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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles
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(vs. RAIDERS, 10/28)
In my rat's ass of an opinion, this was the worst game of the season for the Colts' defense.
Even in the game against the Patriots, they played with more cohesion than they did today ........ they were instrumental in turning a potential 24-3 laugher at halftime into a competitive 24-17 game early in the 4th quarter by getting 3 consecutive stops against Tom Brady and company (including 1 INT.)
The defense today was extreme in all 7 Raiders drives while the outcome of the game was still in doubt.
On those 7 possession, the Raiders had:
4 TD's
2 Three-and-Outs
1 Fumble Recovery
The Raiders did have an 8th possession, but the Colts had a 14-point lead with just over 2 minutes left to play at that point. The Raiders got a couple of 1st downs against a Colts defense that was playing conservatively before turning the ball over on downs near midfield.
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2 MONTHS LATER (vs. GIANTS, 12/23)
The Colts had a similarly bad defensive game today, just as they did against the Raiders in October.
Also similar to that Raiders game from 2 months ago, they were able to get 3 key stops on the Giants' final 3 possessions of the game ........ the first was when they held them to a field goal to keep it a one-possession game at 27-21, the second was when they made the Giants go 3-and-out when they had them pinned deep in their own territory, and the 3rd culminated in the game-winning INT by Malik Hooker.
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