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Both the Patriots and Colts have a knack for creating turnovers. Indianapolis is first in the NFL in opponent turnovers 29 this season while New England is tied for third Not only are both of these teams snatching the football away from the opposing offense, but they are also capitalizing off them with points.

Meanwhile, both of these teams have turned the ball over just 16 times this season tied for the 11th-fewest in the NFL. Jonathan Taylor entering this game as the NFL's rushing yards and rushing touchdowns leader, which could pose a problem for New England. While the Patriots defense has largely been strong this season, stopping the run has been one of their weak points.

Entering Week 15, New England is allowing 3. Taylor is averaging 3. That doesn't trend too favorably for the Patriots rookie quarterback, who hasn't had much success against zone coverage this season. Of 32 qualified quarterbacks, Jones is 24th in yards per completion, 29th in touchdowns per attempt, and 27th in sack percentage.

All three of Indianapolis' fourth-down conversions were via a Wentz sneak, which either resulted in points being put on the board or simply killed clock in what proved to be a tightly contested game late. The Patriots were the anti-Patriots for the first three quarters of this game. There were a number of uncharacteristic plays by Bill Belichick's team, which contributed to the Patriots falling behind early. To begin the day offensively, they did move the ball well for a moment.

Once they entered Indianapolis territory on the opening possession, however, they collapsed: Kendrick Bourne was held to a 1-yard rush on an end-around, a Shaq Mason penalty negated a yard pass, and Jones was later sacked for a yard loss, which forced the Patriots into a fourth-and situation.

On the night, New England committed eight penalties for 50 yards and one directly contributed to points being put on the board. On Indy's first possession of the second half, kicker Michael Badgley initially missed a yard field goal. However, Patriots special teamer Brandon King went offsides, which gave Badgley not only another shot at the attempt, but pushed him 5 yards closer.

He ultimately made the field goal on the second try and extended the Colts' lead to It was those kinds of mistakes that plagued the team throughout the first three quarters. They were also shut out in the first half for the first time since Oct. Coming into Week 15, the Patriots ranked 26th in the league in touchdown percentage in the red zone. That issue did rear its head in this game as well as Jones was picked off at the Colts' 6-yard line with under two minutes to play in the opening half.

The Patriots were also forced to settle for a field goal late in the game after getting the ball all the way down to Indy's 2-yard line. Of course, stopping the run was a huge concern coming into this game as that had been one of the few weak points of the defense.

Those fears were realized throughout the game as Indy rushed for yards as a team on 5. While Taylor's touchdown was the back-breaking moment in the game and we'll touch on it below , the sneaky big moment for the Colts pulling out this win was holding the Patriots to a field goal at the mark of the fourth quarter. Instead of going for it on fourth-and-goal on the Indianapolis 7-yard line, Belichick elected to kick the field goal to bring his team within 10 points.

That was a risky decision as it would then require New England needing two more possessions to either tie the game or take the lead. Had Belichick elected to go for it and the Patriots found the end zone on that fourth-down try, they would have only needed one possession to get a touchdown and take the lead. Taylor's yard run will likely place him deeper into MVP conversations as that run was exactly the type of dagger that the Colts needed to pull away with this win.

At the time, Indy was clinging to a three-point lead and was trying to keep the drive alive to kill clock. Instead of simply moving the chains, Taylor extended the Colts' lead, which effectively eliminated any comeback chances for the Patriots. This was Taylor's 11th straight game with a touchdown, which is the longest-active streak in the NFL since LaDainian Tomlinson's game streak in A look at all the ways to watch and listen to this week's New England Patriots game against the Atlanta Falcons.

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