WEEK 5
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1-2-1) @ DENVER BRONCOS (2-2)
DATE: Thursday (10/6/22)
STADIUM: Empower Field at Mile High
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Rogers
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Broncos lead all-time series, 14-11
STREAKS Broncos have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 10/27/19: Broncos 13 at Colts 15
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/8/16: Broncos 34, Colts 20
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
LAST WEEK: L 24-17 vs. Tennessee
COACH VS. OPP. Frank Reich: 1-0
PTS. FOR 14.3
OFFENSE 339.8
PASSING Matt Ryan: 102-154-1,125-5-5-85.0
RUSHING Jonathan Taylor: 81-328-4.0-1
RECEIVING Michael Pittman: 20-224-11.2-1
PTS. AGAINST 21.3
DEFENSE 297.0
SACKS Kwity Paye: 3
INTs Rodney McLeod: 1
TAKE/GIVE -6 (3/9)
PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack: 44.8 (43.4)
KICKING Chase McLaughlin: 13 (4/4 PAT; 3/4 FG)
COLTS NOTES
• QB MATT RYAN passed for season-high 356 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 109.7 rating in Week 4. Is only player with 2 games with 350+ pass yards in 2022. Passed for 284 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 112.1 rating in his last start vs. Den. (11/8/20 w/ Atl.). Aims for his 4th in row vs. Den. with 95+ rating. Has 275+ pass yards in 4 of his past 5 road Thursday starts.
• RB JONATHAN TAYLOR had 200 scrimmage yards (172 rush, 28 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in his last Thursday game (11/4/21 vs. NYJ). Has 1,937 scrimmage yards (107.6 per game) & 18 TDs (15 rush, 3 rec.) in 18 career road games.
• RB NYHEIM HINES has 374 scrimmage yards (93.5 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career Thursday games. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD.
• WR MICHAEL PITTMAN has 165 rec. yards (82.5 per game) & rec. TD in 2 career TNF games.
• TE MO ALIE-COX led team with career-high 6 catches for 85 yards & had 2nd career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 4.
• LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN led team with career-high 15 tackles in Week 4 & is 1 of 3 AFC LBs (Myles Jack & C.J. Mosley) with 3 games with 10+ tackles in 2022.
• DT DEFOREST BUCKNER has TFL in 3 of his past 4 Thursday games.
• DE KWITY PAYE had 3rd sack of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL.
• CB STEPHON GILMORE has 8 PD & INT in his past 3 on Thursday. Aims for his 3rd in row at Den. with PD.
• CB KENNY MOORE aims for his 4th in row on road with 5+ tackles. Has 2 INTs & 4 PD in 4 career Thursday games.
DENVER BRONCOS
LAST WEEK: L 32-23 at Las Vegas
COACH VS. OPP. Nathaniel Hackett: 0-0
PTS. FOR 16.5
OFFENSE 335.8
PASSING Russell Wilson: 80-131-980-4-1-91.1
RUSHING Melvin Gordon: 37-139-3.8-1
RECEIVING Courtland Sutton: 24-343-14.3-1
PTS. AGAINST 17.0
DEFENSE 284.8
SACKS Bradley Chubb: 3
INTs Jonas Griffith: 1
TAKE/GIVE 0 (4/4)
PUNTING (NET) Corliss Waitman: 46.0 (40.6)
KICKING Brandon McManus: 28 (4/5 PAT; 8/10 FG)
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB RUSSELL WILSON had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 124.9 rating in Week 4. Is 9-2 with 21 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 110.7 rating in 11 career Thursday starts & has 110+ rating in 8 of his 9 wins. Has 908 yards (759 pass, 149 rush) & 9 TDs (8 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 115.6 rating in 3 career starts vs. Ind. Passed for 4 TDs vs. 0 INTS & 152.3 rating in his last start vs. Ind. (9/12/21 w/ Sea.). Has won each of 1st 2 home starts with Den. Has 296 career TD passes, 3rd-most by QB in 1st 11 seasons all-time.
• RB MELVIN GORDON had 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 3 on Thursday & aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with TD. Has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 8 at home. Had rush TD in his only career game vs. Ind. (9/25/16 w/ Chargers).
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 5 catches for 52 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week. Had 72 rec. yards in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 7+ catches & 95+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards.
• WR JERRY JEUDY had 5th career TD catch last week.
• LB RANDY GREGORY has 3 sacks, 4 TFL, FF & FR in his past 3 on Thursday.
• LB BRADLEY CHUBB has 4.5 sacks, 3 TFL & FF in 2 career Thursday games & aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 2+ sacks.
• LB JOSEY JEWELL led team & tied his career high with 14 tackles in Week 4. Has 5 TFL in his past 3. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 7+ tackles.
• CB PAT SURTAIN II had career-high 8 tackles & 2 PD in Week 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2 PD. Has 8 PD & 2 INTs in 10 career home games.
• CB RONALD DARBY has 15 PD in 6 career Thursday games.
• S KAREEM JACKSON has 14 PD in 18 career games vs. Ind.
