The Indianapolis Colts (7-3) came through with a wild 34-31 win over the Green Bay Packers (7-3) on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, but there was a moment when it seemed Indy was blowing its chance to close out the game.
In fact, they had blown their chance. With a 31-28 lead and just over two minutes left to play, the Colts committed five penalties in an eight-play span. The flags were being thrown left and right as the Colts kept getting pushed back and stopping the clock. It got to the point where it was a surprise when a flag wasn’t thrown.
Colts owner Jim Irsay spoke to the media after the game and had some words about the string of penalties.
Jim Irsay: "The penalties, those were obviously ridiculous."
— Jim Ayello (@jimayello) November 23, 2020
Whether the league will slap Irsay with a fine for critiquing the officials remain to be seen, but he wasn’t afraid to say how he felt about the seemingly endless string of penalty calls.
In total, the Colts were credited with eight penalties costing them 116 yards. Regardless of how one might feel about the calls, the Colts must make sure they have cleaner play when putting games away later in the season.
