Colts Cast: Colts can't capitalize in second half, fall to Browns 32-23 in Week 5
The Indianapolis Colts were coming into their Week 5 matchup with the Cleveland Browns preparing to square off with one of the better rushing teams, and one of the more surprising NFL offenses to this point in the season.
The Colts defense came to play once again, but Philip Rivers was mistake prone, the lack of offensive firepower was evident, and a few mental mistakes ended up being the team's undoing.
Some of the Colts' issues are being smoothed out, while a couple that are real game-changers are not being corrected. This will present the biggest obstacle for the Colts and their thoughts of a post-season run if they can't get them taken care of.
Injuries are beginning to mount up for the Colts, and some of them have been minimal with the breakout of guys like Julian Blackmon, and Xavier Rhodes. But, when arguably the team's best player (Darius Leonard), and the best offensive lineman (Anthony Castonzo) are out of the lineup, it's hard to come back from.
Can the Colts replace the losses of Paris Campbell and Marlon Mack as the season progresses? And how vital will rookie WR Michael Pittman be when he returns? There's still a lot of good with the Colts squad, but there are some looming questions as well that need to be answered quickly.
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