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Michael Kist As the Indianapolis Colts prepare for their Week 3 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles the personnel availability for both teams is not pretty. Each squad faces a loss of multiple heavy contributors http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/margus-hunt-jersey , which ironically also will feature the return of Carson Wentz for his 2018 debut.The Colts won’t have Jack Doyle, Anthony Castonzo or Marlon Mack against a very stout Philly front seven, but the Eagles’ backfield is coming in with a depleted backfield and receiver corps which may be a lot for Wentz to deal with in his first game back.Today we welcome Kevin Hickey (Colts Wire) to dive into what the Colts have left for them to throw at the Eagles on both sides of the ball, and Michael Kist (Bleeding Green Nation) also joins in for the second half of the show to take a look at the other side of the equation.The Colts certainly have their hands full this Sunday, and will likely see tight end Erik Swoope elevated to the active roster in place of Doyle, and we should expect Margus Hunt to pull double duty with, both, Denico Autry and Hassan Ridgeway already confirmed to be OUT in this one.Can the Colts defense find success by going after the Eagles’ offensive strengths? Will Jim Schwartz be able to out scheme Frank Reich considering their familiarity with each other’s respective tendencies? There are so many questions to be answered for this matchup and we look at all of these situations and much more in our Week 3 primer to get you all set for this weekend’s game.Please subscribe, rate and review the show anywhere you listen to podcasts.Colts Cast Links: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Art 19 | SB Colts Cast YT Channel The Indianapolis Colts' defense looks primed and ready to face Carson Wentz and the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.Fresh off holding the Washington Redskins without a touchdown in a 21-9 victory Sunday http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/nate-hairston-jersey , the Colts (1-1) turn their attention to the Eagles (1-1), who are coming off an upset loss at Tampa Bay but could be getting Wentz back. If Wentz is cleared to return nine months after surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left knee, he'll present another big challenge for Indy's young group."Just being technique and fundamentally sound," safety Malik Hooker said. "He's a great quarterback, obviously. Everybody knows that. But at the end of the day, football's an 11-player game and not one, so we can't just let one person beat us. We're going to get out there and do the same thing and improve on the mistakes that we had this week."There weren't many mistakes. After the Redskins led the NFL in rushing yards in Week 1, the Colts held them to 65 and made them one-dimensional.Led by rookie linebacker Darius Leonard, who had a game-high 18 tackles Authentic Quincy Wilson Jersey , a sack and a forced fumble, the Colts defense also limited Washington (1-1) to six points off quarterback Andrew Luck's two interceptions and were at their best when the offense sputtered."They're only going to get better," Luck said. "They're young, they're fast, they're athletic, they're tough. Fun unit to watch."Some things we learned in the Colts' victory at the Redskins:HOME-FIELD DISADVANTAGEAfter chief marketing officer Steve Ziff said the Redskins made a conscious effort to sell fewer tickets to brokers and team officials acknowledged there was no longer a season-ticket-holder waiting list, their sellout streak dating to 1967 came to an end with a paid attendance of 57,013. Left tackle Trent Williams wondered if Hurricane Florence had a role in that, even though the game was played in sunny conditions."Maybe that played a part Womens Anthony Walker Jersey ," Williams said. "Who knows?"With Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (1-0-1) coming to town, the attendance will likely go up, but so will the percentage of fans rooting for the visitors.QUICK-LEARNING LEONARDIn his second NFL game, Leonard looked like a veteran. The second-round pick out of South Carolina State wasn't bothered when his headset malfunctioned and he lost connection to the sideline at times during the Redskins game."A lot of responsibility," coach Frank Reich said. "He didn't lose his poise. 'OK I don't have the call, give me the call,' just like he's been doing it for a long time."PACING PETERSONAdrian Peterson gashed Arizona for 96 rushing yards and had two catches for 70 yards in Washington's opener. Then the Colts bottled him up to the tune of 20 yards on 11 carries, which Peterson chalked up to falling behind and needing to pass too often."We have a lot to learn," Peterson said. "Once they got up by more than 10 ... we had to pick up the pace and try to put some points on the board. With that Authentic Darius Leonard Jersey , it kind of takes away the running game. I've been around for 12 years. That's what you want to avoid, with the type of run game we have."LUCK'S PROGRESSTwo games into his return after missing all of 2017 with a shoulder injury, Luck sees things he wants to clean up in his game and errors he wants to correct. But he's right in line with where he thought he'd be after so much time off."I feel like I'm two games in and keep wanting to improve," Luck said.AP Pro Football Writer Howard Fendrich contributed to this report.