I wonder how often the locals roll their eyes every time tourists come to recreate that shot.

I wonder how often the locals roll their eyes every time tourists come to recreate that shot.

Vikings Cheerleaders.

Historically speaking, the worst offenses in the league are the ones that struggle to throw the ball with any consistency and ones that simply fail at moving the ball from point A to point B. The Colts, weirdly, aren't necessarily struggling in either department.

The Colts currently have the fourth-most passing yards in the NFL with 1,125. Even if you subtract yardage lost due to sacks, the Colts are still inside of the top ten in passing yards. The team is also moving the ball efficiently through the air, as quarterback Matt Ryan is averaging a healthy 7.3 yards per attempt (9.6 yards per attempt against the Titans in week four).

The big plays have also been there for the Colts, as they are tied for 11th in the league in big plays (rushes over 10 yards and completions over 20 yards). In fact, the team is actually third in passing plays over 20 yards this season with 16:

Even the advanced stats favor the Colts in terms of moving the ball. Series success rate is an advanced stat that looks at the rate in which a series starting with first down earns a new first down (or touchdown) on that series.

The Colts' offense is rating remarkably high in this metric, having a series success rate of over 70% on the year. To throw even more stats that are usually indicative of offensive success at you, the Colts' offense actually ranks 13th in the NFL in third down conversion rate at 39.62%.

So, in summary of all this statistical mumbo jumbo, the Colts have been consistently moving the ball this season and are at least league average in several favorable predictable statistics for offensive success. The only problem is that they can't seem to turn that into points.

Why is that? Well, let's jump to the next part of this piece.

I tried to watch twice, both times I lasted about 5 minutes.

For nearly an hour after Thursday’s abomination of a football game ended, Russell Wilson sat motionless at his locker. He refused to take off his shoulder pads, refused to stand, to shower. A few teammates stopped by on their way to the showers; defensive tackle D.J. Jones patted Wilson on the shoulder pad; offensive tackle Billy Turner pulled Wilson in for a hug. Wilson scrolled through his phone, spoke in hushed tones with his backup, Brett Rypien, and later was joined in a long conversation with his head coach, Nathaniel Hackett, and running back Melvin Gordon.

“We shoulda won it,” Wilson said. “That’s on me.”