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DeForest Buckner lit up the Indianapolis Colts on Monday.
After they fell to the New York Giants on Sunday, which officially eliminated them from the postseason race, it’s easy to understand why.
“I’m going to be honest, as the entire team, we s**t the bed another year and it’s frustrating,” he said, via the Indianapolis Star. “I can see what we have. It’s just we’re not getting over that hump.”
The Colts fell to 7-9 on the season after Sunday’s loss, which came at the hands of the spiraling Giants. Indianapolis allowed Drew Lock to throw for more than 300 yards and four touchdowns, and the Giants put up 45 points in the shootout win despite entering the contest with the worst offense in the league. It was the most points they’ve allowed all season, and the most points they’ve given up to the Giants since 1950.
The loss marked the third time in the last four seasons that the Colts have failed in a must-win situation when it comes to the playoffs. They have won just a single playoff game in the last decade.
Former Colts punter and current ESPN analyst Pat McAfee railed into the organization on social media after the loss on Sunday, too.
“A blind person could see the red flags on this team,” he wrote, in part.
I’ve said what I believed to be the truth about the team.. & a bunch of “Colts fans” on the internet were trying to get me booed out of the city..
Current players, who have won nothing during their entire tenures, started using me and my face to try and paint me as the enemy in… https://t.co/qCWb7SL1l8
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 30, 2024
There’s plenty to point to when it comes to the Colts’ issues this season. Quarterback Anthony Richardson struggled early on, and actually subbed himself out of a game at one point because he was tired, before Joe Flacco came in to replace him due to various injuries. Another perfect example came when running back Jonathan Taylor committed a brutal mistake earlier this month when…
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Publish date : 2024-12-30 23:11:00
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