Entering Sunday’s game, the Indianapolis Colts knew what the Green Bay Packers offensive game plan would assuredly be after the Colts surrendered 150+ rushing yards to the Houston Texans in the opener, and with the Packers starting mobile backup Malik Willis in relief of injured starter Jordan Love.
Running the damn ball.
However, for a Colts team that’s purportedly built to “win in the trenches,” the Colts couldn’t stop what they had to know was coming. Heck, it was what we all knew was coming!
In the first half, the Packers, led by former Pro Bowl veteran running back Josh Jacobs, seemingly ran wild on the Indianapolis run defense:
The Green Bay Packers have 237 rushing yards at halftime, which is the third-most rushing yards at the half of any game this century, per @ESPNStatsInfo
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) September 15, 2024
The Packers finished with 261 total rushing yards, which is the 3rd most allowed in the Indianapolis era, and once again, an opponent essentially doubled the Colts time of possession, 40:11 to 19:49, for a consecutive week.