STADIUM: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
REFEREE: Alan Eck
DATE: Sunday, December 24, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) IND: 137 or 380 ATL: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: IND leads series, 15-2 (won 5 of past 6. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/22/19: ATL 24 at IND 27.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Shane Steichen vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 8-6 (.571) Postseason: 0-0. Arthur Smith vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 20-28 (.417) Postseason: 0-0.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS NOTES:
• QB GARDNER MINSHEW completed 18 of 28 atts. (64.3 pct.) for 215 yards & season-high 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with season-high 123.4 rating last week, 5th-career game with 3 TD passes. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2 of past 3. Had TD pass & 0 INTs in only career start vs. Atl. (12/22/19 w/ Jax.). Needs 261 pass yards for 2nd-career 3,000-yard season (3,271 in 2019 w/ Jax.).
• RB JONATHAN TAYLOR has 517 scrimmage yards (86.2 per game) in his past 6. Has TD in 2 of 3 road games this season.
• RB ZACK MOSS had 2nd TD catch of season last week. Has 55+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. Needs 44 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• RB TREY SERMON led team with season-high 88 rush yards last week
• WR MICHAEL PITTMAN has 75+ rec. yards in each of his past 5. Has 8+ catches & 55+ rec. yards in each of his 7 road games this season. Ranks 4th in NFL with 99 catches & can become 1st Ind. player with 100 catches since 2012 (Reggie Wayne).
• WR D.J. MONTGOMERY had 1st-career TD catch last week.
• TE MO ALIE-COX aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN has 5+ tackles in all 13 of his games this season, incl. 13+ tackles in 4 of 6 road games. Leads NFL with 149 tackles in 2023.
• LB E.J. SPEED led team with season-high 10 tackles & had FF last week. Aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles.
• DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had half sack in Week 15. Aims for 3rd in row on road with PD. Has 7th-career season with 6+ sacks.
• DE SAMSON EBUKAM has 1.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with TFL. Needs half sack for 1st-career 10-sack season.
• DE DAYO ODEYINGBO had 1.5 sacks last week. Has career-high 8 sacks in 2023, 2nd-straight season with 5+ sacks.
ATLANTA FALCONS NOTES:
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE has TD pass in each of his 3 games in 2023 & aims for his 8th in row overall with TD pass. Has 36 TDs (34 pass, 2 rush) in 27 career starts.
• RB BIJAN ROBINSON (rookie) has 663 scrimmage yards (94.7 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rec., 2 rush) in 7 home games this season. Leads all rookies in rush yards (801) & ranks 2nd in scrimmage yards (1,124). Robinson & RB TYLER ALLGEIER (666) are 1 of 2 NFC RB duos (Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs & David Montgomery) each with 600+ scrimmage yards in 2023.
• WR DRAKE LONDON has 58 receptions for 769 yards in 2023 & needs 97 rec. yards for new career high (866 in 2022). Has 5+ catches in 8 of his past 9 at home. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards.
• TE KYLE PITTS has 586 rec. yards in 2023, his 2nd-career season with 500+ rec. yards. Has 47 receptions & needs 3 catches for 2nd-career 50-catch season (68 in 2021). Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• TE JONNU SMITH led team with 61 rec. yards last week. Has career highs in catches (43) & rec. yards (521) in 2023.
• DL CALAIS CAMPBELL had 4th sack of season & 2 TFL last week. Has 7 TFL in his past 8 vs. Ind.
• DL DAVID ONYEMATA aims for his 3rd in row at home with FF.
• LB KADEN ELLISS has career-high 100 tackles & tied his career high with 7 TFL in 2023. Aims for his 9th in row with 5+ tackles.
• LB NATE LANDMAN has TFL in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has career-high 86 tackles in 2023.
• S JESSIE BATES had 10 tackles in Week 15, his 5th game with 10+ tackles in 2023, most among DBs. Aims for his 4th in row at home with PD. Ranks 2nd among DBs with 111 tackles this season.
