The Week 1 woes for the Indianapolis Colts reared its ugly head again for the franchise Sunday in the opener against the Houston Texans.
For the first three quarters, it was looking like another season-opening disappointment. The Texans got out to a 20-3 lead with 7:16 left in the third quarter and it looked like all hope was lost for the Colts. Thanks to E.J. Speed’s force fumble off his blitz on Davis Mills, a breath of life came across the team and they scored 17 unanswered points in the final 10 minutes of the fourth quarter.
It looked like the afternoon was going to finish the Colts way after a great start to overtime. The defense forced a three-and-out and the offense marched down the field to get in field goal range. Then, in typical Week 1 fashion for Indianapolis, Rodrigo Blankenship missed his 42-yard attempt. It’s not a loss so I guess you could say there is somewhat progress with their Week 1 nightmares.
There was a lot of good and bad for Indianapolis and here are my five takeaways from the game: