Lions film review: What led to the offense's inconsistency against the Colts?
Allen Park — In many ways, the Indianapolis Colts stuck to the defensive script of their season against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
The opposition stayed true to what they'd done the first 11 games, surrendering a truckload of yardage, but preventing the opponent from cashing in on the scoreboard to a degree that matched that production. Maybe the only difference is the takeaway-happy unit couldn't manufacture a turnover along the way.
If you watched the game, Detroit’s top-ranked offense felt disjointed in the 24-6 loss. That feeling wouldn’t be wrong. The 390 yards they racked up were in line with their typical weekly output, but the 5.4 yards per play average was down more than 13 percent, and the 24 points matched their lowest-scoring total in eight games. The other time they posted 24 during that stretch was in rainy, muddy conditions in Green Bay.
The best way to say it is the offense didn’t live up to its pre-established standard on Sunday. For this week’s film review, we’re going to look at what went right and the root of the inconsistencies on Sunday that caused the Lions to fall short of their own, lofty expectations.