Stephon Gilmore made the pass from Russell Wilson to Courtland Sutton in the end zone on the fourth and one of the five-yard lines to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night.
Gilmore also intercepted Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin’s tying field goal.
McLauglin connected 47 yards 4:10 to overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history in which two quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each failed to win a to produce a touchdown. The Colts came in averaging 14.3 points per game, the lowest in Ryan’s 16-year career, and the Broncos went into the night averaging 16.5 points, the worst in his 11-year career. from Wilson.
Wilson was again booed by Broncos fans for failing to launch the attack. He finished the game 21 for 39 for 274 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions, although he was not helped by some crucial drops from his receivers. In September, the 33-year-old signed a $245 million five-year contract. The Broncos acquired him from Seattle in March for a package of three players and five draft picks.
The Broncos (2-3) decided against an tying chip-shot field goal from Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to Melvin Gordon running back, then threw incomplete over the center.
Matt Ryan secured the win despite two interceptions at the hands of Caden Sterns, who fiddled for the 10th time this season and was fired six times, earning him 21 so far.
McLaughlin sent it to overtime with a 31-yarder with five seconds left in regulation after Gilmore intercepted Wilson’s pass to Jerry Jeudy in the end zone on third and four of 13. That kick took the Colts longest ride of the night. , 68 yards in 10 games.