Tom Brady looks on after missing a crucial fourth-down play.
Visiting their rival Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium, the New England Patriots fell just short last night, losing to the Colts 35 to 34. The highly anticipated game lived up to the hype, and although the Patriots were dominant, unfortunate decisions and failed opportunities gave the Colts the victory.
Tom Brady put up good numbers in the game, topping Peyton Manning, to connect on 29 of 42 attempts for 375 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. The Patriots were down just twice in the game, after Indianapolis' opening score and their final touchdown late in the game. New England was up 24 to 14 at halftime, increasing the lead to 31 to 14 early in the fourth quarter. Their lead slowly dwindled as the game wound down with the Colts scoring three times for the win. With 2:33 left in the game, New England called their second timeout on what Brady called bad communication. Moving the ball eight yards, they used their final timeout just before the two-minute warning to ponder a fourth-and-two situation. Head coach Bill Belichick decided to go for it, and Brady's short pass to Kevin Faulk nearly connected for the first down, but Faulk bobbled the ball and was tackled short. While the Patriots could have challenged the ruling, they were out of timeouts and forced to hand the ball to the Colts at the New England 28-yard line.
via examiner.com
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