Buffalo Bills: 4 Indianapolis Colts to game plan for in Wild Card game

Nov 22, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) runs the ball in the second half against the Green Bay Packers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) runs the ball in the second half against the Green Bay Packers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
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Dec 20, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton (13) runs the ball against Houston Texans cornerback Lonnie Johnson (32) in the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton (13) runs the ball against Houston Texans cornerback Lonnie Johnson (32) in the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

T.Y. Hilton

It should be no coincidence that during the same time frame that Jonathan Taylor was playing well,  T.Y. Hilton was also playing some of his best football. The veteran receiver is a deep threat and as defenses focus on Taylor, it allowed Hilton to make plays over the top.

In five of the past six weeks, Hilton has finished with 60 or more receiving yards which is a significant improvement over the first nine games of the season when he surpassed that total once. He also has five touchdowns during those six weeks, compared to none in the first nine games.

The good news for the Buffalo Bills is that the secondary has also been playing well to end the season. Since the bye week, the Bills have allowed only one player to surpass 100 receiving yards against them with DeVante Parker surpassing that mark last week.

T.Y. Hilton is a player who has big-play ability so the Bills can’t relax against him but if they limit what he can do, it will really slow this Colts offense down.

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