Wildcard Weekend: Colts @ Bills, Jan. 9, 2021, 1:05 PM EST

[rockywoj]

It was really exciting, if not for being tainted by the frustrations. 

[DontEverGiveUp]

1 minute ago, JMichael557 said:

We l lost 5 seconds on the TO. The clock should be on 19

 

Yep, we snapped the ball with 19 seconds, refs claim Buffalo called a timeout, then put the clock at 14 seconds.

[TimetobringDfence!]

2 minutes ago, JMichael557 said:

We l lost 5 seconds on the TO. The clock should be on 19

 

Agreed but that was a fumble aslo

[Zoltan]

Rivers lost us the game 

[IinD]

Just now, Smoke317 said:

We could barely get past the 50 on that last drive.   

Had PLEEEEENTY of time to that's what makes it more annoying.

[Colts1324]

Great game. Disappointed as I felt like we played plenty good enough to win. 
 

With this team, we should be back next year. 

[Luck is Good]

Absolutely on Frank. Terrible decision making. He got back the 1 point. It still doesn’t excuse that awful decision to go for 2. Not kicking the FG was stupid. Take the points in playoff football

[Tore]

BIG, BIG effort. Losing sucks, especially when it feels like a game we should have won, and handsomely at that.

 

We just have too many limitations with PR as QB, I appreciate the job he has done, but going forward we need someone able to move us faster up the field (with throws, we can't expect the defenses in the NFL to give up chunk plays of 20+ yds to our run game).

 

Proud of the boys. Reich obviously does a lot of things right, and Eberflus too, but ultimately we come up short in quite a few games that seem winnable.

 

Let's hope for a succesful draft and free agency. Some big decisions to come.

[chad72]

1 minute ago, Smoke317 said:

We could barely get past the 50 on that last drive.   

We started pretty well after 2 minute warning, mistake not to go for chunk plays with TEs again 

[#12.]

2 minutes ago, HungarianColtsFan said:

Damn it...that 4th down call and/or Blakenship's missed FG costed us the game. 

 

Turay gave them 4, lost by 3.

[StatesmanN]

Reich and Rivers both need to go.

 

Reich would be a fine OC but as a coach he makes terrible decisions.  Those lost 3 points be paramount.

 

Rivers can't move and throws with no spin and no velocity.  He couldn't even make that end of game Hail Mary to the endzone.

 

In contrast Allen completed numerous passes that Rivers never could have, including many while running to the sidelines.

[ScotColt]

That was on Frank, can’t change my mind about that.

[Zoltan]

We need a QB that can actually throw a deep ball

[Colts Fan In L.A.]

1 minute ago, Zoltan said:

Rivers lost us the game 

No he didn't. He actually made it a game for us. 

[DontEverGiveUp]

1 minute ago, Zoltan said:

Rivers lost us the game 

Explain

[coach kline]

Offense needs rebuilt

[Coltsman1788]

Season over and honestly I am numb to it.  Colts made too many mistakes and did not deserve to win. I'm proud of our players but disappointed in Reich. He cost us a win today. Rivers played well enough and  Colts did not turn the ball over.  Coach Reich let this team down.

[Sumo63]

3 minutes ago, IinD said:

In his defense.. Hot Rod could've had us tied also...ugh. tough loss

Nah frank blew it.  Missed fgs are common.  Leaving pints on the board and situational awareness are Frank's shortcomings.  Live by them die by them.

[Aces101]

2 minutes ago, Zoltan said:

RIVERS COULDN'T EVEN THROW IT INTO THE ENDZONE! 

 

Time to move on from Rivers those last throws were awful, you should be able to make a drive with 2:30 left on the clock

Terrible clock management, drops, questionable clock starts by the refs, etc killed that final drive. If Reich would not have wasted a TO on a missed challenge, the drive would’ve looked differently.

[#12.]

Glad they huddled with a 1:20 left and no TOs.

[chad72]

1 minute ago, #12. said:

 

Turay gave them 4, lost by 3.

...and Rodrigo gave them 3

[aaron11]

im not blaming phil for the loss, but that should have been jacoby throwing to the end zone

[Fluke_33]

2 minutes ago, Zoltan said:

Rivers lost us the game 

What?  He played great today 

[Smoke317]

Turay gave them 4. Frank took 3 away from us. There’s the game. 

[DEColtsLover36]

2 minutes ago, IinD said:

Terrible last drive with tons of time.

Couldn't even get in fg range.

I have no words for what that was...

 

[IinD]

I really thought it was gonna be an old man Rivers miracle we talk about for years.

 

Sucks, football is over..

[HungarianColtsFan]

1 minute ago, #12. said:

 

Turay gave them 4, lost by 3.

 

We lost this game, not they won it.

[funktacious2]

3 minutes ago, relkins said:

Hail Mary didn't make it to end zone

He put too much arch on it. I knew right away that was not making it. I know it needs some arch to have time for your players to get there but dang Phil lol

[NFLfan]

1 minute ago, Happy2BeHere said:

I’m proud of our team, they made plays all day long enough to win this game, I don’t see how we can be disappointed with the team, but we should all be disappointed by Reich.

 

I completely agree. Many said they did not want to get embarrassed. Colts played competitively and could have won. 

[Zoltan]

Just now, WalkerPercy said:

You are insane.  *

He was inaccurate and couldn't make a final drive with plenty of time left on the clock. That's why he gets paid big money.

[coach kline]

Hail Mary didn't make it to end zone

[krunk]

Boils down to a couple dropped passes and as usual redzone execution.

[Wyldhorsefan]

It is what it is. Didn't get it done today. Now a Long offseason.

[Thunderbolt]

Why didn't they have Brissett  throw the "Hail Mary"?

[coach kline]

We need a quarterback and receivers 

[austriancolt]

4 minutes ago, DontEverGiveUp said:

Rivers is the one that kept the Colts in this game.  Colts would be stupid to move on from him.

 

Don't get me wrong I don't blame him for losing, but he is a 40yr old QB that obviously due to his age has limited arm strength and can't make any long throws anymore on a regular basis. 

[Myles]

2 minutes ago, Coltsman1788 said:

Season over and honestly I am numb to it.  Colts made too many mistakes and did not deserve to win. I'm proud of our head coach but disappointed in Reich. He cost us a win today. Rivers played well enough and  Colts did not turn the ball over.  Coach Reich let this team down.

I feel the same.  Several bonehead calls fall right on him.

Rivers played well.  Taylor did not.  

[DEColtsLover36]

1 minute ago, NFLfan said:

 

I completely agree. Many said they did not want to get embarrassed. Colts played competitively and could have won. 

@NFLfan I love your support for our team 

[Chrisaaron1023]

All season long our offense hadn't scored on the last possession when down. Rolls needed to be reversed for a win

[JlynRN]

Well definitely not the way I wanted to see the season end. We should have won this game had it not been for crucial mistakes and bad play calling.  Not sure where we go from here, too bummed to think of anything at the moment.

 

It's been a fun season, just sad to see it end this way.