INDIANAPOLIS -- For the eighth straight season, the Indianapolis Colts began their season with a loss. Their latest failure came Sunday, a 28-16 drubbing at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks.
The loss was a total team effort. On offense, it started with an abysmal effort by the offensive line, which failed to adequately protect Carson Wentz. The team also came up short in just about every clutch situation, failing to convert two critical fourth downs in the second half. On the first, a fourth-and-short at the Seattle 31-yard-line, Wentz never got the snap from center Ryan Kelly and the Seahawks dove on the fumble.