Every week it seems, the Colts’ next opponent comes in with the idea of ramming it down their throat, controlling the line of scrimmage, the clock and the game. Statistically, they’re not overwhelming, finishing just 24th in the league in run defense. Those numbers, though, are skewed; those last two meaningless games, they gave up 202 yards on the ground to the Jets and 248 to the Bills.
With the exception of a troubling Ravens’ field goal drive to start the game , the Colts’ defenders played like a group harnessing a month’s worth of anger issues.
Gary Brackett played like a Pro Bowler. Daniel Muir controlled the middle of the line of scrimmage. Dwight Freeney made child’s play of Baltimore’s offensive line. Raheem Brock was all over the field, way down the field, in fact, when he blasted Ray Rice and forced a third-quarter fumble. Antoine Bethea made like Baltimore’s Ed Reed and intercepted a late Joe Flacco pass.
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