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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts fell to 6-7 on the season Sunday with their 38-35 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their 2019 Week 14 matchup at Raymond James Stadium.
In an entertaining back-and-forth affair, the Colts got off to a fast start, leading 10-0 early in the first quarter, but the Buccaneers (6-7) weren’t in a mood to quit, eventually heading into the second quarter up 14-10.
The Colts were the better team in the second and third quarters, and even got out to a 14-point lead, 35-21, with about four minutes left in the third quarter. But it was all Buccaneers from there, as they would score 17 unanswered points the rest of the way for yet another frustrating end for head coach Frank Reich’s team.
“Tough loss,” Reich said. “Come on the road, against what we knew was an explosive team on offense and a real stingy team on defense. Tough-fought battle. It hurts. You know, we said in the locker room we’ve been in a little bit of a rut not making the plays to finish games. You know, this is a few games in a row now that we’ve had a lead in the second half and not able to sustain that, so we all gotta get that corrected.”
Here are the FIVE THINGS LEARNED from Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers: