The Mastermind Behind The Colts' Dominant D

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🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts narrowly defeated Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, and their defense came up big once again. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Zak Keefer to look at how the Colts have rebuilt around defensive stars including DeForest Buckner and Darius Leonard, and the impact that defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has had on the team dramatically transforming its identity.

Read Zak Keefer’s story about Matt Eberflus: https://theathletic.com/2204578/2020/11/18/matt-eberflus-bet-on-himself-then-became-one-of-the-nfls-best-coordinators/?source=theleadpodcast

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the lead ad-free on Amazon Music.
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0:07.0	On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts narrowly defeated Aaron Rogers and the Green Bay Packers
0:29.0	to run their record to 7-3.
0:31.6	And their defense came up big again.
0:41.1	Today, the Affordexack keeper on how defensive coordinator Matt Eberfouce has helped transform
0:46.6	the Colts D and the team's identity.
0:49.6	You're not going to win without a great quarterback in this league.
0:51.6	We know that.
0:52.6	But the one thing you've got to do is you've got to bring it on defense.
0:55.8	And a thing that has held the Colts back for years has now a strong suit.
1:00.5	It's now carrying them.
1:04.5	From Wondery and The Afflatic, I'm Otter Skelto.
1:06.9	And I'm Kavita Davidson.
1:08.6	It's Tuesday, November 24th, and this is the lead.
1:12.4	It felt like something great was happening.
1:16.6	There was just something about the emotion and the moment you got there for Christmas.
1:21.6	The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now.
1:27.6	This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home.
1:31.8	It stays with you.
1:37.3	Well Zach, the Colts are now an impressive 7-3.
1:40.9	How big of a role would you say their defense has played in their success?
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