Dropped 4th-down pass costly as Colts squander playoff chance with 23-19 loss to Texans

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew tried to console Tyler Goodson after the running back dropped a fourth-down pass with 1:06 seconds left in a win-or-go home game against Houston on Saturday night.

Heck, Minshew even said he should have made a better throw.

Regardless of who was to blame, Goodson, Minshew and the Colts had no choice but to accept the cold, hard reality — their season is over because on a night they converted only one of third-down chance, they also blew their only fourth-down attempt of the game.

“Obviously, we called timeout there, it was on fourth-and-1, we saw the front we were in and we liked the look of that play,” coach Shane Steichen said following the 23-19, playoff-eliminating loss to the Texans. “Obviously, if it doesn’t work, you’re going to second guess it.”