Colts’ Ineptitude Continues in Blowout Loss to Giants

For the sixth time this season, the Indianapolis Colts have misplaced a recreation by a number of scores.

On Sunday, they checked in for his or her ultimate street recreation of the 2022 marketing campaign and left with a lopsided, 38-10 loss to the New York Giants (9-6-1).

Maybe essentially the most unlucky a part of Sunday’s lifeless thrashing by the hands of yet one more staff that used the Colts (4-11-1) to punch their ticket to the postseason was that it wasn’t shocking within the least. In any case, they’ve misplaced 9 of their final 10 video games.

For followers and media members alike who’ve noticed the Colts for some time, this is among the worst squads we will keep in mind. There’s dropping after which there’s failing to even compete. This Colts staff embodies the latter.

Sunday was the Colts’ fifth recreation this season scoring 10 or fewer factors, and so they’ve been outscored 151-68 of their final 4 video games alone. They’ve additionally had two video games the place they didn’t convert a single third down, solely bettering that barely towards the Giants by changing 3-of-12.

Everybody on either side of the ball shares the blame for the Colts’ newest blunder. Led by a star efficiency from quarterback Daniel Jones, the Giants outpaced the Colts in offensive yardage, 394 to 252, and had 26 first downs in comparison with simply 14 for the Colts. Jones was chargeable for 268 yards of offense and 4 touchdowns whereas taking no sacks or turnovers.

Let’s additionally not neglect concerning the Colts’ 7 penalties, which value them 60 yards and stalled their very own drives whereas extending them for the Giants.

Colts quarterback Nick Foles had an abysmal efficiency earlier than being knocked out with a rib damage and was changed by Sam Ehlinger. Whereas Ehlinger did fare higher than his predecessor, their mixed 124 internet passing yards was the Colts’ third-lowest complete of the season.

A usually dependable Colts protection entered the sport hamstrung by the absence of cornerbacks Kenny Moore II and Isaiah Rodgers Sr., who have been then joined by Brandon Facyson when a concussion ended his day prematurely. The Colts additionally entered the sport with out their lead move rusher, Yannick Ngakoue, and his 9.5 sacks, as he was positioned on season-ending Injured Reserve over the weekend.

It wasn’t simply the gamers who laid an egg, nonetheless. For instance, interim head coach Jeff Saturday made the curious determination early within the recreation to kick a discipline purpose from New York’s 5-yard line on 4th-and-1 after burning a timeout beforehand, displaying an absence of aggression (albeit an understanding of his offense’s incapability to place the ball ultimately zone). And should you guessed that the Colts strolled out their identical predictable early-down run package deal, nicely you then guessed accurately.

The Colts are virtually performed with one among their roughest seasons in latest reminiscence as they’ve one recreation left at dwelling subsequent Sunday towards the Houston Texans.

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