“I felt like it escaped from us,” Nix claimed. “Escaped. We made mistakes at the end that cost us. Begun with my turnover and then felt like that’s when we sort of shed a little of our energy. Shed a chance at at the very least three points there when you’re currently [near] the red zone, if not a goal, if I just struck that pass. We played well for 3 quarters, but [we’ve] got to end up in the fourth against an excellent group like that.”
Colts running back Jonathan Taylor damaged free for a 68 -backyard carry on the following drive, the most significant play of a 215 -backyard efficiency from the running back. Still, the Broncos held the Colts to a basket, and outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper nearly had an interception on third-and- 8 as Denver brought stress on Daniel Jones. Yet while the Colts were just 2 -of- 6 in the red area on Sunday, the penultimate basket brought them within two points.
“I think we fired ourselves in the foot a few times,” cornerback Rub Surtain II said. “We really did not utilize and leave the field defensively like how we ought to’ve. It was simply one of those video games. In the NFL, you have actually reached win the close ones– discover a method to win. We didn’t.”
And yet, once again, it seemed the Broncos had earned a win on their next possession. Running back J.K. Dobbins carried three successive times for a first to begin the drive. Nix discovered tight end Evan Engram for a first down to maintain functioning the clock. Dobbins damaged complimentary for a 23 -lawn dashboard to press the round to the Colts’ 25 -yard line. Even after a set of charges, the Broncos still resisted to offer Wil Lutz a chance at a 42 -backyard field goal. The kick, however, struck the upright.
“Certainly, everybody’s got to look in the mirror and find out what they can do much better to help the team get over the bulge there,” said take on Mike McGlinchey, that stressed the loss didn’t fall exclusively on Lutz or any one player. “There’s no way we should’ve lost that game. We had possibly 6 or 7 possibilities in the 2nd fifty percent to end it, and we didn’t. Train stated it best after the game: You have actually got to learn to win. But in order to do that, you have actually got to stop shedding. We considered that video game away today.”
The last instance began the last drive of policy, as the Colts missed out on the kick– and afterwards were given a 2nd possibility at a game-winning basket. And as opposed to a 2nd consecutive win to start the season, the Broncos somehow left Indianapolis with a loss.
“There will certainly be a bitter preference in our mouth for a bit,” Payton stated, “and it’s since we put ourselves in a placement to regulate that video game late– and after that it unclothed our hands. It’s tough.”