Quick Thought on the Win Over the Bills

[Colts And Orioles]

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Thought ....... singular ...... and since nobody else started one of these threads, which have essentially been a weekly ritual here on ColtFreaks.


1) ) Perhaps the biggest play of the game was when Carson Wentz somehow managed to escape what looked to be a sure sack on 3rd and 10 in the 2nd quarter, and instead ran 18 yards for the first down.

At the time, many Colts fans ...... myself included ...... were having the proverbial Groundhog Day feeling of "Oh, no, here we go again." At the time of this very pivotal play, the Colts were clinging to what felt like a very precarious 14-7 lead. What happened was that they had jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but then allowed the Bills to score a touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-7. On their next possession, the Colts were looking at 3rd-and-10, and the very real possibility of having to give the ball right back to the Bills. After fading back in the pocket, Mario Addison appeared to have Wentz dead to rights for a sack. At that point, many Colts fans (again, myself included) were feeling like, "Oh, no ...... please let's not see a repeat of what happened in the Titans game, the Ravens game, and so many other Colts games in recent history in which they failed to deliver the knockout punch after taking a big early advantage, and subsequently allowed the opponent to come storming back."

But that feeling of dread quickly subsided when Wentz somehow managed to duck underneath Addison, run straight ahead for an 18-yard gain, and get the 1st down. Instead of having to punt the ball back to the Bills, the Colts were now within field goal range. Michael Badgley wound up booting a 36-yard field to increase the Colts' lead to 17-7. The special teams then immediately recovered a fumble at the Bills' 2 yard-line on the ensuing kickoff, Jonathan Taylor punched the ball into the end zone on the first play from scrimmage to give his team a commanding 24-7 lead, and the Colts never looked back after that.


THE VIDEO: ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoyJLJ8Gu8s

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