Stats are surprising

[Gametime]

Shocked to see that in the end we won nearly every statistical category save rushing yards. Are we just getting spoiled winning by 25pts? It felt so much worse but we won a tough battle against a Disney narrative and against the refs. Hard to feel “down” about it. Great clock management. Great composure in the end. We needed to win a game like this.

 

[SmokinHawk]

That game winning drive was a thing of beauty. We have been spoiled this year and the Colts tested us. That team clearly came ready to play.

 

[Cyrus12]

That game winning drive was a thing of beauty. We have been spoiled this year and the Colts tested us. That team clearly came ready to play.

Thought you were banned?

 

[keasley45]

That game winning drive was a thing of beauty. We have been spoiled this year and the Colts tested us. That team clearly came ready to play.

Agree. It was critical for Sam to bring us back like that. The 3rd down play before Myer kicked it was a WTFWT kind of play, but that was as much the play call as anything.

Hats off to Sam and Shaheed. They both played well.

 

[Shane Falco]

3rd down conversion % and red zone conversion %, turning everything into field goals.

 

[Atradees]

Darnold threw for 271 yards. That is surprising.

 

[Hawknight]

Darnold threw for 271 yards. That is surprising.

It felt like a lot less during the game

 

[HawkRiderFan]

Field position was a huge part of this game. I think the Colts kicked all their FGs on drives getting 2 first downs. It seemed like they would punt, pin our O deep, they'd do nothing, get the ball back in good field position and kick the 3.

 

[Smellyman]

Agree. It was critical for Sam to bring us back like that. The 3rd down play before Myer kicked it was a WTFWT kind of play, but that was as much the play call as anything.

Hats off to Sam and Shaheed. They both played well.

Looked like cover 0 with everyone pressing. I thought for sure an over the top TD was incoming

 

[Kamcussionator]

2:1 pass:run
We had a few penalties that killed drives, but still spent all day behind the chains. They were getting pressure up the middle, but still didn’t run any screens. Rolled Darnold out just twice?

 

[keasley45]

Looked like cover 0 with everyone pressing. I thought for sure an over the top TD was incoming

I thought the exact same thing. Singled up pressure across the board.

 

[SmokinHawk]

Thought you were banned?

Nope, I've always drifted in and out.

 

[sutz]

Field position was a huge part of this game. I think the Colts kicked all their FGs on drives getting 2 first downs. It seemed like they would punt, pin our O deep, they'd do nothing, get the ball back in good field position and kick the 3.

Yeah, we definitely lost that part of the game plan. Thankfully, Myers foot was aces today.

 

[HawkRiderFan]

Yeah, we definitely lost that part of the game plan. Thankfully, Myers foot was aces today.

First kickoffs were either in the end zone and came out to the 35 or the one time it was place right the Colts got a huge return. Finally they got it right the last 2 kicks

 

[nanomoz]

The officiating wasn't good

 

[GemCity]

Shocked to see that in the end we won nearly every statistical category save rushing yards. Are we just getting spoiled winning by 25pts? It felt so much worse but we won a tough battle against a Disney narrative and against the refs. Hard to feel “down” about it. Great clock management. Great composure in the end. We needed to win a game like this.

Damn…great perspective.

Maybe spoiled. We’re winning and I’m over here thinking about how our first half O is going to survive in a playoff run.

Appreciate you!

 

[BigMeach]

Shocked to see that in the end we won nearly every statistical category save rushing yards. Are we just getting spoiled winning by 25pts? It felt so much worse but we won a tough battle against a Disney narrative and against the refs. Hard to feel “down” about it. Great clock management. Great composure in the end. We needed to win a game like this.

This happened because we completely out played them in the 2nd half. The 1st half they had us beat. 2nd half they did nothing minus that 60 yarder they had to take.

 

[andyh64000]

The officiating wasn't good

yeah, it clearly favored the Disney Movie story.

 

[HomerJHawk]

2/13 on third down. Ugh.

 

[Optimus25]

I just feel like Kubiak came into this game thinking he could do whatever the hell he wanted and that no matter what we would win and that he didn’t bother to focus on the Colts weakness whatsoever (ie, their injured starters on defense)