INDIANAPOLIS -- When Indianapolis Colts tight ends coach Tom Manning pitched a new short-yardage play to head coach Shane Steichen last week, it immediately struck a chord.
"I said, 'Shoot, that looks pretty good,'" Steichen said. "'That looks like a walk-in touchdown. Let's have that one [in the game plan] for sure.'"
The concept was simple: Load up in a heavy formation as if to suggest the Colts were going to utilize a power run to eke out a first down. Linebacker Zaire Franklin, of all people, was assigned to line up at fullback.