Colts Outlast Broncos in Closing Seconds: Week 8 Game Balls

A popular cliché in sports is that it isn’t always pretty, but a win is a win.

That was exactly the case for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, as they were neither sexy nor spectacular but managed to grind out a difficult win at home against a Denver Broncos team—whose defense at least appears to be much better than their now 2-6 record.

The Colts narrowly outlasted the Broncos, winning 15-13 by a go ahead field goal in the closing seconds of regulation.

Speaking of field goals though, let’s get to those well deserved game balls:

It was a shaky start for the legendary 46 year old kicker, who badly missed a 45-yard field goal wide right on the Colts opening drive—raising fair questions of “here we go again.