Blankenship made two of three field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 20-20 tie with the Texans. However, he missed a potential game-winning kick in overtime and had two of his kickoffs go out of bounds for penalties.
Blankenship opened the scoring with a 45-yard field goal in the first quarter and added a 27-yarder in the fourth quarter, but he missed a 42-yard attempt wide right in overtime, which would've won the game for the Colts. After a strong rookie season, Blankenship appeared in just five games last year due to injuries, and despite missing the would-be game-winning kick, he'll look to reclaim the consistency that made him a reliable kicker in 2020. He may lose the kickoff role, as he was pressed into that duty when Rigoberto Sanchez was lost for the season with an Achilles injury.