Inside Football With Rick Venturi: Keys To Victory Against Las Vegas

Inside Football with Rick Venturi is back for the final time in the regular season with a preview of the "win and you're in" week 18 battle between the Colts and the Texans. Rick joins Matt Taylor to dive into how the Texans have evolved since the Colts last saw them in week 2, and what the Colts must do to slow down CJ Stroud and the Texans offense in prime time on Saturday Night.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns in Week 17 getting you ready for a New Year's Eve battle with the 7-8 Las Vegas Raiders. Rick joins Matt Taylor to discuss why the Raiders are playing their best football of the season under interim coach Antonio Pierce and explains why the Raiders are a dangerous team after the defense held the Chiefs to 14 points and a strong run game that put up 157 yards on Christmas Day in Kansas City.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns in Week 16 getting you ready for a Christmas Eve clash with the 6-8 Atlanta Falcons. Rick joins Matt Taylor to discuss the Falcons' quarterback change and how that might jumpstart their sluggish offense his week with Taylor Heinicke under center and explains why the Falcons defense might be one of the best units that the Colts have faced all year and why that has the chance to keep them in the game on Sunday.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns in Week 15 getting you ready for a showdown against the 7-6 Pittsburgh Steelers. Rick joins Matt Taylor to discuss how, like the Colts, the Steelers are hanging around in the AFC playoff hunt, and how their ability to run the ball lately makes them dangerous on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium and explains why the Steelers defense is so stingy and what the Colts must do to open up their sluggish running game late in the season.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns as Rick joins Matt Taylor to recap the wild overtime win in Tennessee and to preview what the 6-6 Bengals have in store this Sunday in a game that could have big AFC playoff implications. Venturi discusses the Jake Browning led Cincinnati offense and explains how the Bengals defense has made adjustments from last year.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns as Rick joins Matt Taylor to discuss how the Colts can sweep the season series with the Titans and improve to 7-5 on the season. Venturi breaks down where have the Titans changed and improved since the Colts' last saw them in week 5, why are the Titans so much better at home compared to on the road and dives into what the Titans' offense looks like now with rookie quarterback Will Levis at the controls.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns as Rick joins Matt Taylor to discuss how the Colts can start the homestretch of the season off with a win over the Buccaneers. Rick breaks down Tampa Bay on offense guided by Baker Mayfield and top targets Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and gives the blueprint for the Colts to move the ball against the Todd Bowles' pressure defense that can be susceptible to big plays in the passing game.

Inside Football with Rick Venturi returns as Rick joins Matt Taylor to discuss where the Colts are at with a 5-5 record on the bye week.  Matt and Rick break down the reasons to be optimistic on both sides of the ball, and where the Colts need to shore up some details heading into the final seven games of the season.  And finally, Rick closes out the show by giving you his players that are set to break out in the last month a half of the season on both offense and defense.