The Indianapolis Colts got their excellent 2025 NFL campaign back on track in Week 10, taking down the Atlanta Falcons in an international matchup in Berlin, Germany.
Daniel Jones and the Colts offense got the team in position to kick a game-tying field goal late in the fourth quarter, sending the game into overtime.
Veteran NFL referee Clete Blakeman led the pre-overtime coin toss at centerfield, deeming Indianapolis the visiting team at Olympiastadion Berlin. The Colts won the toss and elected to receive the ball to start the overtime period.
The Colts were not the visiting team, though. The NFL designated Indianapolis as the home team when building its international schedule for the 2025 season.
The referees re-did the coin toss during a commercial break on NFL Network. The Falcons won the re-do and elected to receive.
This wasn’t Blakeman’s first mistake of the game. The veteran NFL official ended regulation with an intentional grounding penalty on Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr., announcing that Atlanta was unable to stop the 10-second runoff because they were out of timeouts.
There was 11 seconds remaining in the game and Atlanta had two timeouts.
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The Colts ultimately capped off their eighth win of the season with a game-winning touchdown from superstar running back Jonathan Taylor, who continue his outstanding campaign with yet another ridiculous performance.
Taylor finished the 31-25 game with 244 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries. The Offensive Player of the Year candidate is the fourth player in NFL history to record 7,000 rushing yards and 70 rushing touchdowns before turning 27 years old, joining Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith, Jim Brown and LaDainian Tomlinson.
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The Colts are 8-2 on the season, tied with the Denver Broncos for the best record in the league.
The Falcons have now dropped each of their last four games, falling to 3-6 on the season.
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