INDIANAPOLIS — It's time to take a look at the unofficial snap counts from Sunday's 2018 Week 8 matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the Oakland Raiders.
Indianapolis was able to jump out to a 10-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, but Oakland's offense was on fire after going three-and-out on its opening possession, scoring touchdowns on four straight possessions (not counting a meaningless one at the end of the first half), and eventually pulling ahead by eight, 21-13, less than halfway through the third quarter. Not to be outdone, the Colts' offense was able to keep up, however, and, coupled with a few key defensive plays down the stretch, Indy was able to retake the lead for good, 35-28, on a 10-yard pass to tight end Jack Doyle, and then put the cherry on top with a one-yard run by Marlon Mack. The final? Colts 42, Raiders 28.
What's next? The bye week — right smack dab in the middle of the Colts' schedule. The players and coaches will take a few days to get away and recharge their batteries so they can return ready to go to attack the last eight games of the regular season and, they hope, remain relevant in the AFC South Division race and earn a berth in the playoffs.
But before we completely move on the bye week, let's take a look at the Week 8 participation, courtesy of the NFL GSIS (Game Statistics & Information) folks:
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks:
- Andrew Luck: 78 offense* (100 percent)
Running Backs:
- Marlon Mack: 49 offense (63 percent)
- Nyheim Hines: 28 offense (36 percent)
- Jordan Wilkins: 3 offense (4 percent), 5 special teams (19 percent)
Tight Ends:
- Jack Doyle: 57 offense (73 percent)
- Mo Alie-Cox: 25 offense (32 percent)
- Ryan Hewitt: 21 offense (27 percent), 12 special teams (46 percent)
- Eric Ebron: 17 offense (22 percent)
Wide Receivers:
- T.Y. Hilton: 64 offense (82 percent)
- Dontrelle Inman: 58 offense (74 percent)
- Chester Rogers: 39 offense (50 percent), 2 special teams (8 percent)
- Zach Pascal: 28 offense (36 percent), 15 special teams (58 percent)
Offensive Linemen:
- Anthony Castonzo: 78 offense* (100 percent), 6 special teams (23 percent)
- Quenton Nelson: 78 offense* (100 percent), 6 special teams (23 percent)
- Braden Smith: 78 offense* (100 percent)
- Mark Glowinski: 78 offense* (100 percent)
- Ryan Kelly: 70 offense (90 percent)
- Evan Boehm: 8 offense (10 percent), 6 special teams (23 percent)
- Le'Raven Clark: 1 offense (1 percent), 6 special teams (23 percent)
DEFENSE
Defensive Linemen:
- Margus Hunt: 45 defense (90 percent), 10 special teams (38 percent)
- Jabaal Sheard: 43 defense (86 percent), 4 special teams (15 percent)
- Denico Autry: 41 defense (82 percent), 4 special teams (15 percent)
- Al Woods: 26 defense (52 percent), 6 special teams (23 percent)
- Kemoko Turay: 24 defense (48 percent)
- Grover Stewart: 16 defense (32 percent), 10 special teams (38 percent)
- Al-Quadin Muhammad: 2 defense (4 percent), 1 special teams (4 percent)
- Carroll Phillips: 19 special teams (73 percent)
Linebackers:
- Darius Leonard: 50 defense* (100 percent)
- Anthony Walker: 41 defense (82 percent), 9 special teams (35 percent)
- Zaire Franklin: 10 defense (20 percent), 8 special teams (31 percent)
- Matthew Adams: 9 defense (18 percent), 16 special teams (62 percent)
- Najee Goode: 20 special teams* (77 percent)
Cornerbacks:
- Kenny Moore II: 49 defense (98 percent), 11 special teams (42 percent)
- Pierre Desir: 45 defense (90 percent), 8 special teams (31 percent)
- Arthur Maulet: 28 defense (56 percent), 13 special teams (50 percent)
- Quincy Wilson: 11 defense (22 percent)
- Nate Hairston: 9 defense (18 percent), 5 special teams (19 percent)
- Chris Milton: 15 special teams (58 percent)
Safeties:
- Clayton Geathers: 50 defense* (100 percent), 1 special teams (4 percent)
- Mike Mitchell: 32 defense (64 percent)
- Corey Moore: 18 defense (36 percent), 20 special teams* (77 percent)
- George Odum: 1 defense (2 percent), 20 special teams* (77 percent)
SPECIAL TEAMERS
- Rigoberto Sanchez: 15 special teams (58 percent)
- Luke Rhodes: 7 special teams (27 percent)
- Adam Vinatieri: 6 special teams (23 percent)
INACTIVE
- Denzelle Good
- Ryan Grant
- Malik Hooker
- Steve Ishmael
- Hassan Ridgeway
- Erik Swoope
- Robert Turbin
DID NOT PLAY
- Jacoby Brissett
(*denotes most on team)
