What I liked: I doubted if the Colts would be able to play quality run defense against a physical run team for a second week in a row, but they did. Oakland managed only 80 ground yards. The Colts may now qualify as a better run defense that we thought based on their work earlier in the season. They’re a better run team too — they’ve rushed for over 150 yards in consecutive games for the first time since 2006, according to CBS.
What I didn’t like: Special teams saw the Raiders Jacoby Ford return the opening kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown, watched Sebastian Janikowski kick three field goals of 45-yards or longer and saw Shane Lechler boom his punts. That’s a path to holding an opponent without an offensive touchdown for over 58 minutes and allowing it to stay in the game.
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