There has been a consistent theme in the majority of the games that the Indianapolis Colts have lost this season. Which is their inability to finish the games when they had a chance to close out their opponent.
After looking like they were going to handle business with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the defending champs took over in the second half and had control of the outcome after they took the lead. The Colts’ offense and defense failed to find any consistency throughout the game.
Frank Reich’s unit started off slow then got hot in the second quarter but followed that up with a third-quarter that featured back-to-back turnovers that changed the game. The offense did respond when they were down 31-24 to tie up the game but it was their mistakes that helped lead to the loss. Matt Eberflus’ defense got off to a great start in the first half.
They forced three three-and-outs and two turnovers that helped Indianapolis head to halftime with the 24-14 lead. After the Tom Brady interception, the defense let up three straight touchdown drives that gave up the lead. The unit held up at times but completely fell apart on the final drive of the game when the Bucs marched down the field with ease to take the 38-31 lead.
There are no moral victories in this loss, this is one that the Colts should’ve won, here are my top five takeaways from the game:
