WEEK 9
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-4-1) @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (4-4)
DATE: Sunday (11/6/22)
STADIUM: Gillette Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Clay Martin
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Patriots lead all-time series, 48-29
STREAKS Patriots have won 6 of last 7
LAST GAME 12/18/21: Patriots 17 at Colts 27
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/4/18: Patriots 38, Colts 24
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
LAST WEEK: L 17-16 vs. Washington
COACH VS. OPP. Frank Reich: 1-1
PTS. FOR 16.1
OFFENSE 339.4
PASSING Sam Ehlinger: 17-23-201-0-0-100.1
RUSHING Jonathan Taylor: 107-462-4.3-1
RECEIVING Michael Pittman: 51-528-10.4-1
PTS. AGAINST 19.6
DEFENSE 319.8
SACKS DeForest Buckner, Yannick Ngakoue: 4
INTs Four tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE -8 (8/16)
PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack: 43.9 (41.0)
KICKING Chase McLaughlin: 47 (8/8 PAT; 13/14 FG)
COLTS NOTES
• QB SAM EHLINGERmade 1st-career start last week & completed 17 of 23 atts. (73.9 pct.) for 201 yards with 100.1 rating. Can become 6th QB since 2000 with 0 INTs & 100+ rating in each of 1st 2 career starts.
• RB JONATHAN TAYLOR rushed for 76 yards in Week 8 & aims for 3rd nin row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has 1,266 scrimmage yards (122.6 per game) & 12 TDs (10 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 10 on road. Rushed for 170 yards & TD in last meeting. Has TD in each of 5 career games vs. AFC East & aims for his 5th in row vs. AFC East with 100+ rush yards & 4th in row with 170+ rush yards.
• WR MICHAEL PITTMAN aims for 5th in row with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards, tied for 2nd-longest active streak. Has 7+ catches in 3 of 4 home games this season.
• WR PARRIS CAMPBELL has 7+ catches, 50+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of past 3.
• WR ALEC PIERCE led team with 65 rec. yards last week, his 4th game with 60+ rec. yards this season, tied-most among rookies. Ranks 3rd among rookies with 373 rec. yards in 2022.
• CB STEPHON GILMORE has PD in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had INT in his last game vs. NE (11/7/21 w/ Car.). Had 52 PD & 11 INTs in 4 seasons with NE (2017-20).
• LB SHAQUILLE LEONARD had 1st INT of season last week. Has 12 career INTs, most among LBs since 2018. Had 10 tackles, INT & FF in last meeting.
• DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had sack last week & has sack in 3 of past 4. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 on road. Had sack in last meeting.
• DE YANNICK NGAKOUE aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has TFL in 3 of 4 road games this season.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LAST WEEK: W 22-17 at New York Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 18-9
PTS. FOR 22.1
OFFENSE 334.5
PASSING Mac Jones: 91-138-993-3-7-73.1
RUSHING Rhamondre Stevenson: 114-558-4.9-4
RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 35-415=11.9-3
PTS. AGAINST 20.4
DEFENSE 350.5
SACKS Matthew Judon: 8.5
INTs Jack Jones (R), Devin McCourty, Jalen Mills: 2
TAKE/GIVE 0 (16/16)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Bailey: 42.9 (35.5)
KICKING Nick Folk: 63 (18/18 PAT; 15/17 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES completed 24 of 35 atts. (68.6 pct.) for 194 yards last week. Passed for 299 yards in last meeting. Has 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 102.1 rating in 4 career starts vs. AFC South.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON led team with 143 scrimmage yards (career-high 72 rec., 71 rush) & had 7 catches last week. Aims for 4th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row with 7+ catches. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 481 scrimmage yards (120.3 per game) & 4 rush TDs in his past 4 at home. Ranks 5th in AFC with career-high 775 scrimmage yards (558 rush, 217 rush) this season.
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS had 52 scrimmage yards (37 rush, 15 rec.) in Week 8. Has rush TD in 6 of his past 8 at home.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS led team with 9 catches for 60 yards & TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch & has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. Has 55+ rec. yards in 5 of his 6 games this season. Had 6 catches in last meeting.
• WR DEVANTE PARKER had 77 rec. yards & TD catch in his last game vs. Ind. (10/3/21 w/ Mia.). Has 65+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 career games vs. Ind.
• TE HUNTER HENRY had 6 catches for 77 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON aims for 3rd in row with PD. Has TFL in 4 of past 5. Has 5.5 sacks in 3 home games this season & aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ sacks. Ties for NFL lead with 8.5 sacks in 2022, his 4th-career season with 8+ sacks.
• LB JA’WHUAN BENTLEY had 1st INT of season last week.
• DB DEVIN MCCOURTY had 6 tackles & 1st 2 INTs of season last week, his 3rd-careergame with 2 INTs. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Had INT in last meeting.
