Andrew Luck, Dwayne Allen, Coby Fleener's Instant Fantasy Reaction After Week 1

While the Indianapolis Colts' opener against the Denver Broncos Sunday wasn't always pretty, it did confirm one important fact for fantasy owners. 

Indy's offensive attack is going to be pass heavy. 

A wild fourth-quarter comeback came up just short as the Colts fell 31-24, but Andrew Luck threw the ball a whopping 53 times, finishing with 370 yards, three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) and two interceptions. 

It was far from the best performance of his career, but in standard leagues he still managed to finish Sunday night second in scoring among quarterbacks. Former NFL scout John Middlekauff put it simply:

Obviously, Luck isn't going to be throwing 53 times per game. The Colts fell behind 24-0 by the second quarter and were forced to enter full-on comeback mode. He attempted a silly 26 passes in the fourth quarter alone. 

Still, the running game is not what you would call...good. Trent Richardson remains as plodding as ever, finishing with 20 rushing yards on six carries. Ahmad Bradshaw looked infinitely better, but Indy's offensive line isn't great, and as long as Richardson continues to get snaps, the run game is going to struggle. 

That means lots of throws, and that means Luck is firmly locked in as a top-five fantasy quarterback moving forward. 

Reggie Wayne and T.Y. Hilton unsurprisingly saw the most targets Sunday, but the Colts' intriguing tight end duo is worth taking a closer look at. 

Coby Fleener, Luck's teammate at Stanford, saw the third-most targets on the team (eight) but caught just three balls for 31 yards. Dwayne Allen was far more efficient, catching four of his five targets for 64 yards and an impressive catch-and-run down the sideline for a 41-yard touchdown. 

The hope here is that Allen, who has developed into a much more dangerous receiving threat than Fleener, continues to see his role in the offense expand. Sports Illustrated's Chris Burke offered an interesting comparison: 

Right now, it's hard to trust either tight end. Luck doled out 24 targets to Wayne and Hilton, and threw at least four times to five other pass-catchers. In other words, any one of several players could lead the team in receiving each week. 

As such, Allen's blend of size (6'3", 265 pounds) and speed makes him a high-upside TE2, while the struggling Fleener is just someone to keep an eye on for now. 

Either way, it's going to be fun to own stock in this passing offense in 2014.