The Indianapolis Colts are coming off their third-straight loss following a 30-20 defeat on Sunday to the Buffalo Bills.
With Week 11 of the NFL season upon us, the Colts are still somehow in the playoff mix, but when it comes to turning this around, time is running out and there seem to be few answers, at least on the offensive side of the football.
This far into an NFL season, the stats and metrics carry a lot of weight. We are well past the point of there being a small sample size, and while there are trends that can emerge over a few week span, largely speaking, the stats tell us who this Colts’ team is.
In today’s football landscape, there are seemingly endless stats and metrics for measuring a team’s performance. In an effort to be concise while still highlighting pertinent information, I boiled down my stat selection to the basics of football: run game performance, passing game performance, pressures, turnovers, third down and red zone success, and of course, points.
So heading into Week 11, here is where the Colts stand in those key categories with the help of Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference.
| Stat | Ranking | |
| Points per game | 20.8 | 18th |
| Points per game allowed | 22.3 | 16th |
| Yards per rush | 4.7 | 9th |
| Yards per rush allowed | 4.4 | 16th |
| Yards per pass attempt | 7.1 | 19th |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.3 | 27th |
| Defensive pressure rate on QB | 22.1% | 17th |
| Pressure rate allowed on QB | 21.1% | 14th |
| Turnover differential | 0 | T15 |
| Third down conversion rate | 36.5% | 21st |
| Defensive third down conversion rate | 44.2% | 27th |
| Red zone success rate | 53.3% | T19 |
| Defensive red zone success rate | 56.7% | 17th |