DENVER -- The highlight for the Indianapolis Colts' offensive line heading into Sunday was that they were going to start the same group in back-to-back games for the first time since October.
By the end of Sunday, though, the group had every right to feel good after they didn’t give up a sack to the Denver Broncos, the AFC’s best defense, in the Colts' 24-13 victory.
“The offensive line did a stand-up job, and you’ve got a team that had 41 sacks on the season, and great rushers on the inside and Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware on the outside,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. “The offensive line, they did a great job. And [Andrew] Luck's got the ability to extend plays and buy time and move around and manipulate the pocket, if you will, but they did a great job.”
The way the offensive line played, you forget that the Colts had 11 different starting lineups on the offensive line.
Luck took some hits early in the game, but the line settled in and made Ware and Miller a nonfactor, which allowed Luck to sit back in the pocket and throw for 265 yards and two touchdowns.
“They did a heck of a job,” Luck said. “That’s a good pass rushing unit with some tough stuff to handle blitz-wise and they did a heck of a job and I think they’ve earned the right to go out there and expect to do a heck of a job. They do it in practice and they’ve done it in games; bunch of good guys.”
