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Colts: Disastrous Jacoby Brissett play that blew game proved why Indy let him go

By Thomas Carannante

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 03: Jacoby Brissett #14 of the Miami Dolphins reaches for the first down during the first quarter in the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Hard Rock Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 03: Jacoby Brissett #14 of the Miami Dolphins reaches for the first down during the first quarter in the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Hard Rock Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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The final score made this one seem like it was a lot closer than it really was because, truth be told, the Indianapolis Colts took care of business handily against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

At different points in the game, the Colts led 20-3 and 27-10 in the fourth quarter. Indy was not sweating over the final 15 minutes of play, and instead of scoring again, they ran the clock out in the Dolphins’ red zone to take home the 27-17 victory.

Another portion of the box score that was misleading? Jacoby Brissett’s performance for Miami. The former Colts quarterback finished 20-of-30 for 199 yards and two touchdowns, but most of that production came on the Dolphins’ final two drives of the day when the game was out of reach.

On top of that, he pretty much officially blew the game on the first play of the fourth quarter with … whatever this was.

The Colts beat Jacoby Brissett and proved why they didn’t re-sign him.

You got away from two sacks, dude!! Throw the ball! Do something!

Instead, Brissett literally dropped the pigskin on the ground and it was picked up by Darius Leonard, who set the Colts up inside Miami’s 10-yard line. At that point, it didn’t matter if the Colts punched it in or not. They ended up settling for the field goal, and that was it. The way the Dolphins performed offensively on the day, there was no shot they were going to come back from three scores down.

And there are Dolphins fans out there who thought Brissett was a better starting option than Tua Tagovailoa?

The Colts got their first win of the season, and all it took was going back to the basics. Running the ball (Jonathan Taylor had 103 yards on the ground and a touchdown). Staunch defense (234 yards allowed and two turnovers). Efficient passing (Wentz was 24-of-32 with two touchdowns).

And they got some help from an old friend, who proved during his lone year as a starter back in 2019 that it just wasn’t going to be enough to help this team take the next step, and their decision to let Brissett go was further validated on Sunday.

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