Indianapolis Colts

Andrew Luck has an amusing perspective about a hostile crowd in Denver

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:15 p.m. ET

Brett Smiley

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck knows that he and his teammates are going to get inundated with noise and jeers Sunday when they visit the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Aside from Broncos fans being typically boisterous, the last two Colts-Broncos meetings have resulted in painful Denver losses. In 2015, the Colts handed the 8-0 Broncos their first loss in a 27-24 thriller (also the game where Luck lacerated his kidney after taking a hard shot on a scramble). The more stinging loss came in January 2015 in Denver, when the heavily-favored No. 2 seeded Broncos lost 24-13 to a less talented Colts squad.

So Luck told reporters Wednesday that he's expecting to hear it. Via FOX 59:

As far as the play on the field, Luck disagreed when asked whether the Broncos, who had two players fined for helmet-to-helmet hits on Cam Newton in their opener (linebacker Brandon Marshall and safety Darian Stewart), were a "dirty" bunch.

It's only mid-September, but 0-2 is a tough hole to climb out from.