Just a quarter into their Thursday night matchup, NFL fans couldn’t believe that the Broncos (-3.5) and Colts were actually selected for a primetime game against one another.
After one quarter, the two teams — with Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan at quarterback, mind you — combined for 88 total yards, six punts on seven possessions, five three-and-outs, and just one third-down conversion. If that sounds terrible just reading from afar, it was even worse to see play out live and in real-time.
Of course, as it often does with poorly-played pro football, it can always get worse. And if you thought the Broncos and Colts setting offense back decades was terrible, the horrific mess also known as Bears-Commanders — scheduled for next Thursday night’s game — truly might be even worse.
That upcoming terrible (and worse) game between Chicago and Washington is how NFL fans made themselves feel better about Denver and Indianapolis “playing” football.