Nfl – Indianapolis wins Thursday Night. Flop Wilson

Indianapolis wins in Denver without scoring a single touchdown. The Thursday Night that opens the fifth day of the NFL is a vintage defensive show: the Colts prevail 12-9 in the overtime. The attacks are a damned effort: 12 points combined, no goal scored. The offensive lines are swept away by the defensive ones: 6 sack for the Broncos, 4 for Indy. Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan, veteran quarterbacks with a super pedigree, freshmen with the new teams after a life elsewhere, in Seattle and Atlanta, don’t get it right. It was the game of Peyton Manning, a legend who won the Super Bowl with both of these teams. Present in the stands, he lives in Denver. The spectators wanted to give him a helmet and ask him to come back for a few minutes at least on the gridiron, after the retreat. He certainly couldn’t have done worse than today’s protagonists …

The match

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An illustrious absence on each side: the running back owners, Javonte William and Jonathan Taylor. And concussion for Hines, Taylor’s replacement, is thus seen in the field Phillip Lindsay, former of the evening, local glory. Immediately 6-0 Broncos thanks to the kicks of Brandon McManus. Bradley Chubb is unleashed in pursuit of Ryan, static, but the fans are shouting for the errors of the attack, they leave merciless boo. At half-time 6-3 Denver, with the new Colts kicker, Chase McLaughlin, who from 52 yards scores the first points of the guests at the end of time. Wilson with just 69 yards of passage that justify the intolerance of the public. The second interception of Caden Sterns to Ryan seems to “oblige” the Broncos to win it, but only another field goal arrives, that of 9-6. Denver loses Garet Bolles, the left tackle, through injury, Wilson with bad pitches is intercepted by Thomas and the old Gilmore in the host end zone. The Colts with the last possession in regulation time reach the opponent’s 8 yards. Then they are forced to kick McLaughlin: he hits the posts. 9-9 after an hour of football. Without touchdown. Part of the home crowd even leaves the stadium. Enraged.

Additional

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Indy wins the coin toss and wins the first possession, capitalized with a 48-yard kick. 12-9. Denver tries to replicate, goes up to the opponent’s 5 yards. Fourth down and one yard. Coach Hackett “passes” the comfortable field goal for the draw and tries to win it. But he loses it. Because Wilson throws an incomplete. Indianapolis wins an unexpected victory. Denver and Wilson make an epochal fool.

Looking forward

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The Broncos paid the moon in Seattle for Wilson. If it is the one seen in this start of the season they have taken a colossal mistake. So far a quarterback has appeared at the end of his career: perhaps the Seahawks had noticed before the others. The Division, AFC West, is complicated, the inexperienced coach messes too much: in short, Denver, 2-3 record, is in trouble. Indianapolis, 2 won, 2 lost, one draw, shows off a good defense, DeForest Buckner this time has dominated, will recover Taylor from the next exit and in Alec Pierce has a mouth-watering freshman receiver. The Division, AFC South, is not prohibitive, so the playoff hopes are legitimate. Sure, the frontline is chilling. Ryan needs to be protected more and better.