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Well, this is unexpected. 

On the heels of a sterling offensive effort in a Week 1 blowout of the Miami Dolphins, the Indianapolis Colts opened Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos with three scores on their first three possessions.

Combined with seven scores on seven possessions in last week's 33-8 win over the Dolphins, the Colts have opened the NFL season with scores on each of their first 10 possessions. That's a new NFL record. 

Per the league, Indianapolis is the first team in league history to score on each of its first 10 possessions to start the season. 

This is a Colts team that was projected to struggle under first-year quarterback Daniel Jones, who flamed out as a first-round pick with the New York Giants, who released him midseason in 2024 after five-plus seasons of mostly struggling. 

But Indianapolis is thus far a picture of efficiency with Jones under center, who's off to the best start of his career. Jones completed 22 of 29 passes for 272 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers in last week's win over Miami. He added 26 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in that game. 

On Sunday he led the Colts to field goals on their first two possessions. He then capped the third Colts drive with a quarterback sneak for a touchdown sneak to give Indianapolis at 13-7 lead.

By halftime, Jones had posted a career-high 236 first-half passing yards as Denver went into the break with a 21-20 lead. While the Colts feasted in Week 1 against a questionable Dolphins defense, their offense was humming early Sunday against a Broncos defense that projects among the league's best. 

Denver got a stop on the fourth Colts drive to force a turnover on downs and end the streak at 10. But the record belongs to the Colts. And their offense continues to defy expectations.