The Indianapolis Colts, who have lost two in a row and sit at 4-5 on the year, will have the difficult task this week of attempting to bounce back against the 7-2 Buffalo Bills, winners of four in a row.
After benching Anthony Richardson, the Colts offense is coming off of what was statistically its worst performance of the season in a number of key categories.
Finding a way to get back on track this week will start with Jonathan Taylor and the run game being able to find some success, which should then have a positive trickle-down effect to the passing game.
The Colts’ defense, however, which has been playing its best football as of late, will have the difficult task of having to contain Josh Allen and the high-scoring Bills offense.
Despite being in the same conference, the Bills are a relatively uncommon opponent for the Colts, with the 2021 season being the last time these two teams met, and the last time Buffalo played in Indianapolis was in 2018.
So ahead of Sunday’s game, here are some of the Bills players to know about and who could make a big impact in this game.
Rushing leader: James Cook (496 yards at 4.6 YPC)
Receiving leader: Khalil Shakir (471 yards on 42 receptions)
PFF’s highest graded pass-blocker: OT Dion Dawkins
PFF’s highest graded run-blocker: C Connor McGovern
Most QB pressures: Edge Greg Rousseau (39)
Most solo tackles: LB Dorian Williams (60)
Lowest completion rate: CB Christian Benford (55.2%)
Most PBUs: S Taylor Rapp and CB Rasul Douglas (3)
Most interceptions: CB Ja’Marcus Ingram and S Damar Hamlin (2)
All stats courtesy of Pro Football Focus