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There are plenty of excuses as to why the Indianapolis Colts have gotten off to the start they have. Whether it be key injuries on both sides of the ball or some new pieces like Matt Ryan still getting acclimated to a new scheme, the fact of the matter is this is still a bad football team.

Indianapolis has gotten off to horrible starts to begin both their games, trailing by at least 17 points heading into the fourth quarter against both the Texans and Jaguars. The Colts were able to stage an improbable comeback to tie with Houston after a seemingly winning effort was thwarted by a bad missed field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship, who was waived shortly after the game. Against Jacksonville, there was no such comeback. Indianapolis once again came out the gates limping - throwing an interception in the opening drive before following that up with three-straight three-and-outs - and never recovered, allowing quarterback Trevor Lawrence to pick apart the defense underneath the Colts' zone defense. The Colts averaged just 4.5 yards per play on just 48 total plays on offense and lost the time-of-possession battle by a wide margin.

There are plenty of positions we could have gone for this mock but decided to get another weapon for Ryan, who is currently without Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce with seemingly no one else to throw to. Michael Mayer is a productive, matchup-beating nightmare for defenses and is a weapon in the redzone. He could certainly be helpful this week as Indianapolis welcomes the Chiefs as nearly a touchdown (-6.5) home underdog, according to SI SportsBook.