A timely forced fumble inside Indianapolis territory from rookie cornerback JuJu Brents, stifled Baltimore’s next drive and helped set the tone for Indianapolis’ defense for the rest of the game. marching down the field and taking an early 7-0 lead on their opening possession. Indianapolis’ defense struggled a bit on Baltimore’s first few possessions of the game, with quarterback Lamar Jackson and co. The unit stepped up in a major way Sunday, holding a red-hot Ravens offense to just 19 total points on the afternoon. Once again, credit should be given to Indianapolis’ defense. THE COLTS’ DEFENSE STEPS UP IN BIG WAY FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEK It’s not often a kicker leads their team in total points scored, but Gay accounted for 16 of the team’s 22 points on the day, including an extra point on Indianapolis’ only touchdown of the afternoon that went to running back Zack Moss. When it was needed, Gay delivered in the most crucial moments during Sunday’s win against a very tough Ravens team. Gay made kicks from distances of 34, 54 and 53 yards on three separate occasions, including the game-winning field goal in overtime.īaltimore’s defense did a nice job of stalling a few different promising drives from the Colts’ offense. On Sunday, Gay earned every bit of his record-breaking, $22.5 million contract Indianapolis handed him in the offseason, becoming the first kicker in NFL history to have four made field goals of 50-yard-plus. What a performance from Indianapolis Colts kicker, Matt Gay. MATT GAY MAKES NFL HISTORY AND COMES UP CLUTCH IN OT WIN FOR COLTS The Colts improved to 2-1 on the season and will now turn their attention to next Sunday’s home matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. The Indianapolis Colts have now won-back-to-back road games with Sunday’s 22-19 overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
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