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Indianapolis Colts: Why Training Camp Is Crucial to Jonathan Newsome's Future

That doesn't mean that sacks didn't happen.

The Colts finished with 41 sacks last season, tying for ninth among NFL teams. The team also finished ninth in Football Outsiders' Adjusted Sack Rate.

It sounds good on paper, but the story of the team's pass rush is more complicated than the team's sack totals. Both the team's light schedule and a blitz-heavy game plan helped artificially boost its sack numbers.

According to Football Outsiders, the Colts had the 26th-hardest defensive schedule in the league last season, not surprising given the state of the AFC South.