INDIANAPOLIS -- With 3:36 remaining in a close game on Sunday and his team facing a third-and-4, Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen could have called a quick throw or a reliable run play for one his backs.
He settled on neither option.
Steichen kept the ball in his quarterback's hands, calling a power run to the right for Anthony Richardson. Some timely blocking and Richardson's quickness and hard running allowed him to burst through a hole for eight yards and a clutch first down. After being tackled, Richardson got up and made a dramatic first-down signal, to the delight of the home crowd.