After a 28-point performance last Sunday vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Indianapolis Colts offense heads south to face the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.
With a team like the Saints and their high-powered offense, the Colts must be able to keep up with them on the scoreboard. New Orleans is fifth in the NFL in points per game (26.5) and with Indianapolis coming in on Monday Night Football, they will need to more than likely put up 30 or more points to win.
Let’s take a look at some keys for the offense in this week 15 primetime matchup:
1. Stick with the running attack
Last week the Colts were not good at running the ball against a top-10 unit in the Buccaneers. Indianapolis rushed for 40 yards on 18 carries from their running backs.
With the Saints, they’re top-5 in the NFL in rush yards allowed but allow the 18th-best yards per rush at 4.3. Teams run the ball on the Saints the second-least in the NFL, at only 21 times per game, mostly due to the fact that teams fall behind so early and have to pass to catch up.
If the Colts can keep it within one possession, maybe even score first, they can try to lean on the run game a little more than teams have prior to this week.