Gillette Stadium - Foxborough, MA
| Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots | |||||
| Oct 4, 2015 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indianapolis Colts (4-1, 3-1 Away) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| New England Patriots (2-3, 2-1 Home) | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
Top Performers
Passing : T. Brady (NE) - 305YDS, 2TD
Rushing : T.Richardson (IND) - 21CAR, 105YDS, 2TD
Receiving : C. Shorts III (IND) - 11REC, 109YDS, TD
FOXBOROUGH - The 1976 Miami Dophins have one less team to worry about after the Colts dropped a game they seemed to dominate. The Colts defense held the Patriots to a measly 7 rushing yards, but turnovers and defensive touchdowns would wipe out the statistical advantage. In the end, only points matter and Indianapolis didn't have enough.
DE Arthur Jones returned from injury today, and his presence helped the Colts crush the Patriots running game. Bill Belichick isn't one to be discouraged, and neither is Tom Brady, both had no trouble converting turnovers into points.
The Colts were up 7-3 after a 42 yard bomb to Cecil Shorts III, but a Jerod Mayo hit to Andrew Luck caused him to throw a terrible pass that was caught by Jaylen Sam and taken back for a TD. The Patriots kept things close and took the lead 26-14 going into the 4th quarter. Indianapolis, as usual, made a strong push to win the game but came up short, literally. A short Trent Richardson TD run pulled Indianapolis within 5 points, but the kicker came as the clock passed 0:20 left in the game. Indianapolis drove the down to the 9 yard line and ended up facing a 4th and goal, a situation that they were sure to make good on. Luck hit Da'Rick Rogers on a short slant that looked like a sure TD, but he was tripped up from behind and called down at the 2 to end the game.
This bizarre Pick-Six decided the game.
It's only Week 5, so the Colts didn't seem to upset, but losing to the Patriots again never feels good. It's hard to tell what went wrong outside of the pick-six, the Colts racked up 6 sacks and ran the ball well. Despite containing New England's explosive attack, they just couldn't get it done. Indianapolis heads home for an easy match up against the Jaguars next week. The Colts go into an odd stretch of the season with four of the next five games against AFC South opponents.
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