Inside Football with Rick Venturi: Colts bye week breakdown

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns this week with the Colts on a bye. Rick joins Matt Taylor to review the team's performance so far, focusing on the key strengths and weaknesses on offense and defense as they head into the season's final four games. The crew discusses Anthony Richardson's progress over the last three games, Alec Pierce's emerging role, and the depth of the offensive line through the first thirteen games. On defense, they analyze the Colts' red zone success and their struggles to keep opposing offenses from big yardage gains between the 20s.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi is back this week, giving you all the insights to the Colts' Week 13 matchup against the New England Patriots. Rick joins Matt Taylor to break down the struggles of the Patriots' offense, particularly with rookie quarterback Drake Maye at the helm and discusses the challenges posed by New England's defense, highlighting key players who could give the Colts trouble in Foxborough.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi is here this week to break down everything you need to know ahead of the Colts' Week 12 matchup with the Detroit Lions who are off to a 9-1 start, their best since 1934. Rick joins Matt Taylor to discuss how the Colts can slow down Jared Goff and a high-scoring Lions offense that averages over 33 points per game, and shares his strategy for the Colts' offense to move the ball against a tough Detroit defense that's consistently creating takeaways and excelling on third downs and in the red zone.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi is back with an in-depth preview of the Colts' week 11 matchup against the 3-7 Jets. Rick joins Matt Taylor to break down why New York has fallen so short of expectations this season and what the Colts need to do to contain the Jets offense and keep Aaron Rodgers from having a bounce-back game. Venturi also examines the Jets' defense and their vulnerability against the run which should give the Colts a potential advantage on the ground.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know heading into the Colts' Week 10 matchup versus the Buffalo Bills. Rick joins Matt Taylor to analyze why the offense struggles in Minnesota and how it can rebound against Buffalo's opportunistic defense, which excels at creating takeaways. Rick also gives the blueprint for success and outlines a Colts' defensive game plan to slow down Josh Allen and a Bills offense that's scored 30+ points in six games this season.

This week, the Colts head to Minnesota for a primetime showdown with the Vikings on Sunday Night Football. In the latest episode of Inside Football with Rick Venturi, Rick dives into the Colts' quarterback change and outlines key strategies for success against the Vikings in Week 9. Rick teams up with Matt Taylor to analyze the Vikings' balanced offensive attack featuring Aaron Jones and Justin Jefferson and discusses what the Colts need to do to put points on the board against Minnesota's formidable defense, which ranks second in the NFL in takeaways.

The Colts travel to Houston for an AFC South showdown with the Texans. On this week's episode of Inside Football with Rick Venturi, Rick and Matt Taylor analyze the Week 8 matchup and highlight key strategies for the Colts to tie for first in the division. They outline key strategies to disrupt Joe Mixon in the Texans' running game and what the Colts' offense must do to succeed against a strong Texans defense with a top-five pass rush.

The Colts look to go over .500 on the season with a win against the Miami Dolphins in week seven. In this week's episode of Inside Football with Rick Venturi, Matt Taylor discusses with Rick why Miami's offense, despite having a backup quarterback, can still pose a threat and analyze the Dolphins' defense, which is tough against the pass and is elite on third downs.