NFL week 10 live: Indianapolis Colts v Atlanta Falcons in Berlin – live | NFL
Key events
LANDING! Colts 6-7 Falcons 6:07, 1st quarter
Penix Jr puts the fumble behind him by marching his Falcons down the field for a score of their own. Drake London makes a few big receptions to put them in the red zone, then the seas part for Tyler Allgeier to stroll across the goal line through the heart of the field for 13 yards. The running back finishes it all off for a one-yard touchdown. Advantage Atlanta.
LANDING! Colts 6-0 Falcons 8:36, 1st quarter
Did Kyle Pitts just score a touchdown? The tight end drops a pop, he was wide open but the ball just goes through his hands. This piece rather sums up the first-round pick’s career to date.
So far it’s disappointing, but it only gets worse for the Falcons as they punt the ball back to the Colts at the 23 yard line. Michael Penix Jr is tracked and fails to keep the ball.
A superb 22-yard run by Ashton Dulin sets up Jonathan Taylor for the score on the next play. Kicker Michael Badgley fakes the extra point. Oops.
Colts 0-0 Falcons 10:51, 1st quarter
And the drama continues to unfold as the Colts go for it on 4th down. The gamble doesn’t pay off as Josh Downs can’t recover a fastball from Jones. On the play before the turnover on downs, Jessie Bates put a huge hit on tight end Mo Alie-Cox. The Falcons have struggled on defense as they try to end their three-game losing streak. Next up, the debut of Sauce Garner!
Colts 0-0 Falcons 1:30 p.m., 1st quarter
Here we go! And we have some early drama after Jonathan Taylor catches a screen pass, sweeps 15 yards to the right and then fumbles…only for his center to save his bacon with the recovery. The Colts are already in Falcons territory.
Not to be outdone, the singer who sings the Star-Spangled Banner has some of the the biggest shoulder pads you are likely to see one day. I love today’s clothing choices. We’re almost on our way after a chorus number for the German anthem. Chic.
How the glittering jackets disappear This is an absolute favorite from Katarina Witt on the draw. Did the referee say she was an Olympic tennis champion? Figure skating was Witt’s game, I believe.
A slight fluff from Sky Sports there as we hear ‘who won the toss?’ » from the presenter with an unfortunately hot microphone.
Well, the Colts won the toss and elected to receive. Daniel Jones and company will be moving in soon. Will the QB bounce back after a tough time in Pittsburgh?
And for after The jumbo package starting at 12pm CST/1pm EST/6pm GMT (home teams listed first) is as follows:
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(5-4) Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints (1-8)
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(5-3) Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants (2-7)
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(3-5) Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-3)
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(2-7) Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills (6-2)
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(4-4) Minnesota Vikings vs. Baltimore Ravens (3-5)
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(1-7) New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns (2-6)
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(6-2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New England Patriots (7-2)
What a party. I’m planting my flag on Minnesota and Baltimore playing today’s game.
Preamble
Guten tag, football fans. What does that mean? Everything is clear, I hope this good start to week 10 comes straight from Germany. The Berlin Olympiastadion to be more precise where at 8:30 a.m. CST/9:30 a.m. EST and 2:30 p.m. GMT the powerful Indianapolis Colts (7-2) face the Atlanta Falcons (3-5). The fifth match played on German soil and the first in the national capital.
The news buffs among you may have noticed that the Colts were involved in some pretty big deals on trade deadline day. So what seemed like an intriguing matchup between a playoff contender and a team fighting to turn things around was kicked up several notches by Indianapolis’ trade for star cornerback Sauce Gardner. Yes, on Tuesday they indulged in some pretty impactful retail therapy to shake off the sadness of losing to Pittsburgh. The Colts dealt two future first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell in exchange for the highest-paid corner in the NFL. Indianapolis is all-in on the Super Bowl and Gardner easily cleared the concussion protocol for a first appearance since Week 7 today to support that effort.
His first mission will most likely be to follow Drake London. Head-to-head, this could be a classic. Atlanta’s leading pass catcher is off to a good start after throwing for three touchdowns last week with over 100 yards in three of his last four games. So no pressure, Sauce. But the $120 million man will likely back himself. A good match as they say.
Da steppt der Bär!
