{"id":142771,"date":"2022-11-29T09:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T09:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jeff-saturday-defends-clock-management-at-end-of-colts-loss\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T09:58:01","slug":"jeff-saturday-defends-clock-management-at-end-of-colts-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jeff-saturday-defends-clock-management-at-end-of-colts-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Saturday defends clock management at end of Colts’ loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INDIANAPOLIS — Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday defended his clock management in the final minutes of Monday night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, saying he decided against taking a timeout until 30 seconds stayed because he “didn’t feel like time was really of the essence at that moment.”<\/p>\n
The Colts, trailing by seven, were in a bit of a frantic situation, facing fourth-and-3 from the Pittsburgh 37-yard line at the two-minute warning. After converting, Indianapolis quarterback Matt Ryan was sacked for a 7-yard loss on first down then scrambled for 14 yards on second down.<\/p>\n
The second-down play was snapped with 59 seconds remaining, but the Colts elected not to call a timeout despite possessing all three of their timeouts. They instead used a slow approach, snapping the ball late into the play clock then handing the ball to running back Jonathan Taylor, who was stopped for no gain on a third-and-3. The Colts finally called timeout after the Taylor run, with 30 seconds left.<\/p>\n