Luck began last year at a decided disadvantage. Because league rules prohibit college players from practicing with their veteran teammates until they finish college classes, which in Luck's case was mid-June, he missed most of Indy's offseason workouts. Predictably, things didn't go as well as Luck had hoped early. He threw one touchdown pass and three interceptions in last year's season-opening 41-21 loss at Chicago, and the disparity in performances between home and road games continued right through midseason.
While the turnovers never really dissipated, Luck still found a way to set NFL rookie records for yards passing (4,374), attempts (627),Alex Anzalone Jersey, 300-yard games (six) and fourth-quarter comebacks (seven); presided over a historic nine-game improvement; won 11 games; and took the Colts to the playoffs.