Are the chargers better than the colts?

Question

They have beaten the colts several times, and they look far better on defense. But the colts have manning and harrison, who are among the best in the league. What do you think?

Answer 1

Yes it is true SD has owned the edge against Indy the past few years, but Peyton Manning is clearly a better choice at QB and they have been a 12 win team for over 4 years straight.  Not to mention they are playing in a much more competitive division and still are in the NFL elite.  Not to mention Indy has a Super Bowl title in a year that SD was expected to cruise through in 06.  So while SD seems to be better head to head, I would still say the Colts are the better team

Answer 2

The mark of a good team is playing great in the big games.  

How many super bowls have the chargers been to in the last 5 years??

yeah, none!

Chargers=overrated!

Rivers=garbage

Answer 3

No

Answer 4

Nope Colts are better.

Answer 5

colts>chargers

Answer 6

The Chargers have the better defense, the Colts have the better offense.  It may come down to special teams and who is playing at their best that day.  That would be a great matchup.  The NFL does not get much better than that.

Answer 7

No, the Chargers have a better running game and defense, but they don't have a good QB to command and lead the offense the way Peyton does. The Chargers have to rely on LT and their defense, while the Colts are more complete and have a good passing and running game along with a talented defense.

Answer 8

i dont think so because the chargers have a runner game but not much passing the colts have but and a good enough defense

Answer 9

they're not better, they just match up well with them.  to say they're better they would have a better record

Answer 10

Harrison isn't an elite receiver anymore; he's too old.  The Colts' #1 receiver now is Reggie Wayne.  I'd say the Chargers are definitely better than the Colts.  They've beaten the Colts the last 5 or 6 times straight!  That kind of record can't be a coincidence.

Answer 11

I think the Chargers is a favorite to win the AFC and should be because the last 2yrs they have played pretty good in the playoffs

Answer 12

The Colts are a premier team, however, as you've pointed out, San Diego has matched up against Indy, winning two last season, and ruining the Colts undefeated season a few years back.

I don't know how Indianapolis did in the offseason, but San Diego not only got better (in the draft) , they are hungry.   The only issue for the Chargers will be their injuries.

They may start slow, with a few key players not suiting up, but it's how you finish that counts.   And the Chargers are now in sync with the coaching styles -- you gotta remember, SD began the season with a new head coach, offensive AND defensive coordinator.

Here's a final nugget --

San Diego led the NFL in takeaways with an amazing 42 last season.  Indianapolis was second -- but it wasn't close.   The Colts had nearly 1 less takeaway per game than the Chargers.

Answer 13

Um havent the Chargers beaten the Colts like the last 4 or 5 times they played one another , Um yeah . Also the Chargers defense is far superior team. Maybe not the better offense unit but overall team the Chargers are the better team.

Answer 14

i think so...their defense is better than the colts', and their offense could be just as balanced if rivers has a better year this year