With injuries to Denzelle Good and Joe Reitz, the Indianapolis Colts were forced to start a pair of rookies: right guard Austin Blythe and right tackle Joe Haeg alongside starting center Ryan Kelly–who’s already a rookie himself.
While Kelly has normally been rock solid and Haeg had held his own prior, the three rookies along the offensive line were roasted all afternoon by the Jacksonville Jaguars front seven.
Specifically, per Pro Football Focus (subscription), the Jaguars pass rushers shredded through the Colts rookies’ pass protection both early and often for 18 total pressures:
“From early in the game the Jags got after RG Austin Blythe and took apart fellow rookies Ryan Kelly and Joe Haeg to the tune of a combined 18 pressures (one sack, two hits, 15 hurries).