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There was some good, a lot of bad, and a lot of ugly in the Atlanta Falcons' fourth straight loss at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts.
The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the Indianapolis Colts in Week 10 and have now dropped four games in a row to fall out of playoff contention. Instead of competing for the NFC South title with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Falcons are currently closer to the last-place New Orleans Saints in the division standings.
The Indianapolis Colts knocked off the Atlanta Falcons 31-25 early Sunday morning to capture their eighth win of the season, behind a stellar performance from running back Jonathan Taylor.
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The team gave up 244 rushing yards to Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and went 0-for-8 on third-down attempts. Atlanta still managed to sack Daniel Jones seven times but couldn't close the deal, losing 31-25 to Indianapolis in overtime.
The NFL officials made a crucial mistake before overtime of Sunday's game between the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts.
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Indianapolis Colts rookie tight end Tyler Warren led the team in receiving in Sunday's win over the Atlanta Falcons. However, going beyond the production, when two of those receptions occurred is what made Warren's performance particularly impressive.
Fourth-year wide receiver Alec Pierce hauled in a 37-yard deep ball from Daniel Jones to score his first touchdown of the year halfway through the season. Pierce was heavily covered but made a fantastic contested catch to come down with six points.
The Indianapolis Colts running back led his team to a 31-25 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday's contest at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The Colts, who were also playing their first game with Sauce Gardner on the defense, are now 8-2 on the campaign and bounced back from their loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.