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Originally Posted by Kray007
This is silly.
Over the course of those 26 passes, the Colts scored a touchdown, moved the ball 45 yards to the Buccaneer 20, and moved into Buccaneer territory yet again.
Not a single drive stalled because they failed to convert a 3rd down.
You can argue that running the ball would have kept the Bucs honest, but on the interception, the Colts had Pittman matched up against a lone Safety, which is just about as good as it gets.
The NFL’s game replay shows something weird going on in Pittman’s stride, almost as if he was shoved by Winfield. But, mysteriously enough, they give us no slow motion view of the play, and replays start after the point where Pittman broke stride
As far as I’m concerned, the Pascal fumble was the crucial play of the game. It breathed life into a Buccaneer Offense that had been flopping around like a beached trout.
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Even with all those turnovers, the Colts were in this game. The running game didn't work until the Bucs let up on run D and looked to stop the pass. But we can't give Reich credit for seeing that and going exclusively to the run, because he's an idiot. The passing game gave them the lead and would have been the reason the Colts won if not for all the turnovers. Early on, the Bucs (a great defensive team) went all out to stop the run and they did. Smart teams take what the defense gives them and do not bang their heads against the wall. JT is our best weapon, but the Bucs said "you won't beat us with your best weapon, go ahead and try"
I do question the reason for no runs whatsoever in the 3rd quarter, but the lack of runs is not what lost this game,
IT WAS THE TURNOVERS