On Thursday Night Football, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the New York Jets 45-30. Mike White, the Jets’ second-string quarterback, went out with a forearm injury early in the game.
Jets’ 2-6 record was worsened by an improvement in the Colts’ 5-4 mark.
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The most meaningful stretch is still ahead for the Colts
If the Indianapolis Colts make the playoffs in 2021, it will be the first time in the team’s history. Regardless of the outcome, the final eight games will serve as a referendum on this team’s course for the foreseeable future.
Even after Thursday night’s defeat, the Indianapolis Colts remain a disappointing football team. The context must be taken into account when evaluating this team. This year’s squad is stocked with youthful veterans and top draft picks, including quarterback Carson Wentz, who was hand-picked by the team’s head coach.
This is a club that has looked unworthy of the playoffs thus far. When they lost both of their most recent games against top-tier opponents (Baltimore and Tennessee), the Colts led by double-digits in each game.
If curses aren’t real, how do you explain the Jets?
It’s difficult to argue that this franchise’s snake-bitten nature is anything other than that. The Jets are doomed. After defeating the Bengals, the Bengals flew to Indianapolis as the football world’s favorite team. It was time for Mike White, the NFL’s Cinderella, to make his debut in the big leagues! In the first quarter, he was back at it.
There came a point when it seemed as if the gods of football had finally had it.
The Jets lost a game and likely at least one player
New York Jets’ preseason injury report is not favorable.
Saleh revealed after the game that White had a forearm injury and couldn’t hold on to the football. White then said that two of his middle fingers on his throwing hand had become numb, although he was unsure when the injury occurred.
Marcus Maye’s Achilles injury is more serious, however. Maye’s injury may be a “major” blow if Saleh’s assessment is correct. The situation is not looking good for him, and I’m sick to my stomach about it.
Colts beat Jets, 45-30
The Indianapolis Colts defeated the New York Jets 45-30 on Thursday night in Week 9 thanks to Jonathan Taylor’s 200 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Taylor’s accomplishment made him the first player since LaDainian Tomlinson’s MVP season in 2006 to carry for more than 100 yards and score a touchdown in six successive single-season games (per NFL Research).
Carson Wentz threw for a career-high 272 yards and three touchdowns on 22 of 30 attempts. Michael Pittman had five receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown, with Wentz completing passes to ten different receivers. Indianapolis recorded a season-high 532 offensive yards as a result of its dual threat offensive productivity.
There were encouraging signs for New York in the first quarter, when Mike White threw an Elijah Moore 19-yard touchdown pass to even things at 7-7, but White suffered a forearm injury and was out for the rest of the game. Josh Johnson threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns in a relief role, keeping New York in contention late in the second half.