NEWSLETTER
A Colts-Broncos game in primetime just feels like a rip-off without Jonathan Taylor in the lineup, which he won’t be tonight. The Broncos are the slight favorites in Vegas, and still, somehow, even without Jonathan Taylor, I’m feeling like betting on the Colts. This Russell Wilson-Nathaniel Hackett thing has been clunky to start, but maybe this is the week they begin to look like they do on paper.
Game Info
Indianapolis Colts (1-2-1, 3rd AFC South) at Denver Broncos (2-2, T-2nd AFC West) – Amazon Prime Video (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung); Westwood One (Ian Eagle, Jason McCourty); Spanish Broadcast (Miguel Gurwitz, Ronaldo Cantu, Mayra Gomez)
Kickoff Time: 7:15 p.m. CT
Site: Empower Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Co.
Referee: Brad Rogers
Odds: DEN -3.5, O/U 42 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Coaches
Colts: Frank Reich (38-30-1) vs. Broncos: Nathaniel Hackett (2-2)
Starting QBs and Projected Game Stats
Colts: Matt Ryan: 25/38, 263 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries, 7 rushing yards
versus
Broncos: Russell Wilson: 20/32, 242 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries, 19 rushing yards
Week 5 projected stats via ESPN projections
Colts Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Matt Ryan
• RB Nyheim Hines
• WRs Michael Pittman Jr., Paris Campbell, Alec Pierce
• TE Mo Allie-Cox
• LT Matt Pryor, LG Quenton Nelson, C Ryan Kelly, RG Will Fries, RT Braden Smith
Defense
• LDE Kwity Payne, LDT DeForest Buckner, RDT Grover Stewart RDE Yannick Ngakoue
• WLB Bobby Okereke, MLB Shaquille Leonard, SLB Zaire Franklin
• LCB Kenny Moore II, RCB Stephon Gillmore
• FS Rodney McCleod, SS Julian Blackmon
Specialists
• Chase McLaughlin (kicker), Matt Haack (punter, holder), Luke Rhodes (long snapper), Nyheim Hines, Isaiah Rodgers (kick and punt returns)
Broncos Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Russell Wilson
• RB Melvin Gordon III
• WR Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, K.J. Hamler
• TE Eric Saubert
• LT Garrett Boles, LG Dalton Risner, C Lloyd Cushenberry III, RG Quinn Meinerz, RT Billy Turner
Defense
• LDE Dre’Mont Jones, NT D.J. Jones, RDE DeShawn Williams
• WLB Baron Browning, LILB Jonas Griffith, RILB Josey Jewell, SLB Bradley Chubb
• LCB Patrick Surtain II, RCB Ronald Darby
• FS Caden Sterns, SS Kareem Jackson
Specialists
• Brandon McManus (kicker), Corliss Waitman (punter, holder), Jacob Bobenmoyer (long snapper), Montrell Washington (kick and punt returns)
