5 takeaways from Colts’ 39-36 loss to the Vikings

Takeaways from the Colts’ loss in Week 15.

Welp, here we are once again with the Indianapolis Colts being on the wrong side of NFL history in their loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

In typical fashion in how it has been this season for this team, it was another game that was the tale of two different halves. Indy jumped out to a 33-0 lead heading into halftime and it looked like they were a different team coming out of the bye week.

But, that was far from the case. The Vikings would go on to have the greatest comeback in NFL history to become NFC North champs and clinch their spot in the playoffs with the 39-36 win in overtime.

The mixture of not finishing drives with touchdowns, an untimely turnover, and the defense not getting off the field in the second half is what ended up costing Indianapolis the upset over Minnesota.

Here are my five takeaways from the second-half collapse by the Colts: