1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Well, welcome into Instant Reaction in Indianapolis Bolts podcast, reacting 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: a thirty one twenty five Folks overtime vijury in Berlin. 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 2: I'm Casey Value, normally joined by Bill Brooks, but. 4 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: We have the honor to be joined by a Colt 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: senior writer, JJ Sankovitz. Jj, you picked a pretty awesome 6 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: one to join us here for instant Reaction. 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, it's it's incredible. I'm sitting here in 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 3: the stands at Olympic Stadium in Berlin after uh, just 9 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 3: an unbelievable football game, an unbelievable atmosphere. I usually don't 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 3: lose my voice after doing Pa, Casey, but I left 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 3: it all out there today and voice is cracking a 12 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 3: little bit right now, if you can't tell. 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: So. 14 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 3: I mean, just incredible that the fans here were spectacular. 15 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 3: The atmosphere here at Olympic Stadium was unlike anything I've 16 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 3: ever experienced. It was such a remarkable day. And then 17 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 3: obviously the day Jonathan Taylor had just only added to it. 18 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 3: What else is there left to say? Case How do 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 3: you do this on his podcast when JT's just doing 20 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 3: this every week? 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: Man? Well, it's funny meeting Bill and I. We always 22 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 2: laugh about it. 23 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: It's like, well, I think everybody knows what we're going 24 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: to talk about, so I guess we just keep talking 25 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: about the same thing. And I mean, and you hit 26 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: exactly where we're going to start. I want to start 27 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: with Jonathan Taylor, but first I really do want to 28 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: ask you one real quick thing about, Yeah, what was 29 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: the atmosphere like for you? Because typically you do the 30 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: PA here inside Lucas Oil Stadium, but in a historic 31 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: venue like that, I mean, that's got to be a 32 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: bucket list thing that I probably didn't even realize you 33 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: wanted to check it off. But being able to check 34 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: that off is pretty awesome. 35 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. 36 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 3: Case, I mean, first of all, thanks for saying that, 37 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 3: because you are right, this was like, this is a 38 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 3: highlight for me, right, you know, hopefully we'll get to 39 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 3: do a Cults playoff game this year that'll be a highlight. Yeah, 40 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 3: but this is a special one. I was here in 41 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 3: Berlin all week hosting it our fan zone, and I 42 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 3: got to say, like, our German fans, our international fans, 43 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 3: our fans who traveled here from the US were phenomenal. 44 00:01:59,200 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: You know. 45 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 3: I was firing him up on third down like I 46 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 3: usually do, and the fans were into it here. They 47 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 3: were loud, they were engaged. It was a spectacular environment. 48 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 3: And you know, credit to the city of Berlin, to 49 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 3: Olympic Stadium for everything that they did here. It was 50 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 3: an unbelievable day and unbelievable event. One again, like I said, 51 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 3: case that it was only made sweeter Bottic Cults winning 52 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 3: this thing in overtime. 53 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Well, let's start right there. You talked about him 54 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: at the top, Jonathan Taylor. His fifth game of the 55 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: season now with at least three rushing touchdowns. He eclipsed 56 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: two hundred plus rushing yards for the third time. 57 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: In his career. 58 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: This game in Berlin was his second largest rushing outport 59 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: with one hundred and forty four rushing yards. And somehow 60 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: I buried the lead because he is now the franchise 61 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: all time leader and rushing touchdowns with sixty six and 62 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: he does it when Edrin James is over in Berlin 63 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: with him. 64 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: Which is pretty wild. 65 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: But this guy, as you talked about, I mean, he 66 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: just continues to amaze me out how dynamic he can be. 67 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: Week in and week out. 68 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, So in the postgame press conference, Case JT was 69 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 3: asked like, what did you see on your eighty three 70 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 3: yard touchdown? And he kind of goes like, well, what 71 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: do you mean? And Daniel Jones is sitting next to him. 72 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 3: Dj just starts laughing because he's like, yeah, I mean, 73 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 3: what is what else is there to say about this guy? 74 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 3: Like the way that when he sees open, open space 75 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 3: and green grass and he's able to hit another gear. 76 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 3: But the thing case about JT is so I asked him, 77 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 3: what does it mean to you to break Edge his record? 78 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 3: And he talked about, you know, being mentioned with some 79 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 3: of the greats of the franchise, you know, you know, 80 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: making a direct reference obviously to Edge, but I can 81 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 3: tell you thinking about Lenny Moore and Marshall Falk and 82 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 3: Eric Dickerson and these great running backs that have played 83 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: for the Colts. But then he threw it right back 84 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: and he said, this is all about the team. It's 85 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: all about the guys who do it with me. You know, 86 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 3: It's about the offensive line and you know Tyler Warren 87 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 3: blocking his butt off and wide receivers and it means 88 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 3: so much to him to do it, of course, but 89 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 3: to do it with this team, and I think that's 90 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: that's something that's really special about him. I asked Bernard 91 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 3: Rhyme in two case after the game, like, you know, 92 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: what does it mean to you though? That's that's what 93 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 3: his reaction was. And you know, Bernie looked at me 94 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 3: and he goes, yeah, I mean, that's just that's JT. 95 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 3: That's who he is. He's Bernie's quote was, he's the 96 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 3: best running back in the NFL, e if he never 97 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 3: acts like it. And I thought that was such a 98 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 3: great way to sum up who Jonathan Taylor is as 99 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: a player. And you could tell the Falcons had no 100 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 3: interest in tackling him. They couldn't tackle him at the 101 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 3: end of the game. That was like defense that was gassed. 102 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 3: They left it all out there too, Like credit to 103 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 3: the Falcons. But when the game ended, run it was 104 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 3: time to win. When the Colts are gonna run the football, 105 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: and that's exactly what they did. 106 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: No, that's exactly right. 107 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: I mean Jonathan Taylor right now, he leads the league 108 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: in rushing yards, rushing attempts, rushing touchdowns. 109 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 2: That's the triple crown. And I don't want to get in. 110 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: The MVP debate because we're at Week ten of the 111 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: NFL season. But when you look at the last running 112 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: back that did win that award, he did it with 113 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: staggering numbers and that is exactly what Jonathan Taylor is 114 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: doing right now. You cannot overlook the impact this guy 115 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: is having on just an entire team. But you know, 116 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: he is doing things at the running back position we 117 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: just haven't seen in a long time. And it's pretty 118 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: cool to watch him get his flowers in real time because, man, 119 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: what he is doing is pretty incredible. 120 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, the MVP debate's going to be tough because, 121 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 3: like you mentioned, case running back hasn't won it since 122 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 3: Adrian Peterson in twenty twelve. But the numbers are staggering, 123 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 3: and the gravitational impact that Jonathan Taylor has on this 124 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 3: offense is staggering. The fact that in a game where 125 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 3: things were not going super well for the Colts passing game, 126 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: you know, a number of sacks, a number of plays 127 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 3: that you know, just weren't executed to the level that 128 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 3: I'm sure the Colts would have liked. To the fact 129 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: that they can just get the ball to twenty eight, 130 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 3: they can get into so much stuff with Jonathan Taylor. 131 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 3: They can run every single scheme, they can run duo, 132 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 3: they can run gap scheme, they can run zone, they 133 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 3: can run tosses, they can run sweep. 134 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 2: It's anything. 135 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 3: With Jonathan Taylor in this offensive line, it allows the 136 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 3: Colts to be able to just hand the ball off 137 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 3: to him and say, you go win us the football game. 138 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 3: There is not another running back in the NFL right 139 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 3: now that's doing what he's doing. 140 00:05:58,440 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 2: That is for sure. 141 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 3: Whether he wins the MVP or not, I don't know, 142 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 3: but I sure know that every single player in that 143 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 3: locker room, all fifty two other guys in that locker 144 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: room would say he is the MVP of the NFL 145 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 3: right now. 146 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Now. 147 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: Second place I want to talk about with the offense 148 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: is Tyler Warren. I mentioned here locally on our pregame 149 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: show that kind of my blueprint for success would be 150 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: getting Jonathan Taylor going and Tyler Warren going. Because last 151 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: week against Pittsburgh, I think that was kind of the 152 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: reason the offense kind of fell flat a little bit, 153 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: if you will, yep was you know, both those guys 154 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: were held in check. Tyler Warren has eight catches for 155 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: ninety nine yards. But if you think about the two 156 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: biggest plays you got that fourth down conversion that's set 157 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: up the game tying field goal, and then in overtime 158 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: you get the twenty five yard reception that already puts. 159 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 2: You in field goal range for a rookie. 160 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy just plays like is such an 161 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: experienced veteran. Just a huge, huge offense performance from Tyler Warren. 162 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: Yet again today. 163 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 3: Case that fourth and two, when that ball got released, 164 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 3: I'd my heart kind of dropped for a second because 165 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 3: I was like, I don't think he's got it. The 166 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 3: fact that he made that catch in those circums stances 167 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: as a rookie tight end was But I would say 168 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 3: it's unbelievable except we've just seen it from Tyler Warren, 169 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 3: Like if the Colts need to play in the passing game, 170 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 3: he's come up time and time again. You're right case 171 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 3: that that big passing play down there in overtime, that's 172 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 3: the one that's set up Jonathan Taylor to punch it 173 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 3: in and win it. Where the Colts kind of were 174 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 3: able to alleviate a little bit of that pressure from 175 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 3: the Falcons up front, and then they had the Falcons 176 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 3: on their heels immediately. So it's a credit to the 177 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 3: work that Tyler Warren has put in since arriving to 178 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 3: Indianapolis back in you know, in May for rookie mini camp. 179 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 3: He is one of the most prepared players on the team. 180 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 3: He hustles, he's tough, he's physical. You get the ball 181 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 3: in his hands, guys don't want to tackle him. A 182 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 3: guy who has been one of the main reasons case 183 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 3: why this offense is elevated to the level that it 184 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 3: has has been, Tyler Warren. And I mean, the Colts 185 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 3: absolutely do not win this game today without those two 186 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 3: plays specifically that Tyler Warren made. 187 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: Absolutely and one guy I really went to my cap too, 188 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: especially early on. I thought Alec Pierce continues just to 189 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: sh that he can be a factor at all levels 190 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: of the offense. Another really good day for Alec Pierce. 191 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: Four catches, eighty four yards and he had his first 192 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: touchdown of the season. Now we've gone about fifteen minutes 193 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: here and we haven't talked about the defense, and I 194 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: thought the defense. 195 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: Today was great. 196 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: JJ They held the Falcons to twenty five points. Now 197 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: that's a little higher than what the Falcons typically do. 198 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: But Michael PENNOCKX Junior completed just forty two percent of 199 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: his passes. 200 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: That's the worst mark of his NFL career. 201 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: They sacked him three times, which ties a career high 202 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: for sex that he has had just two hundred and 203 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: ninety yards of total offense, one hundred and fifty through 204 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: the air, one hundred and forty on the ground. 205 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: A really, really good day for that Colts defense. 206 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 3: I got to say Case as you're reading off those stats, 207 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 3: like I this is where I'm at. I haven't had 208 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: a chance to look at the stats yet, and I'm like, oh, 209 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 3: forty two percent, And then I thought, yeah, that actually 210 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 3: sounds about right. Yeah, he looked a little bit rattled 211 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 3: by this Colts defense, by some of the stuff they 212 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: were doing. You know, he was able to hit some 213 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 3: of those crossers to Drake London, but for the most part, 214 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 3: you know that the Colts had him and Sauce Gardner 215 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 3: almost had that interception. Yeah, he said after the game 216 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 3: that he was trying to score. He thought he you know, 217 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 3: he thought he was gonna pick that and take it 218 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 3: back and he you know, needs to concentrate a little more. 219 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 3: But you know, you could you could feel the impact 220 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 3: that Sauce had on this defense. You could feel the 221 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 3: pass rush at a tammywa at a Barra had a 222 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 3: number of great moments. 223 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 2: J T. 224 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 3: Twoey Moloow got in there and had a couple of 225 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: good pressures. Really important for the depth of this team 226 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 3: to come through with DeForest Buckner out, with Quitty payout 227 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 3: with or excuse me, with Samson ebucom and Taekwon Lewis out. 228 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 3: Quity paid a pretty solid game, I should say. But 229 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 3: then the guy to me who was the start of 230 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 3: this game for the Colts was Zaire Franklin. The two 231 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 3: plays he had in overtime, those are those are you know, 232 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 3: game changing plays where they they the Colts win the 233 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 3: toss going into ot and then referee Cleet Blakeman says, 234 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 3: I screwed something up. We got to go back and 235 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 3: retoss it. They lose the toss and go on defense, 236 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 3: and Zaire, you know, in that moment you could just 237 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 3: tell he was like, nah, we're not letting Atlanta do 238 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 3: anything here. They got the little illegal contact penalty on 239 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 3: a Kay Blackman. But then Zaire's uped up number of 240 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 3: huge plays there, and you know those are the kind 241 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 3: of plays why you know Zion Franklin was the Pro 242 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 3: bowler last year right right. Those are kind of plays 243 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 3: why he's looked to as a team captain and a 244 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 3: leader on this team, coming up in that moment to 245 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 3: be able to give the ball back to the Colts offense, 246 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 3: knowing that if they did that case, Jonathan Taylor is 247 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 3: probably going to go down and win him a game. 248 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 3: And that's exactly what happened. 249 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 2: Now. 250 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: One of the things you mentioned there at the top, 251 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: You know, Zire Franklin had a massive day. But I 252 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: haven't been able to talk to you since the big 253 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: trade the Colts made acquiring Sauce Gartner, and I felt 254 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: like he've filled up to the billing. I think he's 255 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: going to get better inside this defense. But looking at 256 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: the exact you know, pressures or coverages on Drake London, 257 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: he held London to just two catches for twenty six yards. 258 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 2: We saw what Drake London did today. 259 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: He's a guy who's going to be able to get 260 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: his yards, but against Sauce Gardner two catches for twenty 261 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: six yards. He did have that two point conversion where 262 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: Sauce slipped, But I thought it was a pretty good 263 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: debut for you know, for Sauce in his first time 264 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: and like you said, I'm sure he wanted to have 265 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: that interception back. 266 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 2: That was a pass defense. 267 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, case I thought it was. It was pretty cool 268 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 3: after the game. You know, Ken, Kenny and Sauce are 269 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 3: up at the podium and you know, Kenny Moore said, like, 270 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 3: you know, Sauce came to us on day one of 271 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 3: walkthrough and said, hey, don't slow things down for me, 272 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 3: like we're let's go as fast as we usually go. 273 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 3: And you know, Sauce said, I thought this this is 274 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 3: you know what I'm I'm sure Amanda Foster wrote about 275 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 3: it because I get on a plane to go to 276 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 3: Berlin and the Colts trade for Sauce Carter and she 277 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 3: had Colts dot Com did a fantastic job just like 278 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 3: writing literally about Sauce all week. Yeah, but you know, 279 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 3: Sauce was like, you know, look, I was watching you know, 280 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,719 Speaker 3: I was watching film for Brown's film, because that's who 281 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 3: the Jets are playing today. Is like I was watching 282 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 3: Brown's film and then all of a sudden, I got 283 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 3: to flip over to Falcons film and I got to 284 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 3: learn this defense. And for him to come in today 285 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 3: and like nearly get that pick six, he said he 286 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 3: was trying to bait Michael Pennix on that he did 287 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 3: bait him into it. The other thing case, this is 288 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 3: the first time Sauce Gardner has experienced a win all year. Yeah, 289 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,599 Speaker 3: he has not been part of a celebration for a 290 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 3: win because he missed the Jets previous game that they 291 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 3: did win over the Bengals with a concussion. So Sauce 292 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 3: is not that this is literally his first win. And 293 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 3: he was just like he was, just like, man, the 294 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 3: vibes in the locker room were incredible. I know he's 295 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 3: gonna remember this one for a while. I mean, you know, 296 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 3: like you said, I'm sure he wished he got the 297 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 3: pick six, but you know, you could tell he he 298 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 3: fit in with his teammates. He was hyping guys up. 299 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 3: It was really cool to see him, you know, kind 300 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 3: of fit in very seamlessly with this defense. And uh, 301 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 3: you know, let's hope Travarious Ward seniors back for Week twelve, 302 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 3: because all of a sudden, you're thinking about Kenny Moore 303 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 3: of the second Tarvarius Ward senior, Sauce Gardner, Nick Cross 304 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 3: and Cam bind him in the back end. That is 305 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 3: going to be a heck of a matchup against the Chiefs. 306 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 2: In week twelve. 307 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: Now, one final thing with you before we wrap up 308 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: with JJ in Berlin, we got to give some love 309 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: to special teams, starting with Michael Badgeley. You know, he 310 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: came in, he missed that extra point to start the 311 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: game off, but I felt like he locked himself in. 312 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:49,439 Speaker 2: I know, he came up. 313 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: I think it was maybe a flop short on the 314 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: fifty three yard field goal, but you know, with every 315 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: all the eyes on you, you got the whole nation watching, 316 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: you have a chance to you know, send the game 317 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: at over time right down the middle. 318 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 2: I thought Badgeley was able. 319 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: To overcome that misstep early on, and he you know, 320 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: he deserves a lot of credit for what he was 321 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: able to do to kind of steady all of that 322 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: and he really put in a really good performance. But 323 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: then also the return game today, two kick returns over 324 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: forty nine plus yards with both a Mira Abdulah and 325 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: Ashton Doolan. Josh Downs averaged ten point seven yards per 326 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: punt return with along of twenty four. It seemed like 327 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: every yard was so key in this game, and the 328 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: return game was able to really really help the Colts 329 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: in that you know, in return being able to flip 330 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: a position was very, very key in this victory for 331 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: the Colts. 332 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, case, I mean you're talking about badgely kind 333 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 3: of rebounding. The Colts return game rebounded from a bit 334 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 3: of a rough start with a couple penalties early on 335 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 3: that put the offense in some tough positions. And yeah, 336 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, the the it was a Mirrorbdullah 337 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 3: who had that big return right at the end of 338 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter, right like I'm not I'm getting one right. Yeah, good, okay, 339 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 3: because boy, everything kind of runs together sometimes in these games. 340 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 3: But that return right there is huge because it gave 341 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 3: the Colts a short field right for when they were 342 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 3: able to go down and get that game tying field goal. 343 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 3: That's another you know there there are like seven or 344 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 3: eight plays in this game case that if they don't 345 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 3: get made, the Colts don't win. Obviously, it's you know, 346 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 3: one thing to say that in a thirty one twenty 347 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 3: five game, But that Am Abdullah return right there, that 348 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 3: was one of those plays where you were just like 349 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 3: that that was a spark for this team. The Colts 350 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 3: got the ball right near midfield, they were able to 351 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 3: kind of then overcome that Daniel Jones sack. I'm third 352 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 3: and twenty one for Daniel to scramble nineteen yards. That 353 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 3: was a huge play. Just a lot of those, but yeah, 354 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 3: absolutely special teams. You know, credit to Brian Mason, credit 355 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 3: to the guys blocking and the you know, even you know, 356 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 3: kickoff coverage I thought was fantastic today. Case you saw 357 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 3: Lakwan Treadwell getting in there, Tyler Goodson, Shaikululubi all making plays. 358 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 3: I didn't you know the numbers in front of me, 359 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 3: but I'm guessing Atlanta's starting field position was pretty bad 360 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 3: compared to the Colts starting field position after those penalties 361 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 3: being pretty good. 362 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: Well, that's that's really all we got here for instant 363 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: react JJ. I do want to mention one thing at 364 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: the very end here, we do have to knowledge the 365 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: passing a former NFL commissioner, Paul Tagliabu, passed away at 366 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: the age of eighty four. I mean, legendary what this 367 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: guy did. He passed things over to Roger Goodell in 368 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: two thousand and six and Goadell kind of living on 369 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: that legacy from Paul taglebou. So all of our thoughts 370 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: and prayers go to the former NFL Commissioner, but JJ 371 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: safe travels back here. The Cults are coming home eight 372 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: and two, heading into their bye week after an awesome 373 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: victory in Berlin. A great week for Indianapolis, great week 374 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: for the NFL. It's the first time an NFL game 375 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: was played in Berlin. I'm really glad you were able 376 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: to be a part of it and the Colts come 377 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: away with a thirty one to twenty five victory. 378 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 2: JJ Save travels back man. 379 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 3: Appreciate a case. This is a game I will never 380 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 3: ever forget, so I'm glad I got to recap it 381 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 3: a little bit here on the Podcase absolutely well. 382 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: It's a thirty one twenty five victory for the Colts 383 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: in overtime, and that's going to do it for instant 384 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: reaction for JJ sneak if it's live in Berlin. 385 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: I'm Casey valued Indianapolis. 386 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, and we'll talk to you in 387 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks after the Colts by Week