Colts Film Breakdown: Andre Johnson's 32-Yard Touchdown Catch Against Rams

Intro: Each week Colts.com will take a look at a significant play from the previous week’s contest. This week’s installment examines Andre Johnson’s 32-yard touchdown catch against the Rams.

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INDIANAPOLIS – This week's film breakdown looks at Andre Johnson's first touchdown in a Colts uniform.

Here's the All-22 development of Johnson's 32-yard touchdown catch against the St. Louis Rams.

PRE SNAP

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Andre Johnson's first touchdown in a Colts uniform was made possible thanks to the special teams units. A Pat McAfee onside kick, recovered by rookie Clayton Geathers, set up the Colts with a golden opportunity. The Colts struck twice in 2014 with a touchdown following an onside kick. They continued that trend on this drive.THE ROUTE

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After 12 seasons with the Texans, Johnson has admitted he's moving around much more within the Colts offensive sets. Here, the Colts place him on the inside of a three-wide receiver formation to the right. This is a third-and-11 facing Andrew Luck and the offense. Johnson's route is rather simple, down the middle of the field, with the Colts quarterback locking on the seven-time Pro Bowler early in the pattern.THE CATCH

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Andrew Luck didn't need much time to go through his progressions here, but the offensive line (and a chip from Josh Robinson) deserves credit for providing a very clean pocket on a third-and-long. Luck mentioned after the game he thought the Rams were in a single-high safety look (No. 25 T.J. McDonald). But as McDonald floats towards Dwayne Allen, Luck said the look turned into a Cover Two scheme. With no linebacker dropping down the middle of the field, Johnson is left running free. The touchdown gave the Colts an early two-score lead, thanks to another onside kick securing momentum.

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