The Indianapolis Colts suffered their first loss of the season in overtime to the Carolina Panthers, 23-20. Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star writes that Tampa Bay fans who believe in karma should be satisfied after Sunday,
First, let's consider Chad Bratzke's interception-that-wasn't-an-interception, followed by his fumble-that-wasn't-a-fumble and an officiating-blunder-that-was-really-an-officiating-blunder. Or, as the people in Tampa Bay might call it, karmic justice.The Texans are up next and the Colts should bounce back.The Call raises an interesting question:
Huh?
The initial call on the field was that Bratzke intercepted Jake Delhomme's pass, took a few steps, got stripped of the ball, fumbled, and his teammate, Raheem Brock, recovered.
It was the right call. Right?
If Bratzke held the ball any longer, he could have claimed it as a dependent. How many steps did he take before he fumbled? Some of us counted five. Maybe it was four. But it was enough to get even Michael Jordan called for traveling.
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Again, it didn't lose this game. Don't let the previous 30 paragraphs on that call give you the wrong impression. But it's fair to assume the Colts, who were coming off an overtime miracle and a short week, would have preferred a tie with eight minutes left, and not another last-minute miracle, followed by an overtime.Here's what lost the game, and forgive me if space -- which was used up talking about the officiating -- does not allow for a full accounting:
Turnovers. Dropped passes. Dropped interceptions. Bad penalties -- like there's any other kind. Shoddy special teams. Shoddier tackling.
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