The Chargers won the toss and deferred to the second half. Special teams got the Bolts off to a solid start by stopping the returner short of the 25. The Colts targeted their tight ends early on with success. Both Dwayne Allen and Jack Doyle had receptions within the first three plays.
The Colts appeared to be able to pick up chunks of yards on every run. The Chargers were just completely overmatched at the line of scrimmage. Indianapolis eventually went away from what was working and tested Jason Verrett.