The Colts’ attempt to fool the Patriots with a fake punt Sunday night only made Indianapolis look foolish.
It might not have been the dumbest call or execution of a play in NFL history, but it certainly ranks down there in the litany of failures.
And there are many to rival this one, in which Indy, trailing by six points in the third quarter, lined up nine players to the right, with only the snapper (wideout Griff Whalen) and the quarterback (safety Colt Anderson) on the left.
New England wasn’t tricked a bit, and the Colts’ plan was supposed to include taking a delay of game.