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Andrew Luck, Colts Finally Flash Reason for Hope in Win over Chargers
- Updated: September 26, 2016
There hasn’t been much to celebrate so far this season in Indianapolis. The Colts lost a heartbreaker to the Detroit Lions in Week 1 and were throttled in Denver a week ago. For the third straight season, the Colts started the season 0-2.
For a time Sunday, it appeared the Colts were headed for 0-3 and another week of doomsday predictions and uncomfortable questions. But in rallying to defeat the San Diego Chargers 26-22, the Colts did more than just notch their first win of the season and give fans a reason to celebrate.
The team also sent notice that the reports of their demise in the AFC South may have been greatly exaggerated.
The impetus for Indy’s first win of the season was exactly what you’d expect it to be—quarterback Andrew Luck chucking the ball downfield to star wideout TY Hilton.
For the second time in three weeks, Luck topped 300 yards passing. Luck’s preferred target was Hilton, who hauled in eight catches for 174 yards. Hilton’s last catch of the night was the biggest, a 63-yard score that gave the Colts the lead in which Hilton’s blazing speed was on full display.
Can you say… CLUTCH?!Luck. Hilton. 63 yards.WOOOOOOOWWWWWW. https://t.co/meELpfKlDB
— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2016
As Nat Newell of the Indy Star reported, Luck gave all the credit for the game’s biggest play to his favorite target in the passing game: “You look to your playmakers in those situations and T.Y. is that playmaker,” Luck said. “One of the heartbeats of the team.”
Luck also allowed that getting their first win of the season lifted a dark cloud from around the Colts:
Luck: ‘Relief. Excited. Happy. I wish I wasn’t so petty & cared so much about winning & losing. It makes you feel better. It’s addicting.’
— Nat Newell (@NatJNewell) September 26, 2016
Now, not all that ails the Colts magically disappeared on that play. The strike to Hilton was Luck’s only touchdown on the afternoon. The fifth-year veteran threw his second interception of the …
