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So the Colts were 3 for 5 running on short yardage there. Not bad at all, especially given that the Chargers were a top 10 D against short yardage runs that year, allowing 61% conversion.
7 still isn’t much of a sample, but it’s far more than just the 2 that everyone remembers and paints a much different picture. Could it be argued that not all of the 7 were “when it really mattered”, probably, but to me that seems like cherry picking out a tiny sample from which to draw your True Scotsmen.
The Colts have issues in the run game, no doubt, and the Colts have added a couple big linemen and a better blocking TE to address them. Short yardage running though, is clearly a secondary concern among the running game issues, far behind getting better at running in general, keeping defenders out of the backfield in particular. In fact the Colts had better success in the playoffs power running than “power passing”, 4/7 vs 1/3.
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