INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Colts lost to the Cowboys, 27-23, losing their fifth straight game.
The Colts took the lead, 23-20, with less than two minutes remaining in the game, but they were not able to hold the Cowboys. Javonte Williams scored a 1-yard touchdown to give Dallas the lead, which they would not give back.
The Colts had a chance to take the lead, but Daniel Jones threw an interception to seal the game for the Cowboys.
“I think execution, really, when you look at it,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said. “We had the turnover. We had some drops. We gave up some explosives. That comes back to execution at the end of the day. We’ve got to execute better as a whole. We’ve got to coach better, all those things.”
“At the end of the day, it’s our job to play and to play well,” Jones said. “We haven’t played well enough the last couple weeks. That’s on us and we’ve got to fix that.”
Jones was 20-for-34 passing for 180 yards, a touchdown, and an interception.
“It obviously comes down to us executing to where we wouldn’t have to go for the field goal,” Colts running back Jonathan Taylor said. “So for us, it’s finding that way to make sure that we don’t need to rely on Shrader for that, even though we know that he can do it, as an offense, you want to score six every time.”
Taylor had 13 carries for 46 yards and five catches for 18 yards.
“The mood, obviously, we’re all (expletive) off,” Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner said. “My mood is I’m (expletive) off. End of the game, big play, can’t let that happen. Game on me. I got to be better. I got to get my head around and make that play.”
Gardner got beat deep by Ryan Flournoy for a 46-yard catch that led to the Cowboys’ go-ahead touchdown.
Next up for the Colts is a home game against the Miami Dolphins. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 15.
