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• 5 Q preview: What to make of Anthony Richardson’s early benching

Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images What is different since Anthony Richardson’s benching? We asked @StampedeBlue about the matchup between the Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts. More Detroit Lions football is right around the corner, and we would never pass up the opportunity to get some intel from the opponent’s perspective. We called on Chris Shepherd of StampedeBlue.com to give us some i...2024
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• Conspiracy Report Spooktacular: Why Colts owner Jim Irsay benched Anthony Richardson

Colts.com Everything THEY don’t want you to know about Anthony Richardson’s benching. Happy Halloween! If you were looking for one of my post game highlight articles, or some other “normal” article I may write, you’ve arrived at the wrong place. Welcome to the newest Conspiracy Report where I, Chris Shepherd, will examine a nefarious plot and expose it for what it is. Now sure, I won’t be...2024
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• Colts’ Week 8 QB analysis: We all need a breather

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Thanks to the nflFastR project, Pro Football Focus and NFL NextGen Stats for the timely sources of data. For those of you new to this, I will publish key QB stats each week judging how well the upcoming opponent QB has performed. Yes, O-Line, receivers, and play-calling impact these numbers but they are primarily QB measures. I will probably modify the charts thr...2024
• Week 8 Colts vs. Texans: Forget the Highlights, lets look at every Anthony Richardson throw

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images We’re looking at Anthony Richardson from week 8 Week eight is in the books for the Indianapolis Colts. Their 20-23 loss to the Houston Texans brings the team to 4-4 through eight games. Normally I post an article of highlights following the game but this week, I’m going to highlight the play of Anthony Richardson and see if his 10-32 for 175 yards 1 touch...2024
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• Five Texans Questions with Stampede Blue

Dan Powers/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images Chris Shepherd of Stampede Blue joins BRB for five questions Life goes on in the NFL. Whether you are coming from the winner’s circle like the Indianapolis Colts or from soul crushing defeat like the Houston Texans, life has to move on. The Colts are arguably the Texans biggest rivals on a year to year basis in the AFC South and this year is no...2024
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• Colts’ Monday Morning Awards: Week 7 vs. Dolphins

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Not pretty at all, but back over .500 nonetheless. MVP of the Game: Grant Stuard Talk about a breakout game from a linebacker no one expected. Injuries to E.J. Speed, and then Jaylon Carlies meant plenty of snaps for special teams’ ace Grant Stuard, who led the team with 18 combined tackles, and looked to be playing at a different speed from the rest...2024
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• Conspiracy Report Spooktacular: Why Colts owner Jim Irsay benched Anthony Richardson
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• Week 7 Colts vs. Dolphins Highlights: a win is a win.

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The best plays from week 7 Week seven is in the books for the Indianapolis Colts. Their 16-10 win over the Miami Dolphins brings Indy to 4-3 before their week 8 matchup against the AFC South leading, 5-2, Houston Texans. Let’s take a look at some of the best plays from today’s game. First Quarter Anthony Richardson is learning We have a slide!#Colts#For...2024
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• Colts’ Monday Morning Awards: Week 6 @Titans

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Colts seem to be getting back into the healthy habit of beating the Titans. MVP of the Game: Josh Downs Well it is evident by now that Josh Downs is a focal point of this offense, whether Anthony Richardson or Joe Flacco are playing at quarterback. Yesterday he caught 7 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown, and he looked a step faster than the rest of the f...2024
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• 5 Questions with Big Cat Country: Is Trevor Lawrence the next Carson Wentz?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Can the Colts break the 14 year Jacksonville curse? In Week 5 of 2024 our Indianapolis Colts will travel to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Knowing the party was hitting the road, I sat down with Gus Logue of Big Cat Country, SB Nation’s Jaguars blog. You can find him on Twitter @gus_logue. We swapped questions and answers about both the Jaguars and th...2024
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• 5 Questions with Stampede Blue: What we learned about the Colts

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Gain intel on the enemy as the Jaguars prepare to face the Colts in Week 5. As the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare to play the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5, we sat down with Chris Shepherd of Stampede Blue to learn more about the opposing side. Question 1: Anthony Richardson and Jonathan Taylor left last week’s game due to injury. What’s the latest on them,...2024
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• 5 Questions with Behind the Steel Curtain: Can the Colts beat Mike Tomlin?

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Getting to .500 would be massive for this young Colts team. In Week 4 of 2024 our Indianapolis Colts will host the Pittsburgh Steelers. Knowing the party was coming to town I sat down with Ryan Parish of Behind the Steel Curtain, SB Nation’s Steelers blog. You can find him on Twitter @RyanParishmedia. We swapped questions and answers about both the Steeler...2024
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• 5 Questions with Windy City Gridiron: Can the Colts avoid 0-3 against the Bears?

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images At 0-3 should we just start looking forward to the draft? In Week 3 of 2024 our Indianapolis Colts will host the Chicago Bears. Knowing the party was coming to town I sat down with Bill Zimmerman of Windy City Gridiron, SB Nation’s Bears blog. You can find him on Twitter @BillTZimmerman. We swapped questions and answers about both the Bears and the Colts an...2024
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• Anthony Richardson showcased the good, the bad and the ugly of his game

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK We saw everything from Anthony Richardson against the Texans, but is there major cause to be concerned? The Colts lost another season opener and the Colts found themselves, once again, in one roller coaster of a game. The player who had the craziest game was Anthony Richardson, who showed a bit of everything. The explosive 1-of-1 plays I think...2024
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• 5 Questions with Battle Red Blog: Is this a revenge game?

Robert Scheer-USA TODAY Sports This is absolutely a revenge game. Ladies and Gentlemen, this article makes it real: NFL football is finally back! In Week 1 of 2024 our Indianapolis Colts will host the Houston Texans. Knowing the party was coming to town I sat down with Scott Barzilla aka VBallRetired of Battle Red Blog, SB Nation’s Houston Texans blog. We swapped questions and answers abou...2024
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• Malott’s Believe It or Not Post-Draft Glow Edition
Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A coach’s blog about people, football, gambling, and fantasy sports. Hey framily! It’s been a while! Suffice it to say, I’ve sat on my hands for a little over a month leading up to the Draft and yes, I’m still pinching myself to ensure this is real, but the Indianapolis Colts just pulled off the greatest draft heist in history and I’...2023
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"As the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare to play the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1, we sat down with Chris Shepherd of Stampede Blue to learn more about the opposing side."

• Conspiracy Report Spooktacular: Why Colts owner Jim Irsay benched Anthony Richardson
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• 5 Questions with Big Cat Country: Is Trevor Lawrence the next Carson Wentz?
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• 5 Questions with Stampede Blue: What we learned about the Colts
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• 5 Questions with Windy City Gridiron: Can the Colts avoid 0-3 against the Bears?
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• Week 2 Colts vs. Packers Highlights: Indy is treating Anthony Richardson like Andrew Luck and it’s going poorly

Grace Hollars/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images A few plays from week 2 In 2012 the Indianapolis Colts drafted a 23 year old Andrew Luck and handed him the keys to the offense. Watching Luck that season was an absolute treat. He was a rookie, sure, but he was ready for the moment. He was a complete player with all kinds of high level college experience that was not only ready for the chal...2024
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• Week 1 Colts vs. Texans Highlights: the Indy defense did not make it in this article.

Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images The best plays from week 1 It’s been eleven years since the Indianapolis Colts have won a week one game. That’s disappointing. It’s discouraging. It just really stinks. This game was full of ups and downs. The offense struggled in some ways, though the way they struggled was highly predictable. The defensive struggles, however, were completely unexpected. Most Col...2024
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• 5 Questions with Battle Red Blog: Is this a revenge game?
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• Why Anthony Richardson is one of the NFL’s most intriguing quarterbacks to watch in 2024

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Anthony Richardson’s rookie season was cut short. Can his 2024 season showcase why the Colts took him in the top 5? Three quarterbacks were taken in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, with wildly different rookie seasons for each. Top overall pick Bryce Young had a disastrous first year with the Carolina Panthers, while second pick C.J. Stroud flourish...2024
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• Four Horsemen aim to establish role in Colts offense

Indianapolis Colts tight end Jelani Woods (80) and tight end Kylen Granson (83) work through drills during an indoor practice at Grand Park Sports Campus. | The Indianapolis Star-USA TODAY NETWORK If any of the horsemen — all between the ages of 25 and 26 — contribute as a scoring threat, the Colts may discover the final piece to solidify one of the most electric offensive attacks in footb...2024
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• NFL scoring is down. Here’s why: Part 2

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Thanks to Pro Football Reference, Pro Football Focus, NFL.com, NFL Next Gen Stats and the nflFastR project for being awesome sources of data. Previously, I analyzed the recent drop in NFL scoring, which peaked in 2020 and for three straight years has fallen back to levels that are now lower than in 2008. I showed that this unprecedented ...2024
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• Colts’ Week 8 QB analysis: We all need a breather
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• Colts’ Monday Morning Awards: Week 7 vs. Dolphins
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• Week 7 Colts vs. Dolphins Highlights: a win is a win.
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• Colts’ Monday Morning Awards: Week 6 @Titans
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• 5 Questions with Behind the Steel Curtain: Can the Colts beat Mike Tomlin?
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• Rapid Reaction: Colts gashed in ground game again vs. Packers, but collective poor performance

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Colts need to do a lot of soul-searching after consecutive losses to begin the 2024 campaign. 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 W...2024
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• Week 2 Colts vs. Packers Highlights: Indy is treating Anthony Richardson like Andrew Luck and it’s going poorly
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• Week 1 Colts vs. Texans Highlights: the Indy defense did not make it in this article.
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• Week 8 Colts vs. Texans: Forget the Highlights, lets look at every Anthony Richardson throw
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• Week 2 Colts vs. Packers Highlights: Indy is treating Anthony Richardson like Andrew Luck and it’s going poorly
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• Week 1 Colts vs. Texans Highlights: the Indy defense did not make it in this article.
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• Preseason Week 3 Colts vs. Bengals Highlight Recap

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Game recap and highlights of the final preseason contest of the 2024 season. The final score of this game (and all preseason games like it) just didn’t matter. What did matter was what we saw from the Indianapolis Colts first team units. Their opponent wasn’t important, or rather the fact that the Cincinnati Bengals played their second and third stringers ...2024
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• Chris Ballard defends Colts newest wide receiver AD Mitchell in profanity-laced rant

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Colts GM Chris Ballard is upset, and he wants you to know that AD Mitchell is a good kid. This one is NSFW. Leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, there were countless rumors and reports about former Texas and current Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. Outside of the criticism of what we could see on tape and what Mitchell himself said to the m...2024
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• 5 Questions with Silver and Black Pride: can the Colts beat a surging Raiders team led by a former Purdue Boilermaker?

Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images Sitting down with Kevin Knight of Silver and Black Pride to talk Colts vs. Raiders. In Week 16, our Indianapolis Colts will host the Las Vegas Raiders. Knowing the party was coming to town this weekend I sat down with Matt Holder of Silver and Black Pride. You can find him on Twitter @MHolder95. We swapped questions about the Colts and Raiders and what follo...2023
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• Monday Morning Awards: Week 13 @Titans

Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK The Colts somehow find ways to keep on winning, and the playoff hopes are more alive than ever MVP of the Game: Michael Pittman Jr. / Colts’ special teams Once again it was MPJ leading the Colts’ receivers, and this time he even went as far as catching the game-winning touchdown. He ranks fourth in the NFL in receptions right now, and dese...2023
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• Ups and downs from Saints vs. Colts

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Which players are on the rise and what is the team still struggling with? The New Orleans Saints got back to .500 on Sunday with a huge win over the Indianapolis Colts. The offense had their best game of the season putting up 38 points in exciting fashion. The Saints are coming out of a slump being losers on four of their last five games going into S...2023
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• Interview with the Enemy: Indianapolis Colts

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Chris Shepherd from Stamped Blue joins us for this week's Interview with the Enemy. The New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts will square off this weekend as the Saints try to get back to .500. As always, another game means another interview with the enemy, and this week we are joined by Chris Shepherd of Stampede Blue. Before we get started, I ju...2023
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• Browns vs. Colts: Scouting how Cleveland can attack Indianapolis in our Q&A with Stampede Blue

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images We ask about Colts RB Jonathan Taylor, the weakness at cornerback, who is favored to win, and more. This Sunday, the Cleveland Browns take on the Indianapolis Colts. To help preview a few topics from the Colts’ perspective, we reached out to Chris Shepherd from Stampede Blue and exchanged five questions with him. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Br...2023
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• 5 Questions with Stampede Blue: What we learned about the Colts

Robert Scheer-USA TODAY Sports Gather intel on the enemy as the Jaguars prepare to face the Colts in Week 1. As the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare to play the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1, we sat down with Chris Shepherd of Stampede Blue to learn more about the opposing side. Question 1: First and foremost — how many games will Jonathan Taylor play for the Colts this year and where will he...2023
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• Farewell Stampede Blue
Robert Scheer-USA TODAY Sports What a run we’ve had, eh? My first Fanpost was on April 22, 2008. I loved the community and wanted to get more involved, but the site manager encouraged me to start my own Colts blog. Coltzilla grew, but I had a broader vision that came together with help from others within just a few years. Nate Dunlevy, Kyle Rodriguez, and several others (Stampede Blue al...2023
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• 5 Questions with The Falcoholic: Is Taylor Heinicke the answer?

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Sitting down with Kevin Knight of The Falcoholic to talk Colts vs. Falcons. In Week 16, our Indianapolis Colts will travel to take on the Atlanta Falcons. Knowing the party was hitting the road this weekend I sat down with Kevin Knight of The Falcoholic. You can find him on Twitter @FalcoholicKevin. We swapped questions about the Colts and Falcons and what f...2023
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• Saturday Dawg Chow: Browns news (10/21/23)

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Saturday Dawg Chow. Dawgs By Nature: Browns, Colts final injury report: 3 out, 5 questionable for Sunday (Jared Mueller) - When the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts face off in Week 7, injuries were a big concern on Wednesday. Thursday, things c...2023
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• GM Chris Ballard indicated Colts tried to trade up for offensive player from #15 pick

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Colts were active in trade talks trying to trade up from the 15th overall pick, but couldn’t find a willing trade partner. According to general manager Chris Ballard, the Indianapolis Colts tried trading up from the #15th overall pick for a top offensive player, but were obviously unsuccessful in their attempts to find a willing trade partner—despite...2024
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• Ups and downs from Saints vs. Colts
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• Open debate: Colts 2024-25 Season Predictions

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images A place where we can interact with each other and for everyone to leave their predictions on stone! As a writer for Stampede Blue, my takes get plenty of exposure, and it also provides you, the readers, with the chance to go back and use my takes against me in the case I get it wrong. I fundamentally believe that everything is debatable, and that by having ...2024
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• Meet the 2023-24 Colts Writing Team at Stampede Blue

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Introducing Stampede Blue’s Colts writing contributors for this year’s campaign—some new, some old faces. With the Indianapolis Colts 2023 regular season having recently kicked off, we, at Stampede Blue, wanted to introduce some fresh new faces, as well as some familiar ones returning to this year’s talented writing team (*with each member listed alphabe...2023
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• Stampede Blue’s Week 1 NFL Game Picks

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images We pick the full slate of games, starting with Lions at Chiefs New NFL season and new Stampede Blue staff picks! With some considerable turnover in the staff, welcoming some new additions to the team, this will be once again a chance for us to showcase our football knowledge making the picks, and sharing those predictions with you, as well as making som...2023
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• Stampede Blue’s Week 1 NFL Game Picks

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images We pick the full slate of games, starting with Lions at Chiefs New NFL season and new Stampede Blue staff picks! With some considerable turnover in the staff, welcoming some new additions to the team, this will be once again a chance for us to showcase our football knowledge making the picks, and sharing those predictions with you, as well as making som...2023
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• Malott’s Believe It or Not Post-Draft Glow Edition
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• Conspiracy Report Spooktacular: Why Colts owner Jim Irsay benched Anthony Richardson
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• Five Texans Questions with Stampede Blue
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• Week 7 Colts vs. Dolphins Highlights: a win is a win.
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• Stampede Blue’s Staff Picks: Week 6 Colts @Titans

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Testing the Stampede Blue’s staff, and readers, knowledge and faith in the Colts In Week 6, the 2-3 Indianapolis Colts (- 118) make the trip down to Tennessee to face off against division rivals Titans (- 100). The team opens up as 1.5-point favourites, as the oddsmakers are expecting a really close game. Will Levis against Anthony Richardson is sure to be ...2024
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• 5 Questions with Big Cat Country: Is Trevor Lawrence the next Carson Wentz?
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• 5 Questions with Behind the Steel Curtain: Can the Colts beat Mike Tomlin?
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• 5 Questions with Windy City Gridiron: Can the Colts avoid 0-3 against the Bears?
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• Why Anthony Richardson is one of the NFL’s most intriguing quarterbacks to watch in 2024
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• 5 Questions with Music City Miracles: can the Colts get the upset in Indy?

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Sitting down with Jimmy Morris of Music City Miracles to talk Colts vs. Titans. Who will win the battle of the trenches and what’s going on with that offense? In Week 5, our Indianapolis Colts will host the Tennessee Titans. Knowing the party was coming to town this weekend I sat down with Jimmy Morris of Music City Miracles. You can find him on Twitter @j...2023
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