Indianapolis Colts by the Numbers: Wild Card Weekend Offensive Stats

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsEvery week, I will present a summary of some basic and advanced stats for the Colts performance relative to the league. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being awesome sources of weekly data.

For the second week in a row, the Colts offense came out like world beaters, as they scored 3 TDs on their first 4 drives. 20 first downs in the first half ties for the second most by any team this year (Rams 21 in wk 16).

But then in the 2nd half, this offense, that looked as fertile as the Tennessee Valley, could bear no points. The insides of NRG Stadium became a rocky place where the 6th seed could find no purchase.

Of course, that…