#473/474 ASA PLAY 8* ON Under 48.5 Points – Indianapolis @ Cleveland, Sunday at 4:25 PM ET - The biggest misconception right now in Cleveland is that their offense is good. In reality this offense has weapons and is capable, but their statistics are skewed drastically by who they’ve faced this young season. The one good defense they have faced thus far is Baltimore and they managed just 6-points and 306 total yards at 5.5 yards per play. The big reason why they are averaging 31PPG this season is the other three defenses they have faced: Dallas, Washington and Cincinnati. All three of those club’s rank in the bottom half of the NFL in points allowed per game with the Cowboys the worst in the league allowing 36.5PPG. The Colts defense is drastically better than those three teams, and in fact, ranks 1st in the NFL in points allowed at 14PPG, 1st in yards per play allowed at 4.4 and 1st in points per play allowed. Granted, the Browns are allowing 31.5PPG but they gave up 38-points apiece to Baltimore and Dallas, who are 3rd and 7th in scoring. The Colts are not an explosive offense as they average 25.8PPG (17th) and 5.5 yards per play which ranks 22nd. Indianapolis had two higher scoring games against the Jets and Vikings, but those defenses rank in the bottom six on the NFL in points allowed per game. Indy is also the 3rd slowest team in the NFL averaging 29.43 seconds per play. Cleveland also prefers a slower pace as they average 27.97 second per play which ranks them 21st in the league.