Colts quarterback Andrew Luck missed the team’s Week 12 loss to the Steelers because of a concussion and he made the Jets wish he remained out of commission when the two teams met on Monday night of Week 13.
Luck threw three touchdown passes to tight end Dwayne Allen in the first half of the game and added another to Donte Moncrief in the third quarter as the Colts rolled over the Jets 41-10 at MetLife Stadium. Luck was 22-of-28 for 278 yards overall and the Colts increased the logjam at the top of the AFC South by joining the Texans and Titans with a 6-6 record through 12 games.
On Tuesday, the NFL announced that Luck has been named the AFC offensive player of the week in recognition of those efforts. It’s the fourth time Luck has been so honored, leaving him behind Peyton Manning and Edgerrin James for the most weekly offensive awards in franchise history.
The game continued a bounce-back season for Luck, who threw 12 interceptions in seven games during an injury-ravaged 2015 season. This year’s results have been more in line with his previous efforts, all of which ended with a trip to the postseason. That outcome remains in play for the Colts and it will look likelier if they can topple the Texans in Week 14.