ESPN.com · Sep 9, 2021
Darius Leonard, DeForest Buckner, Colts D take aim at forcing 40 turnovers
INDIANAPOLIS -- It’s been talked about since Matt Eberflus was hired as defensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts more than three years ago.
40.
No, the Colts don’t want to hold their opponents to 40 yards a game. That would be nice, but that's not going to happen.
Of course the Colts want to give up fewer than 40 points a game too.
But that’s not it, either.
The Colts' defensive unit wants to force at least 40 turnovers this season.
“That’s just the NFL greats of the history of the NFL, that 40 number,” Eberflus said. “That’s just there. It’s one of those numbers that’s really super high, and a few teams have achieved it, and we’re just trying to search for that …
