had to do in order to get themselves a playoff berth. Win T.Y. Hilton Jersey , and move on to the Wild Card round in Houston. Lose, on the other hand, and their season is over right then and there.The Colts came out hot, dominating time of possession, and put up touchdowns on their first two drives of the game of 12, and 16 plays respectively. But, the Colts soon made their evening a lot harder than it had to be with a couple of terrible turnovers.In the end, the Colts were able to right the ship for the remainder of the game and pulled off a 33-17 victory to send themselves into the playoffs for the first time since the 2014 season. The Colts will head to Houston to take on the Texans in the Wild Card round of the playoffs next week. Here are a few takeaways from the Colts big victory on Sunday night football. Colts¡¯ turnovers/senseless penalties cannot continue into the postseasonThis is no surprise to anyone who understands how important ball control is in the postseason. To this point, they haven¡¯t really been an issue, but in a game that isn¡¯t against the Tennessee Titans it very well could have meant the difference in the end result.Midway through the second quarter ¡ª just after the Colts decimated the Titans¡¯ defense for two long scoring drives ¡ª Andrew Luck and the Colts offense were backed up against their own goal line. On the first snap, Luck held the ball forever, then pumped twice before leaping while attempting to hit Dontrelle Inman outside the numbers. Jayon Brown undercut the pass and went easily into the end zone to put the Titans on the board and cutting the Colts¡¯ lead in half. On the Colts very next possession, after the Colts recovered a muffed punt inside of the Titans¡¯ 10-yard line, Marlon Mack had a touchdown called back, then fumbled the ball away two plays later taking at least 3 more points off of the board for the Colts.Both of these turnovers were killers. A pick-six as well as another turnover in the red zone are not plays that you would consider to be ¡®winning football¡¯ by any means. These two situations did appear to be out of the norm in this game, but they¡¯re important for the coaching staff to address during the week nevertheless.Additionally, the Colts committed 12 penalties for 96 yards, causing two touchdowns to be called back and countless long-yardage situations throughout the night. Mark Glowinski was flagged several times, and seemed to be getting caught at the most inopportune times for the Colts¡¯ offense.Two costly turnovers added to nearly 100 yards worth of penalties is not exactly a great combination for a team that will have to go on the road in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. These mistakes simply must be fixed.Darius Leonard takes franchise single-season tackle record, breaks Jeff Herrod¡¯s 160-tackle season from 1991Lost in the mix of watching a win-and-in game between these divisional foes was the Colts¡¯ rookie stud linebacker Darius Leonard breaking the franchise record for tackles in a single season. After once being seen as the ¡®worst pick¡¯ in the 2018 draft, the Colts¡¯ rookie second-round pick has taken everyone¡¯s expectations and exceeded them all. Even if you were one of the few on the Leonard train following his being drafted, your expectations could not have been this high for the small-school ¡®Maniac.¡¯Leonard finished his rookie regular season with 163 total tackles which led the Colts easily, but also the NFL. Leonard was snubbed in the voting for the Pro Bowl, but he has to be the leader for rookie defensive player of the year honors, and should even be in consideration for defensive player of the year as well. Chris Ballard appears to have hit the jackpot with Leonard, and just as he was overlooked by several schools heading into college, he was again by analysts and other NFL teams even after being drafted. He simply cannot be overlooked any longer Darius Leonard Color Rush Jersey , and it¡¯ll be quite interesting to see what he can do in the playoffs.Colts put together two of their better drives of the season to start gameThe Colts hadn¡¯t started very quickly over the past few weeks. In fact, the Colts had only amassed 14 first-quarter points ¡ª before tonight ¡ª since Week 12. Tonight, the Colts got hot right away, and on their first two drives looked about as good as anyone could have hoped.They were also shutting down the Titans¡¯ offense ¡ª I use that term loosely ¡ª allowing only 8 total plays through their first two drives. In their first two possessions, the Colts put together 28 plays, 192 total yards (6.8 yards per play), used up nearly 17 minutes of the clock and was piloted by Andrew Luck who went 13-of-15 for 142 passing yards and 2 touchdowns in that span of the game.I don¡¯t know how interesting it is, but through those two drives, the Colts ran only one play that recorded negative yardage. 26 of those plays were for positive yardage and just 1 for no gain. That¡¯s impressive offensive football, and the Colts needed that after their slow starts as of late.Now, this level of offensive play wasn¡¯t exactly consistent throughout the game, but it was a nice explosion to remind Colts¡¯ fans, as well as the rest of the NFL and their fans how good Andrew Luck and this offense can be when things are hitting on all cylinders.Other notesLuck finishes second in NFL with 39 touchdown passesMarlon Mack hits 100-yard rushing mark for fourth time this seasonColts allow less than 100 yards on the ground for 9th time this seasonDontrelle Inman leads Colts in receiving yardage, continues to be late-down target for LuckColts don¡¯t get a single hit on Blaine Gabbert, but are never really threatened by his play INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ¡ª The Indianapolis Colts will gladly play it safe with Andrew Luck.They¡¯d rather he be healthy for training camp anyway.Just minutes after coach Frank Reich announced Tuesday that his starting quarterback would sit out this week¡¯s three-day minicamp ¡ª the final portion of Indy¡¯s offseason workouts ¡ª Luck promised he would return to practice when the Colts report to camp in late July.¡°It¡¯s OK, it¡¯s not good enough to practice this week, which I¡¯m bummed about,¡± Luck said, describing the injury. ¡°But I think we¡¯re on a very, very good page and I¡¯ll be ready for training camp.¡±The injury, suffered during training, has forced Luck to miss the Colts¡¯ entire on-the-field program for the second offseason in three years.But this was different.After missing the entire 2017 season to recover from surgery on his throwing shoulder, he started throwing again last June during the team¡¯s mandatory minicamp. His appearance raised even more questions when it appeared he was throwing footballs smaller than the NFL¡¯s regulation size.Team officials continued to be cautious with Luck at training camp when they closely monitored the number of throws he made and gave him extra days off. The prolonged recovery time prompted some skeptics to question whether Luck could ever return to his Pro Bowl form.It didn¡¯t take long for Luck to prove the doubters wrong. He produced arguably the best season of his pro career and was rewarded with the NFL¡¯s Comeback Player of the Year award.This year, many outsiders expect bigger and better things from Luck and his teammates, and Luck sounds confident he can deliver despite the nagging injury.¡°I¡¯ve thrown significantly, sort of off my foot to make sure I don¡¯t aggravate something, but to keep my arm in shape https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Denzelle-Good-Jersey ,¡± he said. ¡°It¡¯s a football, a pigskin Wilson Duke, with Roger Goodell¡¯s signature on it.¡±Reich has continually insisted that Luck¡¯s absence was a cautionary move.He has no serious concerns about Luck¡¯s health, and with seven seasons in the league, two full offseasons to get acclimated to the system and most of last season¡¯s key offensive contributors returning, Reich figures Luck¡¯s absence should not hinder his play.¡°He has missed the on-field work but he has gotten so much in the meetings,¡± Reich said. ¡°Second year in the system, talking through things, he¡¯s been able to have even more input into the system this year, putting his imprint on the system now knowing what we¡¯re doing, what he likes, what he doesn¡¯t, and why he likes what he likes in our system.¡±Indy can¡¯t wait to see how things play out in training camp. But the last month certainly has presented some challenges, and not just because of Luck.Rookie center Javon Patterson, a seventh-round draft pick, and defensive end Jegs Jegede, an undrafted rookie from Valdosta State, landed on season-ending injured reserve.Fourth-string quarterback Chad Kelly will miss the first two regular-season games for violating the league¡¯s personal conduct policy. Backup offensive tackle Antonio Garcia received a four-game suspension Monday for violating the league policy on performance-enhancing substances.General manager Chris Ballard explained last week why he drafted linebacker Bobby Okereke in the third round, knowing Okereke had been accused of sexual assault in 2015.And after re-signing 11 of the team¡¯s 20 free agents and adding receiver Devin Funchess, running back Spencer Ware and pass rusher Justin Houston, Ballard signed punter Rigoberto Sanchez to a contract extension last week, and long snapper Luke Rhodes to an extension Tuesday.All that¡¯s missing now is Luck.¡°Within the calf strain injury, I¡¯d say it¡¯s on the longer side. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s out of the range of a calf strain but it¡¯s definitely on the longer side,¡± Reich said. ¡°We¡¯re not concerned.¡±