck threw 43<\/a> touchdown passes in the 2014 season, three of which were in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

This week\u2018s AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week is none other than Andrew Luck.<\/p>\n

“I think some things are clicking. I do think you could look back and say \u2018All right, we\u2019re making fewer mistakes.\u2019 I think we are shooting ourselves in the foot less now, but at the same time we know we can be even sharper today”. (Andrew Luck to Colts.com).<\/p>\n

Former pro Jason Bell<\/a> had his say on the Colts’ quarterback.<\/p>\n

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I have a public service announcement in case anybody didn\u2019t know Andrew Lucks arm is back.<\/p>\n

— Jason Bell (@JasonBell33) November 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n