Can Philip Rivers Defy the Odds and Deliver a Holiday Upset for the Colts?
The 49ers have allowed a 49.4% success rate on quick-concept passes, which ranks 26th in the league, and a league-high 83.3% of quick passes against the 49ers have targeted an open receiver.
One challenge for Steichen and Cooter this week will be to design a running game that works with some of Rivers’ limitations. Rivers had only two snaps under center last week. He took five snaps from the pistol and 50 from shotgun, which limited Taylor and the running game.
Among the Colts’ favorite run concepts is the outside zone, or “stretch,” which is ideal for running backs with good vision like Taylor. The running back begins turning toward the outside leg of the tight end and can continue outside, cut upfield through a hole, or cut back against the grain to punish an over-pursuing defense.


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