With his team facing the possibility of a 0-3 start to the season, and No. 2 receiver Donte Moncrief out at least a month with a fractured scapula, T.Y. Hilton is putting much of the playmaking load on his shoulders this Sunday, when the Indianapolis Colts host the San Diego Chargers.
“I’ve just got to make plays for my team,’’ Hilton told reporters Wednesday, according to ESPN.com’s Mike Wells. “We’re 0-2 and we can’t go down 0-3.”
“I have to make plays. I guarantee I’ll make plays.’’
Hilton is off to a slow start for a player of his caliber. Through two games, the Pro Bowl receiver has just 10 catches for 120 yards and no touchdowns. He’ll try to get on track against a Chargers secondary that has allowed 649 yards and four touchdowns through the air in the first two games.
“I feel sorry for this week,” Hilton said. “Coming out [with] guns blazing and just have to make plays. For me it’s more personal this week. We’re 0-2. I haven’t made plays, haven’t had a game-changing performance yet. This week I look forward to it.”
Hilton is coming off consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. He got off to a slow start in 2015 as well, with 11 catches for 133 yards and no touchdowns in the first two games.
