Quick Recap: Colts 24-Steelers 20

by Brad Wells on Nov 10, 2008 8:13 AM EST in Game Recaps

Ok, feel free to make fun of me. I'm still recovering from an all day wedding reception that featured locally brewed beer that was served in old, tan-tinted jugs and poured into special, empty pickle jars that had the names of the guests written on them.

Locally brewed beer + Wedding = Drunk (and now hungover) BBS.

Now that have scrapped the crust from the corners of my mouth and drank about 2 gallons of water, I can coherently talk about the Colts game yesterday.

Wow.

The big key that many analysts have left out of their post-game breakdowns is the play of new DT Antonio "Mookie" Johnson. Some of you noticed him in the game thread comments. He had no statistical impact on the game, but his stoutness against the run was as good as any DT has played this year for Indy. I'll have a nice, formal recap written up soon, but I'll just say now that in Pittsburgh yesterday the Colts found their defense.

When this team gets its running game on track, no one will beat them. No one. Go Colts!

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The pass defense

is still a concern for me. Pittsburgh was completing way too many passes and Indy was bad again on third down stoppage…just not as bad as previous weeks. However, on the bright side, all three interceptions were huge. And, the last one in the end zone was just as big as the other two. With one second left, the awful time-management Steelers were lucky to get that play off. And, it could have been a touchdown if not for Bullitt. The three stops on the run at the goal line were incredible too. Maybe teams will think twice about going for it on the Colts? And, finally, Freeney’s sack was huge – really took the wind out of their sails on that final drive.
One other comment, I think that Peyton’s completion percentage should have been much better. He was throwing great passes that weren’t caught. Marvin is definitely not the number one WR at this point, in my opinion. His drops and fumbles over the past year are potentially game-costing mistakes….and in some cases were the reason we lost. But, all’s well that end’s well!

by Ayrshire on Nov 10, 2008 8:30 AM EST reply actions

Awful time management?

They ran out of time, sometimes that just happens, no matter what you do.

by Scooty4422 on Nov 10, 2008 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

they had nearly 11 sec at the line

to get a play off before the two minute warning and then took nearly a minute to set up a play with the clock running. That’s awful time management

Let's go Colts!

by JustAJ on Nov 10, 2008 12:59 PM EST up reply actions

btw

That’s a huge bass. Good catch

Let's go Colts!

by JustAJ on Nov 10, 2008 1:00 PM EST up reply actions

Yea

I was thinking after the two minute warning…my bad….yea caught that one in a private pond of my friends uncles. Place might get fished 10 times a year. Got 25 pound catfish in there I’ve seen him feed them…That one is right over 8lbs. Seen one bedding I swear over 10lbs.

by Scooty4422 on Nov 11, 2008 1:26 AM EST up reply actions

Ratliff and Jennings

To me those two guys deserve a ton of credit. Not only for their pretty good coverage of Pittsburgh’s WR’s, but because I can’t count one time that they missed a tackle….especially Ratliff! Well done for a guy who’s jumped from the roster to the street a couple of times in the past few months.

by indy15 on Nov 10, 2008 9:32 AM EST reply actions

Ratliff

Rocks!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Nov 10, 2008 11:08 AM EST up reply actions

Huge

Ratliff, played great, better than any of the corners we’ve had on the field all year.

by Scooty4422 on Nov 10, 2008 11:37 AM EST up reply actions

the thing i like about ratliff

he obviously isnt the best cover corner… but at least when there is a tackle to make.. he makes the damn tackle..

by zkmavz on Nov 10, 2008 12:03 PM EST up reply actions

Marcus Howard....

was in on the Hail Mary play. Was this the first time he’s been in the game this season?

by LukeM on Nov 10, 2008 10:08 AM EST reply actions

I've seen him in on defense once before

but he hasn’t played much on D.

Shonn Greene for Heisman
137 yards per game
6.1 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Nov 10, 2008 10:41 AM EST up reply actions

He played a fair amount of time yesterday

He got good pressure on one play. If Roethlisberger would have held onto the ball for another second, it would be a sack or at least a bad pass.

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by Colts Homer on Nov 10, 2008 3:58 PM EST up reply actions

Confidence

Manning misses training camp, messing up routine = lack of confidence.
Offensive line injuries, most notably Saturday = lack of confidence.
Defensive injuries, most notably Mr. Bob. = lack of confidence.
Defensive tackle problems, quitter and doper = lack of confidence.
Possible players listening to moron prognosticaters = could lead to lack of confidence.
Failure to put together familiar multiple game win streak = lack of confidence.
Beat Patriots, Steelers, Manning getting closer to old self, defense playing better,
offensive line coming together, Mr. Bob and defense playing phisical and gang tackling, beating great defensive team on road = confidence and swagger regeneration….THE COLTS I KNOW AND LOVE ARE FRICKIN BACK.

by tim55 on Nov 10, 2008 11:09 AM EST reply actions

THE COLTS I KNOW AND LOVE ARE FRICKIN BACK.

A-freakin’-men!

I am no longer cautiously optimistic….just call me ecstatically optimistic!!!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Nov 10, 2008 11:24 AM EST up reply actions

Is Addai worth a new contract?

He hasn’t come close to a hundred yards this year. Rhodes has come closer to it when he starts. Can we really blame this on the offensive line anymore?

by FreeneyWillEatYourBaby on Nov 10, 2008 1:27 PM EST reply actions