1st Half - Colts 13 @ Cowboys 21

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Those who worried about a possi-
ble Colts close game, justified in
that worry in the 1st half.

1st Cowboys Drive

Turpin return to 18. Tony run for 0.
Brown catch for 6 yards. 3rd & 4,
Pass to Schultz in a crowd, ball
knocked away incomplete. Punt.

1st Colts Drive

Cowboys run into punt returner,
Joseph flagged for 15 yard penalty,
ball placed at Ind 47. Taylor 3 yard
run. Pass down middle for 10 yard
1st down at Dal 40.

Taylor 2 yard run. Taylor 4 yard run.
3rd & 4, Taylor 1 yard run. 52 yard
field goal good. Colts 3, Cowboys 0
with 10:49 left in 1st quarter.

2nd Cowboys Drive

Turpin return to 27. Tony 3 yard run.
Pass to Tony for 10 1st down at Dal
40. 11 yard pass to Shultz 1st down
at Ind 49. Tony 3 yard run. Zeke 10
yard run 1st down to Ind 36.

Zeke 5 yard run. Zeke 3 yard run.
3rd & 2, Zeke 1.5 yard run. 4th & half
yard, Zeke 5.5 yard run 1st down at
Ind 21. Dak overthrows Schultz in
end zone.

Tony run for half yard. 3rd & 9.5,
Pass to CeeDee at 15, looks like
he's down but he was on top of
Colts defender, gets up & prances
into the end zone. Colts 3, Cow-
boys 7, 4:50 left in 1st quarter.

2nd Colts Drive

Offsetting penalties on return, ball
placed at Ind 21. Taylor 5 yard run.
Taylor runs thru Cowboys 'D' like
running thru butter, 14 yards 1st
down at Ind 40.

Long pass complete as Brown over-
ran the play. 45 yard play to Dal 15.
Taylor 1 yard run. Pass to wide open
receiver, appears Trevon Diggs blew
it on mis-coverage. Colts 10, Cow-
boys 7, 2:37 left in 1st quarter.

Sidenote: On that entire drive, Cow-
boys defense was pitiful.

2nd Cowboys Drive

Turpin returns to 16. Zeke 5 yard
run. Zeke 4 yard run. 9 yard pass
to Brown for 1st down at Dal 34.
Pass to Ferguson for 5 yard loss.
Dak pressured sprints left & over-
throws Schultz.

3rd & 15, 11 yard pass to Zeke.
End of 1st quarter. Punt.

3rd Colts Drive

Touchback, ball placed at 20. Pass
over middle deflected incomplete.
Taylor 5 yard run. 3rd & 5, blitz,
Donovan Wilson sacks Ryan for 9
yard loss. Punt from Ind 16.

3rd Cowboys Drive

Starts at Dal 44. Tony 17 yard run
1st down at Ind 39. Tony 3 yard
run. Tony 5 yard run. 3rd & 2 at
Ind 31. Short pass to CeeDee who
breaks free down the sideline for
22 yard 1st & goal at Ind 9.

7 yard pass to Gallup. Tony 2 yard
run for TD. Colts 10, Cowboys 14
with 10:16 left in 1st half.

4th Colts Drive

Return to 23. Jackson run for 1.
Ind false start. 2nd & 14, 11.5 yard
pass. 3rd & 2.5, 5.5 yard pass 1st
down at Ind 36. Jackson 5 yard
run. Taylor 4 yard run. 3rd & 1,
Taylor 7 yard run 1st down at
Dal 48.

Taylor 5 yard run. Ryan pressured
& throws it away. Barr blitzes &
sacks Ryan for 9 yard loss at Ind
48. Punt.

4th Cowboys Drive

Starts at 12. Poor pass to Gallup
almost intercepted. Lamb run for
9.8 yards followed by another run
13 yards 1st down at Dal 35. Zeke
run for no gain. Dak overthrows
Lamb.

3rd & 10, Dak tosses ball right into
hands of Colts defender (Gallup
fell down) who returns it to Dal 19.

Sidenote: Dak seems to have 1st
half interceptionitis, that's his 3rd
pass which could've easily been
intercepted.

5th Colts Drive

Taylor run for 3 yards. Cowboys
unable to stop Taylor after he hits
the line he just pushes Cowboys
defenders back for yardage.

2 minute warning. Pass incomplete.
Pass thrown into end zone out of
bounds. 34 yard field goal good
but tipped by Dorance Armstrong
flutters thru. Colts 13, Cowboys 14
with 1:47 left in 1st half.

5th Cowboys Drive

Starts at 25. Tony 5 yard pass.
Pass deep overthrown to Gallup.
3rd & 5, Dak sacked for 5 yard
loss. Punt.

6th Colts Drive

Return to Ind 27 with 1:19 left in
1st half. Incomplete pass. Incom-
plete pass. Pass to wide open
Campbell for 13 yards 1st down
at Ind 40 with 1:06 left. Pass in-
complete.

Malik Hooker intercepts at Dal 48,
returns it 26 yards to Ind 26.

6th Cowboys Drive

Starts at Ind 26 with 55 seconds
left in 1st half. Zeke runs for 6
yards. Timeout with 50 seconds
left. 6 yard pass 1st down to Cee-
Dee as clock continues running
at Ind 14.

Pass in end zone to Schultz in-
complete as it was knocked out
of Dalton's hands as he was try-
ing to catch it.

24 seconds left. Ridiculous call
on 1 yard run by Zeke. Timeout
with 20 seconds left. 3rd & 9,
23 yard pass to Gallup in front
of end zone & he runs it in for
a TD with 13 seconds left.

Colts 13, Cowboys 21.

7th Colts Drive

Colts holding on return, ball at
10 after penalty. Kneel down.

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