Stampede Blue: for Indianapolis Colts fans

Every week during the NFL season and well into the offseason, Stephen Reed (@nicereedsteve) and I (@likelyalien) put out a podcast for Stampede Blue and Indianapolis Colts fans that we try to keep to around an hour. This week, we talk at length about the Colts' Week 6 win over the Bengals, looked back at this first six weeks of games and then we end our podcast with a good ole fashioned NFL pick'em. Please rate our podcast 5 stars to help others find us, enjoy the games this week and wear a mask, okay? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week on Afternoon Pancakes, Jared and Stephen go over the Colts Week 5 road loss to the Browns. We spend quite a bit of time talking about how beatable the Bengals are and then wash the taste of Kool-Aid out just in time to be grossed out at this week's lineup of games. It's a tough watch out there kids. Mind your eyes. Please give us 5 stars, subscribe, like and share! @podpancake @likelyalien @nicereedsteve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts were coming into their Week 5 matchup with the Cleveland Browns preparing to square off with one of the better rushing teams, and one of the more surprising NFL offenses to this point in the season. The Colts defense came to play once again, but Philip Rivers was mistake prone, the lack of offensive firepower was evident, and a few mental mistakes ended up being the team's undoing. Some of the Colts' issues are being smoothed out, while a couple that are real game-changers are not being corrected. This will present the biggest obstacle for the Colts and their thoughts of a post-season run if they can't get them taken care of. Injuries are beginning to mount up for the Colts, and some of them have been minimal with the breakout of guys like Julian Blackmon, and Xavier Rhodes. But, when arguably the team's best player (Darius Leonard), and the best offensive lineman (Anthony Castonzo) are out of the lineup, it's hard to come back from. Can the Colts replace the losses of Paris Campbell and Marlon Mack as the season progresses? And how vital will rookie WR Michael Pittman be when he returns? There's still a lot of good with the Colts squad, but there are some looming questions as well that need to be answered quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week promises some nuance with the Colts missing their most important player on both offense and defense. The Browns are hopeless, though, and both Jared and Stephen think the Colts win by a touchdown or more! You can follow the guys on Twitter @likelyalien and @nicereedsteve, follow the podcast @podpancake and make sure you follow @stampedeblue for the absolute best in Colts content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, the guys take a close look at the Cleveland Browns as the Colts prepare to face them in their week 5 contest. They talk about the Browns offensive line and how it presents the toughest test for the Colts defense to date, as well as how the Colts might expect to stack up against a talented front four of the Browns defense. They finish the show with some bold predictions for Sunday's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode the guys talk about the latest in terms of Colts news and injuries, dig into the Colts vs Bears matchup to assign some winners and losers, and then take a look back at the first quarter of the season. They discuss how the team has done, and what they face over their next four games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Michael Kist) Thursday - The Look Ahead (Ed Valentine, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Ameer Tyree) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts (3-1) have now won their third straight game since coming up short in their Week 1 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Sunday, the Colts' defense continued their stingy play, stuffing the Chicago Bears' running game, and holding the Bears' offense to 4 of 14 on third down attempts. The Colts offense wasn't mistake free, however, they did keep from giving the ball away, and were able to put enough on the scoreboard to keep control of the game. On the flipside, the Colts struggled to run the ball, they weren't good in the red zone (1-4), there were a couple very near misses (near interceptions), and Philip Rivers wasn't accurate on some pretty simple throws by the NFL's standards. The Colts continue to get quality defensive performances from DeForest Buckner, Justin Houston, Julian Blackmon, and maybe more surprisingly, from Xavier Rhodes. Additionally, Mo Alie-Cox has become a go-to option for Rivers, and is in need of another playmaker as the Colts' offense has produced only 7 touchdowns in four games, and Alie-Cox has two of them. While that within itself isn't an issue, until you realize that T.Y. Hilton has zero. Or the fact that Trey Burton got as many targets in Week 4 as Jack Doyle has all season (5). The Colts are still winning, but they're definitely missing the likes of Marlon Mack, Michael Pittman, and the big play ability from Paris Campbell. The Colts have so much going for them right now, and we'll swoon over that on today's show, but we're also going to get into where the Colts are struggling which desperately needs to be improved if the Colts are to be considered legit contenders going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Afternoon Pancakes, we talk about the Colts Week 3 win over the Jets, look around the AFC and then close out the podcast talking about each Week 4 NFL game. Please rate our podcast highly, like & share it if you will. Additionally, follow the podcast @podpancake, Stephen @nicereedsteve and Jared @likelyalien on Twitter. Enjoy the rest of the games and we'll talk to you next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, the guys break down Shepherd’s opponent scouting reports on the Chicago Bears in preparation for the Colts week four matchup. They dig deep on former head coach Chuck Pagano’s defense at each level and look at how the Colts should stack up against them. Then they talk offense and what kind of impact the change to Nick Foles could have on the Bears offense, as well as how you should expect the Colts defense should stack up against this group. They finish it off talking special teams, before making some predictions about the upcoming game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts were coming off of a handy defeat of the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2 and were hoping to take care of business in Week 3 against against a depleted, and sloppy New York Jets squad. They did exactly that by handing out a 36-7 smashing of the Jets, with a big defensive effort, efficient offensive play, and a solid special teams outing. Mo Alie-Cox again showed that he was capable of continuing his big-play ability, Xavier Rhodes had his most productive game in a couple years (2 Interceptions), and Philip Rivers maintained his control over the offense. The Colts are seeing instant returns in the acquisition of DeForest Buckner, the team's secondary is thriving in spite of losing a couple key pieces in the past couple weeks, and Frank Reich and Matt Eberflus have been calling some very good games on their respective sides of the ball. The Colts held the Jets to 260 yards of total offense, and combated that with a very controlled game script of their own that could march down the field with sustained drives, but also is producing some big chunk plays as well. The Colts still have a couple areas in which they need to tighten up before they can be exposed by better teams on their schedule. The Colts just happen to be mitigating any of their marginal areas of production with big plays. Largely the team is hitting on all cylinders, combining very good performances in all three phases of the game. This team is getting exciting to watch, and it can be pondered that they have some real potential this season, yet the team's schedule gets much more difficult after the bye, and will need to continue to grow if they hope to get to a double-digit win total for the year and have real playoff aspirations. Beating up on teams they should absolutely beat up on, though, is a necessary part of the process of getting better and is a lot of fun to watch in the meantime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jared here flying solo this week on Episode 5 - Week 2 Review, Week 3 Preview, I talk at length about the Colts and numbers, talk about the rest of the AFC South and finish the episode talking about my expected outcome of each NFL game this week. Please follow the podcast @podpancake on Twitter to get notifications concerning the podcast. You can follow me @likelyalien and Stephen Reed @nicereedsteve. Also, will you please rate us 5 stars or higher! This will help us grow! Go Colts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts needed a big win, to play well and efficiently against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2. Well, in their home opener, the Colts bounced back after a disappointing Week 1 loss, with a dominating victory against the Vikings 28-11. By all accounts, the Colts were good on both sides of the ball. They held the Vikings under 180 total yards of offense, forcing 3 turnovers, and put up over 350 yards of total offense themselves nearly doubling the Vikings up in time of possession. Rookie running back Jonathan Taylor ran for his first NFL touchdown while racking up 101 rushing yards in his first start, and Mo Allie-Cox picked up the slack of a very thin tight end group by catching 5 balls for 111 yards. Philip Rivers was good Philip this week as well and statistically could have been even better without a perfect toss for touchdown that was dropped instead of putting 6 points on the board. T.J. Carrie played well in Rock Ya-Sin's absence, and Julian Blackmon made his presence known as well defensively. Additionally, DeForest Buckner was noticeably more productive this week, and Tyquan Lewis showed off what the Colts saw in him when they moved up to draft him in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Colts now prepare to host the New York Jets in Week 3, but this win was a must for the team to gain some momentum heading into the thick of their schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode the guys talk about the Colts injury report, including the impact of the loss of tight end Jack Doyle. Then they take a deep dive into the Minnesota Vikings for the weekly opponent scouting report. On defense, they look at Mike Zimmer's unit and how they differ from teams of the past. They discuss how Kirk Cousins may try to attack the Colts defense, and how we should expect Dalvin Cook to perform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices