ESPN.com · Feb 5, 2019
Colts need more pass-rushers to survive schedule loaded with elite QBs
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts' defense took substantial leaps under first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus in 2018.
The unit, which finished 11th overall in defense this season, shut down the likes of Dallas' Ezekiel Elliott, NFL Rookie of the Year Saquon Barkley (Giants), Tennessee's Derrick Henry and Washington's Adrian Peterson. The Colts didn't allow a 100-yard rusher until their playoff game in Kansas City.
The task of being even better defensively next season will be tougher, because instead of facing some of the league’s top rushers, the Colts will face some future Hall of Fame quarterbacks -- including this season's league MVP.
