The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 9 Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots Sunday afternoon game.
| Indianapolis | Rank | @ | New England | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Spread | -5.5 | ||
| 17 | Implied Total | 22.5 | ||
| 16.1 | 30 | Points/Gm | 22.1 | 17 |
| 19.6 | 7 | Points All./Gm | 20.4 | 12 |
| 66.9 | 5 | Plays/Gm | 60.6 | 23 |
| 61.9 | 13 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 63.3 | 16 |
| 5.1 | 25 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 14 |
| 5.2 | 8 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 15 |
| 35.33% | 28 | Rush% | 47.63% | 8 |
| 64.67% | 5 | Pass% | 52.37% | 25 |
| 48.48% | 29 | Opp. Rush % | 41.70% | 14 |
| 51.52% | 4 | Opp. Pass % | 58.30% | 19 |
- 32.6% of the points scored by the Colts this season have come in the first half, the lowest rate in the league.
- The Colts have led for 7.7% of their offensive plays, the lowest rate in the league.
- Indianapolis games are averaging 35.8 combined points per game, 31st in the league.
- The Patriots are allowing a 41.0% success rate per dropback, second in the league.
- Colts running backs have created the lowest amount of EPA (-36.4) on carries this season.
- New England is allowing a first down or touchdown on 19.0% of running back carries (third).
- Indianapolis is allowing a first down or touchdown on 19.7% of running back carries (fourth).
Quarterback
Mac Jones: Jones was back as the starter for the full game this past Sunday, completing 24-of-35 passes (68.6%) for 194 yards (5.5 Y/A) with one touchdown and one interception against the Jets. Closing as the QB23 (11.7 points), Jones has finished in the front half of weekly scoring just once over his four full games played. That leaves Jones stuck as a QB2 option for fantasy.
The Colts are not an overwhelming matchup to avoid by any means, allowing a 68.9% completion rate (29th) and 7.3 yards per attempt (20th), but they have saved some face by allowing a 3.8% touchdown rate (15th) and 10.6 yards per completion (10th) to opposing passers.
