DENVER -- There was a point in the third quarter of Sunday's turnover-infested game between the Colts and Broncos when it appeared that Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor had scored a 41-yard touchdown to put the Colts up 20-7. At this point, Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was struggling badly with interceptions and the Denver offense hadn't done much of anything. You could have reasonably concluded that this was not Denver's day and that Indy was about to tighten up the AFC wild-card race considerably.
You would have been overreacting. It turns out, Taylor made the incomprehensible mistake of dropping the ball right before crossing the goal line. The play was reviewed and ruled a touchback -- with the score remaining 13-7 and Denver receiving the ball on its own 20-yard line. From that moment, the Broncos outscored the Colts 24-0 and likely finished off Indy's season. It was a hideous game that saw the Colts turn the ball over five times and the Broncos three times, but Denver got it together in time to win 31-13 despite being outgained 310 to 193 in yards.
It was a high-impact result at the back end of the AFC playoff field, so we want to begin Week 15 overreactions -- where we judge a few potential takeaways as legitimate or irrational -- right there.
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