Denver Broncos: 3 Takeaways vs. Colts in Week 15

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 14: Brock Osweiler #17 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with teammates after a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts during the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 14, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 14: Jacoby Brissett #7 of the Indianapolis Colts is tackled by Shane Ray #56 of the Denver Broncos during the first half at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 14, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

2. The Defense Saddled Up The Colts

I said it before, and I’ll say it again. The Broncos have a Super Bowl caliber defense and it showed again on Thursday night. They shutdown the Colts to just 228 total yards, with 158 of those yards coming through the air and the other 70 from Indianapolis’ ground game.

Sure, they didn’t play against one of the most explosive offenses in the league, but this has been a trend that has been going during the duration of the season. Even when the offense has been awful, which was most of the season, the defense still held their ground in the majority of their games.

Going into this game, the Broncos had the top rank defense in total yards allowed, which is astonishing, considering their 5-9 record. Usually, teams with a stellar defense have a winning record. This isn’t the case, the offense has been so bad this year, the team couldn’t put together multiple wins in a row, even when they have one of the top defenses in the league.

Denver’s inability to create turnovers, hurt their ability to alter the pace of the game. The defensive unit only has eight interceptions and 5 recovered fumbles on the season. Turnovers have not went their way. This is the defense’s main issues keeping them from being one of the top defenses in the league.

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