4 — Attacking the Colts through the air
While the Colts defense is allowing just 21.4 points per game (12th), they’ve struggled with allowing lots of yards. They rank 29th in the NFL allowing the fourth most total yards per game with 383.6. If you break this down into passing yards per game it’s 233.8, which ranks bottom 10 in the NFL.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his weapons might have some opportunities through the air on Sunday. ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky thinks the Bills should work a lot of play action on Sunday due to the Colts playing a traditional zone defense.
“There’s a lot of vacancies in the middle of the field if you get after them in your play action game,” Orlovsky told One Bills Live.
With a talented pass rush and players like DeForest Buckner, Orlovksy said the offense will have to be quick in their decision making. The Colts rank top five in takeaways this season with 15.
“Josh is going to have to be really good with his eyes after the snap because they are a team that makes you see things and then they change things,” Orlovsky said on One Bills Live. “It’s very what I would call cloudy or muddy, you don’t necessarily know exactly what…you don’t want to hold onto the ball against a pass rush like that. And then I do think trying to get into some play action chunks over the middle of the field is the best way to generate explosive plays.”
Indianapolis is allowing a 70.1% completion percentage (29th) and a 100.2 passer rating (25th) this season.
Allen is one of three quarterbacks with a passer rating above 105 (105.8 – 6th best) and at least 7 wins through nine weeks of play. The QB also has four straight games with multiple touchdown passes and the fewest interceptions (2) through nine games in Bills history.