The call Colts coach Shane Steichen made to beat the Patriots is the kind a coach dreams of making. The aggressive play, the confident move, the sort of decision that earns a coach a reputation as a gambler.

▪ Patriots coach Jerod Mayo got a valuable lesson from Colts coach Shane Steichen Sunday. A painful, gut-wrenching lesson.

In a back-and-forth game with the Patriots, the Indianapolis Colts were able to lean heavily on their run game to help them escape New England with a much-needed win. Coming into this matchup, the Colts’ run game had been struggling, particularly between the tackles, over the last month.

Shane Steichen had a problem on his hands. Maybe a few. He showed up to the Colts facility at the crack of dawn on a Monday morning with his team at 4-6, fresh off its first blowout loss,

Colts head coach Shane Steichen teased a number of possible changes that he could make after an embarrassing loss to the Lions.

Mayo elected not to burn his timeouts on Indianapolis' final drive, but got the ball back with only 12 seconds left as a result. The post Patriots coach Jerod Mayo explains his late-game decisions in loss to Colts appeared first on Boston.

The Colts scored with 12 seconds left then went for 2 to take 25-24 win over Patriots. Keep playoff hopes alive

Jerod Mayo made three controversial decisions late in the Patriots' loss to the Colts. Here's how he explained them.

The New England Patriots allowed Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson to complete a three-yard touchdown pass and then convert a two-point try with less than 20 seconds left in Sunday's game to take the lead.

Indianapolis ranked sixth in the NFL in fewest penalties entering Sunday's game, but the Colts were flagged 10 times for 75 yards, erasing 98 yards.