Second half in week 11 New England Patriots against the Indianapolis Colts

The Patriots get in for the points on their first drive of the half and make the job for the Colts more difficult. The score moves to New England 31 to Indianapolis 17.

The New England defense stops the Colts offense on their first drive of the half and clearly swing the momentum of the game to their favor. The Patriots will get the ball back deep in their own territory with a 14 point lead.

The Colts defense does manage to stop the Patriots on 3rd down and they punt for the first time in the game. They will start the next drive with decent field position and the ball is on the 26. On a blitz the New England defense manage to force a fumble on the sack and recover the ball. On the very next play they take it in for a touchdown and the Patriots extend their lead and the score is 38 Patriots to the Colts 17.

Down by 21 points the Colts still have the ball and a 1st down as the 3rd quarter ends. The ball is on the New England 23 yard line. But on the first play of the 4th quarter the ball is picked off by Alfonzo Dennard and run in for another defensive touchdown. With the extra point the Patriots have a huge lead with the score at 45 to 17 for the Colts.

Finally able to do something in the half the Colts get a touchdown making the score Indianapolis 24 to New England 45.

Slicing down the field, a pass by quarterback Tom Brady gets a first down at mid field. Then a great run gets them to the 3 yard line, and a short hop and the Patriots are in the end zone again extending their lead to 28 points again. This makes the score 52 to the Colts 24.

With just under 8 minutes left in the game the Colts drive is stopped and they are forced to punt. A great return by Julian Edelman gives the Patriots good field position with the ball on the Colt 29.

A pass and catch on the 11 gives them a first down and they are knocking on the touchdown door once again. A short run in by Shane Vereen and they get another touchdown. With the extra point it takes the score to Patriots 59 to the Colts 24.

What looked to be a decent drive by the Colts after reaching mid field, a pass by quarterback Andrew Luck is picked off once again, his third interception of the game. It’s ironic that Luck has thrown for over 300 yards in this game.

The final score in the game New England Patriots 59 to Indianapolis Colts 24.