The Indianapolis Colts hadn't played on the field since Week 13 when they faced the Dallas Cowboys. Indy lost that game 54-19 after giving up 33 points in the fourth quarter. It was humiliating. Even worse, it happened during Sunday Night Football, so the entire NFL community saw the embarrassing incident. It was the Colts' lowest point of the season, and everyone stupidly believed it couldn't get much worse. Indianapolis quickly disproved everyone's assumptions.
Indianapolis returned to action immediately following its Week 14 bye against the Minnesota Vikings in a nationally televised game. The Colts got out to an explosive start in the first half, taking an early 33-0 lead. For Indy, everything was going well. There were pick-sixes, forced fumbles, blocked punts that resulted in touchdowns, and everything else. The Colts were completely outplaying the Vikings. This caused Minnesota to be ridiculed on social media. The Vikings became the punchline of jokes about the NFL because everyone was accusing Minnesota of being a scam. The Colts must have been envious because they swiftly took that position back.
The Colts blew the biggest lead in NFL history after taking a 33-point lead into halftime in what should have been a straightforward upset victory. Indy let the Vikings recover and win the game after being outscored 39-3 in the second half.
NFL history's greatest lead blown by the Colts -
Finding one specific person or particular group of people to blame is useless. Everyone is to blame when a game is lost in this way. The offence only managed a field goal after halfway, the defence surrendered 39 points in a half, and all the coaches and coordinators. This loss defines the franchise and calls for adjustment. Considering how much Indy has already changed, it might not happen right away, but the team has to reset this offseason.
Coincidentally, the 1993 Buffalo Bills had the previous NFL record for biggest comeback, which was 32 points. Frank Reich, the recently sacked head coach of Indianapolis, led them to a comeback victory in a Wild Card playoff game. The previous Reich team was now on the other side of history.
The Colts haven't had a great season, but Indianapolis has excelled at one thing this year: setting new lows. The club makes the wrong kind of history just when it feels like the season can't get much worse or that Indy can't think of a more embarrassing way to lose. Because Indianapolis still has three games left, including a primetime game, we can't even declare with certainty that this is the lowest point.
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