Jonathan Taylor rushed for 244 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 8-yard score at 3:31 of overtime, as the Indianapolis Colts recorded a 31-25 win over the Atlanta Falcons 31-25 in Berlin, Germany.
After forcing a punt on the opening possession of overtime, the Colts (8-2) needed just seven plays to seal the win.
Daniel Jones threw for 255 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Indianapolis, which has won five of its last six games.
Atlanta’s Michael Penix Jr. threw for 177 yards and a touchdown.
Bijan Robinson rushed for 84 yards and Tyler Allgeier added 57 more and two touchdowns for the Falcons (3-6), who have dropped four in a row.
After leading by a point at halftime, Atlanta pushed its advantage to 17-13 on Zane Gonzalez’s 43-yard field goal with 12:26 left in the third quarter.
James Pearce Jr. stripped Jones on the Colts’ next drive, with fellow rookie Jalon Walker recovering the ball at Atlanta’s 44-yard line. After a Falcons punt, the defense forced the Colts’ second turnover-on-downs, this time stopping Indianapolis at the Atlanta 5-yard line.
Another Atlanta punt was followed with Michael Badgley’s 34-yard field goal to trim Indianapolis’ deficit to 17-16 with nine minutes remaining in the fourth.
The Falcons’ third straight punt was answered with Taylor’s 83-yard rushing score — the longest in the NFL this season — to give the Colts a 22-17 lead with 6:02 left. Atlanta denied the ensuing two-point conversion to keep its deficit at five.
Penix then led Atlanta on a nine-play, 71-yard scoring drive, capped with Allgeier’s 1-yard rushing score. Drake London added a two-point conversion reception with 1:44 remaining.
Badgley’s 44-yard field goal with 25 seconds remaining knotted the score at 25.
After forcing a Colts’ turnover-on-downs to begin the game, Atlanta gave the ball back as Camryn Bynum forced Penix’s fumble, before Germaine Pratt returned it to the Falcons’ 23.
Ashton Dulin then ran 22 yards to the 1-yard line, where Taylor’s touchdown rush gave the Colts a 6-0 lead. Badgley missed the extra point attempt with 8:36 left in the first quarter.
Atlanta answered with its first scoring drive, finished off with Allgeier’s 1-yard rushing score to give the Falcons a 7-6 lead.
Jones hit Alec Pierce for a 37-yard touchdown to give Indianapolis a 13-7 edge at the 5:19 mark of the opening quarter.
Badgley missed a 53-yard field goal on the Colts’ next possession.
Atlanta regained the lead on Penix’s 16-yard touchdown pass to London with 3:25 remaining in the first half.
–Field Level Media
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