Quick Reaction: Colts dominate Vikings at home 28 - 11

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty ImagesA week ago, the Colts made mistakes in every phase of the game to drop an early AFC South match-up on the road to the Jacksonville Jaguars. This week, the team desperately needed to defend their home field to get in the win column and not fall into an early two-game hole.

Of course, there were some challenges coming into this game that put this in doubt.

On offense, Marlon Mack suffered a season-ending Achilles injury last week, which thrust rookie running back Jonathan Taylor into a starting role today. Veteran tight end Jack Doyle was inactive for the game after missing practice this week and that thrust Mo Alie-Cox, who has never been more than a…