With 46 sacks through 14 games, the defense tied the 1989 and 2005 Colts teams for the most sacks in a single-season as all four starters on the front line managed to wrap up Mitch Trubisky.
INDIANAPOLIS – Colts starting right tackle Braden Smith has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Jacksonville due to a hip injury, Indianapolis head coach Shane Steichen announced Friday. Asked if the injury was short- or long-term, Steichen said the team is “going through that process right now.”Rookie swing tackle Blake Freeland, who started in place of left tackle Bernhard Raimann the last two weeks, could start in place of Smith against the Jaguars.“I think (offensive line coach Tony Sparano Jr.) did a really good job with him in training camp and the offseason going back and forth,” Steichen said of Freeland. “So, (I have) a lot of confidence in him on either side.”Raimann missed the last two games due to a concussion, and defensive end Kwity Paye was sidelined during last week’s contest due to a concussion. Both players remain in the concussion protocol, but they practiced every day this week, and Steichen did not rule them out.Tight end Mo Ali-Cox, who sustained