3. DE-FENSE: Indy spent a lot of money to improve its defense, and the Colts got mixed results in the first real game. Oakland ran for 171 yards and had 372 yards in total offense. But the Colts were significantly better in some areas. They held the Raiders to 17 points. They were able to come up with two pick after finishing last season with 12. Darren McFadden, who the Colts were worried about, ran 17 times for 48 yards, a 2.8 yard average,Asics Fuzex Rush Femme, and one TD. The biggest problems came when Pryor took off, something they'd like to clean up before next week's game and certainly need to fix before heading to San Francisco in Week 3.
4. SLOW START: With nine new defensive starters, it took a while for the Raiders to get in sync. The Colts took advantage. Luck drove the Colts 89 yards in 10 plays on the opening series, hooking up with Reggie Wayne on a beautiful looping 12-yard TD pass. After getting the ball back, Luck did it again, moving the Colts 69 yards in eight plays. He stood in against the oncoming rush and ended the drive with a perfect 20-yard TD pass to Dwayne Allen to make it 14-0. The Raiders played much better over the final 40 minutes but were forced to play catch-up most of the day. A better start, might have been enough to give the Raiders a surprise win.
