14 HRS AGO - Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Indianapolis Colts only had three names on yesterday’s report, but they were big names for certain. T.Y. Hilton, Pierre Desir and Kenny Moore II are all vital to the team’s success, and need to be active to make the Colts a competent player against the New Orleans Saints Monday night. The Colts need a big boost going into the final three weeks of the season, and a ton of help from the AFC to get themselves a playoff berth. Today’s report is nearly identical to Thursday’s with the addition of Le’Raven Clark being added due to non-injury related issues. It’s beginning to look like the Colts’ top all-around cornerback may not be able to go Monday with Moore being a non-participant again today. Friday's injury report for #INDvsNO. pic.twitter.com/QBB3C8XKsK— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) December 13, 2019 Desir would be a lot of help for a secondary that has given up 410 passing yards per game over the past three games. Collapse

20 HRS AGO - Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images What should the Colts do with impending free agent Jabaal Sheard? The Indianapolis Colts have a few difficult decisions to make in the upcoming off-season. With just under 100 million dollars in projected cap space, money shouldn’t be too much of an issue for the Colts. The main decision that needs to be made is what direction to go with the team and a few veteran free agents after a season that ended in missing the playoffs. One of the tougher decisions to be made will be on veteran defensive end Jabaal Sheard. Sheard has been a rock solid contributor in Indianapolis for three years now and was one of the first free agents Chris Ballard signed when he became General Manager. While Sheard is an excellent leader and a solid player on the field, there is a question of whether the team should retain him after this year due to the fact that he is having a down season and the team has two young players (Kemoko Turay and Ben Banogu) waiting for their Collapse

23 HRS AGO - Photo by Rob Leiter via Getty Images T.Y. Hilton practicing, but Colts won't play WR unless he's 100 percentHilton has now missed five of the last six games with a calf injury suffered in practice at the beginning of November. Colts Thursday Notebook: T.Y. Hilton Returns To Practice | WFNI ESPN 107.5 / 1070 The Fan | Indy's SportsCenterThe Colts had their first practice of the week on Thursday. What is the outlook for star wideout T.Y. Hilton this week? Daily Notebook: T.Y. Hilton returns to practice for first time in two weeks; Marlon Mack stands just 100 rushing yards shy of 1,000 on the yearThe Indianapolis Colts today held their first of three practices to prepare for Monday night’s Week 15 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. What all did we learn on the day? Zach Pascal Proving To Be A Bright Spot For Colts In 2019 | WFNI ESPN 107.5 / 1070 The Fan | Indy's SportsCenterWhere would the Colts be without Zach Pascal? It’s a very real question the Colts have asked themselves Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Indianapolis Colts are heading to the Big Easy for their Week 15 matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. Last week against the Buccaneers the Colts lost Parris Campbell to a broken foot, and Adam Vinatieri for the remainder of the season. The Colts signed Dontrelle Inman who played for the Colts last season who hauled in 28 catches for 3 touchdowns and amassed a 71% catch rate. The Colts still have a lot of inexperience throughout their roster, but injuries are making this season more difficult each and every week. This week, the Colts have kicked the week off with what Frank Reich stated was not a normal practice as part of their Sunday-game routine. Similar to that of a week the team plays a Thursday game, the Colts change their preparation when they have a Monday night matchup. Thursday's injury report for #INDvsNO. pic.twitter.com/PCdjZYPutI— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) December 12, 2019 The good news is that Collapse

1 DAY AGO - For his leadership on the field and in the community, the Colts nominate cornerback Pierre Desir for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The sky is the limit for these young pass rushers The Indianapolis Colts have spent a lot on the defensive end position in Chris Ballard’s tenure as General Manager. In free agency, he has signed veterans Jabaal Sheard and Justin Houston to solidify the outside in recent years and the aging duo has performed fairly well as a result. In the draft, he has spent two second round picks on defensive ends in Kemoko Turay and Ben Banogu. While they have been a bit inconsistent in their young careers, both Turay and Banogu have shown the potential to be the future at defensive end for this Colts team. In today’s film room, we will be looking at some clips that show the upside of these two pass rushers and see exactly why the long term outlook for them is so positive. Kemoko Turay Turay was selected 52nd overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Colts. He had a bit of an up and down rookie season as he was able to flash his potential Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Each week during the season, I will be walking through the data from the previous Colts game analyzing the numbers to form a sort of “what happened” narrative as well as comparing the Colts against all other teams in the league. For a glossary of the stats listed, reference Stats for the 2019 Season. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being awesome sources of weekly data. Sometimes the scoreboard lies. In week 14, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Indianapolis Colts final score showed an impressive 35 points, but that tally hid a very unimpressive offensive effort. 7 of the Colts points came from a defensive score and another 17 from short fields provided by the defense (turnovers) and special teams (punt return). On drives that started in their own territory, the Colts could only put up 10 points on 9 drives. The offense had 12 drives but only achieved 16 first downs with 3 of those Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard had a superstar day on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning a spot on Pro Football Focus' "NFL Week 14 Team of the Week." Guard Quenton Nelson also stood out as one of the best run-blocking offensive linemen of the week. Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Week 14 Wrap, Week 15 Preview, Jared Interviews Pat McAfee and the Patriots Did What!? Again!? Today on Afternoon Pancakes, Stephen and Jared take a long look at the Colts most recent loss in Tampa Bay, look ahead to New Orleans, and have a long discussion about the Patriots’ latest scandal. Additionally, Jared interviewed Pat McAfee today and has a report up on the website that includes a contest for the upcoming Cheez-It Bowl. https://www.stampedeblue.com/2019/12/10/21004874/the-2019-cheez-it-bowl-featuring-pat-mcafee Collapse