The Colts had a plan all game to try to win with Jonathan Taylor in a tempo situation. It just didn't work when it had to work.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Matt Ryan was off and running on another final-minute scramble, desperate to lead another comeback win, as interim coach Jeff Saturday pulled his microphone closer to his mouth for one of his first real decisions as an NFL coach.
He had three timeouts in his pocket. As Ryan lunged toward the first-down marker, he first had to see where the spot would be, and it would up three yards short. The time ticked below 50 seconds.Instead, the Colts ran an inside zone play up the middle to Jonathan Taylor for no gain. They created a final play with 30 seconds left, and Ryan threw into double coverage to Parris Campbell, the ball hit the turf and the Colts lost 24-17 to the Steelers on Monday Night Football.
This was supposed to be a surprise moment. In a passing league, in 2022, they were going to rush to the line with a defense scrambling and do something different. The clock felt inconsequential with those three timeouts. This was about the battle with downs. "I mean, I don't mind the call," Ryan said."We were going with some tempo, trying to get that first and then probably bang a timeout after that first."
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