[h=2]Starters Work Concise, Injury Free In Colts Preseason Opener[/h] Posted 21 hours ago
Kevin Bowen Colts.com Writer
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[h=3]Intro: The Colts preseason opener came on Sunday in Philadelphia. How much work did the starting unit get against the Eagles?[/h]
PHILADELPHIA – The most important takeaway from Sunday came on the injury report.
Work was concise for the Colts starters on Sunday afternoon, and the injuries were non-existent.
That was the starting point for Chuck Pagano’s post-game presser before the Colts head coach went into the positives and negatives from the 36-10 loss in Philadelphia.
As expected, a couple of series of action was all the Colts starters saw on Sunday in the team’s preseason opener in Philadelphia.
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Andrew Luck
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Coby Fleener
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“Andrew was pretty sharp early on,” Pagano said after the preseason opening loss.
“We had a pitch count on the quarterback, so that’s why we got him out of there.”
On Sunday, Luck and the starters worked with not their normal starting unit, or even regulars.
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T.Y. Hilton
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Donte Moncrief
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Frank Gore
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An opening drive began with Dorsett, the Colts first-round rookie, catching two passes for 13 yards. The drive came to a close when Coby Fleener couldn’t hold onto a third-down catch.
The starting offense had another series together with Luck once again looking in Dorsett’s direction. An 18-yard comeback reception from the rookie highlighted a nice afternoon for his professional debut (despite a second-quarter fumble).