INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts were on their way to a humiliating 26-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Nov. 6, and as owner Jim Irsay urgently sought answers, he turned to someone who wasn't at the game, wasn't on his coaching staff and wasn't even in position to comment.
Amid one of the Colts' worst offensive performances in years, Irsay grabbed his phone and dialed up Jeff Saturday.
"He was asking me what was going on," Saturday later explained.
Saturday wasn't watching the game, but by the end of that night, the former Colts All-Pro center went from prepping for his appearances as an ESPN television analyst the following day to mulling Irsay's offer to coach the final eight games of the season.