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Many of us were screaming at our televisions last night as the Colts lined up on the right side of the field, for what appeared to be some sort of confusing trick play that just did not work. Griff Whalen was the center and only offensive player around when he snapped the ball to Colt Anderson, who was immediately taken down by multiple Patriots defenders.
Something obviously went wrong, as the failed 4th down play set up New England with pretty great field position. At that time, the Colts were trailing 21-27. Six plays later, the Patriots scored a touchdown making it 21-34.
In an interview, Pagano takes full blame for the mishap that cost the Colts the game. “The whole idea there was, on a fourth-and-3 or less, shift to an alignment where you either catch them misaligned, they try to sub some people in, catch them with 12 men on the field. If you get a certain look, 3 yards, 2 yards, you can make a play. But again, we shifted over, and I didn’t do a good enough job coaching it during the week. Alignment-wise, we weren’t lined up correctly and then a communication breakdown between the quarterback and snapper. That’s all on me. I take full responsibility on that, and I didn’t do a good enough job getting that communicated to the guys. Obviously, it played in a huge factor in this loss.”
The Colts lost to the Patriots with a final score of 27-34, and their record is now 3-3. If you missed the botched play, you can view it below.
