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'We've got to be better': Colts defense struggles to stop big plays for 2nd straight week

INDIANAPOLIS -- The formation presents a natural mismatch as Los Angeles Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp lines up in the backfield next quarterback Matthew Stafford in the shotgun, hoping to get matched up with a linebacker or safety.

Stafford drops back to pass, looks left briefly before snapping his head back to the right in Kupp's direction.

Colts linebacker Darius Leonard reads Stafford's eyes, looking to drop back and undercut the throw. Leonard is in position to make the play but the veteran QB lofts a perfect pass just over Leonard's out-stretched hand for a 16-yard touchdown to Kupp in the first quarter.