The Colts had just 35 sacks last season and struggled to generate anything resembling consistent pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Prior to the season, the list of pass rushers looked promising. Jonathan Newsome was coming off leading the team in sacks in his rookie year. Trent Cole was added to the roster in free agency, and Robert Mathis was coming back after missing 2014 to injury.
But the trio couldn’t perform as expected. Mathis led the team in sacks with seven (tied with Kendall Langford) in 15 games and playing limited snaps for the first few weeks of the season.