After being massively disrespected, Colts are trying to make everyone eat their words

The Indianapolis Colts were counted out before their matchup with the Dallas Cowboys, and Indy is playing like it heard all the disrespect.

Entering Week 13, the Indianapolis Colts were 4-7-1 and the Dallas Cowboys were 8-3. Dallas was playing like one of the best teams in the NFL and Indianapolis had been playing like one of the worst. That’s why many people assumed the Sunday Night Football matchup between the two would be an embarrassing game for the Colts. As the game approached, the disrespect continued to mount against Indy.

It reached a peak right before kickoff when the Sunday Night Football hosts had to predict a winner for the game. Obviously, everyone picked the Cowboys, even former Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy. But, that was expected. The Cowboys were the wise prediction for this game. However, the discussion was as if Dallas was going to come out and walk right through the Colts. In fact, former Cowboys coach, Jason Garrett, predicted that Dallas was going to win by 40, with a laugh.

While Indianapolis has been struggling, it was almost as if Indy wasn’t being respected as an NFL team with pride and some talented players. However, the Colts quickly showed that they were, with a surprising first-half performance.

Colts have competitive first half against Cowboys

Indianapolis forced Dallas into a three-and-out on the first series and then took a 3-0 lead. After the Cowboys responded with somewhat of a fluke touchdown, Indy drove 79 yards in five plays to take a 10-7 lead. Of course, the first half ended with Dallas leading 21-13 after a revenge interception by Malik Hooker set the Cowboys up for a touchdown, but Jonathan Taylor has over 50 yards rushing, Matt Ryan has a touchdown pass, Stephon Gilmore has an interception and Indy is showing that this will be a game, down just one possession.

Obviously, this is just the first half and Indy has to compete for two more quarters. The Colts could go on to lose, and maybe even by multiple possessions, however, they’ve been showing that despite it being an underwhelming year, they aren’t going to lay down. While the season as a whole has been underwhelming, Indy has been in plenty of competitive games.

The Colts are doing everything they can to make sure this game with Dallas will remain competitive down the stretch. With Indy getting the ball first in the second half, Indianapolis has a real chance to take control of the game and try and pull off an upset.

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