Indianapolis Colts by the Numbers: Week 4 Defensive Stats Every week Cheap Christine Michael Youth Jersey , I will present a summary of some basic and advanced stats for the Colts performance relative to the league. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being awesome sources of weekly data.It’s been 4 weeks and I’m still not sure what this defense is.DVOA has the Colts D ranked 10th, which seems high to me, but not ridiculously so.Maybe I’m just being stubborn, but even if the “true” ranking is just average, that’s a hell of a lot more than I expected in August. Against the Texans Womens Khari Willis 2019 Jersey , the defense ended up surrendering 37 points but 6 of that was in OT,7 was from a Texans defensive score, and another 7 was off of a micro-field gifted by another Colts turnover deep in their own territory. The point is that the defense played well enough to win this game. As always, I look to DSR first and a mark of 75% is indicative of giving a way a lot of movement up and down the field. If I remove overtime, then it falls to about 71% which is better than last week and also precisely what the Colts offense put up this week (and why DSR is an awesome stat: tie in DSR, go to OT).One driver of that slightly improved performance is that the Colts defense only gave away one first down on penalties. That was the Achilles heel against the Eagles that caused the “bend” to “break”.Last week Indianapolis Colts Khari Willis Jersey , I wrote that I didn’t think 5 sacks and 2 turnovers was repeatable and since the defense notched 7 sacks and 1 turnover I guess I was technically right . . . but not really.TEAM TOTALThe defense gave up a lot of 1st downs (35% of plays)and let Houston convert 3rd downs at a 50% clip.Given that Indy forced Houston into an average 8.1 yards to gain on third, that should have been a lot lower. That is where you keep the “bend” from breaking.PASSINGHouston’s aDOT of 7.2 isn’t that long, so they weren’t really stretching the field, but their air yards per completion of 7.6 is longer, which is unusual. It means they completed long passes at a higher rate than short ones.Not sure what to make of that because this defense is supposed to experience the opposite. After the catch, the Colts limited the Texans to 5.4 YAC which ranks 12th for the week and something they have been good at all season. RUSHINGWhile the Colts surrendered 119 rush yards Cheap Khari Willis Youth Jersey , they were stingy from an efficiency perspective. Only 6 of Houston’s 35 carries resulted in first downs. Often, that is a sign of a team running out the clock but that wasn’t the case here.The Colts did let Houston go 3 for 3 on rushing third down conversions but overall, less than 1 in 3 Texan runs were successful and weighted success rate ranks that as 4th best this week. CONCLUSIONAll the numbers point to Indy having an average to good defense, which is hard for me to believe, but there it is.If the offense can stay on the field and stop turning the ball over in opponent territory, the D may be able to shine a little brighter. SEASON TOTALS (per game) Chester Rogers White Tyquan Lewis Jersey , Matthias Farley and Marcus Johnson have all now signed their exclusive rights tenders" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteStampede Bluean Indianapolis Colts communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsColtsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Colts StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Colts NewsYahoo Colts Team PageYahoo Colts ReportYahoo Colts Depth ChartYahoo Colts TransactionsYahoo Colts PhotosShop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Filed under:Latest NewsColts NewsFree AgencyThree Colts sign ERFA tenders with NFL Draft around the cornerNew,11commentsChester Rogers, Matthias Farley and Marcus Johnson have all now signed their exclusive rights tendersEDTShareTweetShareShareThree Colts sign ERFA tenders with NFL Draft around the cornerStew Milne-USA TODAY SportsAs the 2019 NFL Draft approaches and the free agency period has toned down significantly, three of the Indianapolis Colts exclusive rights free agents have signed their tenders. Safety Matthias Farley, and receivers Chester Rogers and Marcus Johnson are all now officially on the 2019 roster. Safety has been a position of “need” for the Colts according to most analysts heading into the draft, however Tyquan Lewis Jersey 2019 , the unit has a lot of experience and some quality players already in place. It appears as though at least for now, Chris Ballard likes where the group is currently at.Receivers Chester Rogers and Marcus Johnson are both pieces that the team feels is going to bolster what they’re hoping to build going forward. This year may produce another youngster to the corps, but with Deon Cain and Daurice Fountain being younger options already in place, it seems similar that the Colts will likely be very picky on their search for one through this draft.Johnson was acquired via a trade with the Seattle Seahawks last season and is well-liked by Frank Reich. Rogers was an instrumental piece in the Colts late-season success, and Farley is a key leadership piece for the defense that they are not ready to move off of. The Colts 2019 roster is coming into place nicely thus far.