Colts beat Broncos 12-9 in injury-ridden game

Denver – Matt Ryan maintained credibility through every sack, interception, fumble, three-and-out heading into Thursday night’s streaming snooze fest.

said the Indianapolis quarterback after Stephon Gilmore beat Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland Sutton 5-4-1 in the end zone to give the Colts 12-9 overtime. Beat the Denver Broncos.

The game included 7 field goals, 12 punts, 25 third-down stops, 4 interceptions, and 6 fumbles.

“Our defense played right out,” Ryan said. He took the win despite being sacked six times, tallying 21 so far this season, throwing two interceptions to Caden Sterns and recording his 10th fumble of the season.

“Obviously they need to play better, but I’m proud of them,” Ryan said. “What we need is a win. It also helps when you’re shutting them down.

Gilmore also intercepted Wilson’s pass two minutes before the fourth quarter to set up Chase McLaughlin’s tying field goal with five seconds remaining.

Colts manager Frank Reich said of Gilmour, “That’s the definition of a big player who plays big in the moment. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to play those games and still win?” rice field.

McLaughlin connected in 4:10 for 47 yards into overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead, becoming the first game in NFL history to pit a quarterback in at least four Pro Bowl appearances. , there was no touchdown.

The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by Brandon McManus or a first-down play at five to four yards or less, with Wilson next lined up for a shotgun. He ran back Melvin Gordon and threw incompletely on the way.

“We wanted to win the game,” Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said.

Wide open and uncovered — but i can’t see wilson — KJ Hamler ripped his helmet and slammed it into the ground after Wilson’s final pass was hit, sending the Broncos and their damned attack to their second defeat in four days.

Broncos guard Dalton Lisner said, “There are a lot of assumptions if you make that touchdown, everybody thinks it’s the best call in the world.”

After Gilmour intercepted Wilson’s pass to Tilly Cleveland in the end zone, McLaughlin sent it into overtime with a 31-yarder.

“You can’t throw it,” Wilson lamented. “If it’s not there, I have to throw it out of bounds.”

Wilson was sacked four times and fired twice. His 4th inning TD his throw in his 5th game was his worst start of his 11-year career, and before the first snap in Denver he finished 2 It didn’t look like the Broncos expected after giving them a $45 million contract extension.

“It’s very simple. Ultimately it has to be better,” Wilson said.

The game pitted the struggling veteran quarterback for the new team. Both teams worked with new running backs and key defensive replacements during the week’s short week, so it seemed like they didn’t practice much during the week because neither team practiced.

And as is so often the case on Thursday night, Indy’s Quitty Payne (leg) and Denver’s Garrett Boles (right knee) suffered the most serious injuries, both being taken off the cart.

With reigning NFL champion Jonathan Taylor (ankle, toe) out for Indy and the Broncos lamenting that Javonte Williams had his right knee shredded, the grind-it-out nature of the game was entirely predictable. It was done.

The Colts averaged 14.3 points, the lowest of Ryan’s 16-year career, while the Broncos entered the night with an average of 16.5, the lowest of Wilson’s 11-year career.

Nyheim Hines got the start for Indy, but he walked out with a head injury after the third snap when DJ Jones knocked him down and Hines’ helmet bounced to the ground. staggered while attempting to leave the field with a .

revenge or redemption

Many fans wondered if this game would be a game of revenge — Philip Lindsay returning home to beat the Broncos — or Gordon being returned 68 yards for a touchdown by the Raiders. He made up for his big fumble Sunday.

It turned out to be neither.

Lindsay ran for 40 yards on 11 carries and Gordon ran for 54 yards on 15 carries before being flipped by safety Rodney McLloyd Jr. at 6 en route to the end zone.

kick yourself

McLaughlin performed well with 52, 51, 31 and 48 yards, while Brandon McManus did well with 33, 44 and 45 yards, but his 34-yard attempt was blocked by Glover Stewart in the third quarter. it was done.

injury

Pay was injured on Rodney Thomas II’s 35-yard interception return. Starting C Ryan Kelly (hip) and WR Austin Durin (foot) were also injured.

The Broncos lost two starting defenders, ILB Josie Jewell and CB Ronald Darby, to knee injuries just before halftime. DE Dremont Jones (head) and LB Baron Browning (wrist) were injured in the second half, as was Boles.

next

The Colts will host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Oct. 16, while the Broncos will visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night, Oct. 17.

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