Game recap: Colts outlast Patriots 10-6 to move to .500

Good morning, and welcome to Indianapolis Colts football! They're in Frankfurt, Germany, to take on the struggling New England Patriots in NFL Week 10 action.

The Colts (4-5) are coming off a victory over the Carolina Panthers in which the offense struggled but defensive back Kenny Moore II returned two interceptions for touchdowns. The Colts are the only NFL team to score at least 20 points in every game, while the Patriots (2-7) have trouble reaching 20.

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Final: Colts 10, Patriots 6

Rodney Thomas II intercepts Bailey Zappe, who fakes a spike and passes into the middle in the final minute.

The Colts' offense struggles for the second straight week. Gardner Minshew passes for 194 yards with 1 interception. The Colts rush for 71 yards, and Jonathan Taylor (69 yards) manages little after the game's opening drive. Michael Pittman Jr. has 8 catches for 84 yards.

The Colts sack New England quarterback Mac Jones 4 times in the first half, and he throws a critical interception in the fourth quarter, leading to his benching in favor of Zappe.

The Patriots rush for 167 yards (Rhamondre Stevenson 88 yards; Ezekiel Elliott 54).

The Colts (5-5) have won two straight games heading their bye week.

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1:52 left 4Q: Bailey Zappe replaces Mac Jones

Zappe last threw a pass in Week 5, and the Patriots start at their 13.

2:00 left 4Q: Colts face 4th down

The Colts are at their 46 with 4th-and-2.

Gardner Minshew scrambles on 3rd-and-6, and hits Josh Downs for 29 yards.

4:16 left 4Q: Julian Blackmon intercepts Mac Jones

New England's QB throws short to an open receiver, and the Colts safety is there to snag it. Jones leads the NFL with 10 interceptions thrown. The Colts take over at their 5.

8:54 left 4Q: Matt Gay extends Colts' lead

He has enough from 51 yards. Colts 10, Patriots 6

Isaiah McKenzie returns the ensuing kickoff nearly to midfield.

12:44 left 4Q: Patriots edge closer

Chad Ryland connects from 24 yards. Drive: 88 yards over 8:04. New England is up to 157 rushing yards. Colts 7, Patriots 6

The Colts are the NFL's only team to score at least 20 points every game this season. That streak is in jeopardy. Last week, they had 13 offensive points and 2 pick-6s.

End 3Q: Patriots are driving

The Patriots are at the Colts 24-yard line after deciding to run the damn ball. New England has driven 70 yards, 61 on the ground. Rhamondre Stevenson gets the ball 4 straight times to start the drive for 26 yards, and he's up 76 yards for the game but is questionable (back).

8:38 left 3Q: Patriots miss a field goal

Chad Ryland misses wide right from 35 yards. The Colts take over at the 25, but C Ryan Kelly is out the rest of the way. The Colts almost sack Mac Jones on 3rd down.

12:35 left 3Q: Colts commit a turnover

Myles Bryant gets the deflected pass and the Patriots take over at midfield.

Colts center Ryan Kelly (head) is questionable, and Wesley French subs in. (And a return of the French Fries offensive line.)

Halftime: Colts 7, Patriots 3

Both teams start with strong drives then sputter the rest of the first half.

Matt Gay is just short on a 57-yard field goal with 2 seconds left, and New England runs a screen to end the half.

The Patriots get a field goal and the Colts a touchdown from Jonathan Taylor, who has 42 rushing yards (31 on the opening drive).

Gardner Minshew has 118 passing yards. The Colts' defense has gotten to Patriots QB Mac Jones 4 times, 3 by Dayo Odeyingbo.

Jones has 105 passing yards.

And here's your "Only in Germany" moment: Fans singing "Sweet Caroline" as Minshew scrambles for his life.

6:28 left 2Q: Colts get to Mac Jones again

Dayo Odeyingbo has 3 sacks of the Patriots quarterback, and Tyquan Lewis adds 1 to force a Patriots punt. The Colts take over at their 20.

12:03 left 2Q: Rigoberto Sanchez flips the field

The Patriots go full rush on the Colts punt, with no returner. Rigoberto Sanchez gets it off, and with the bounce, it's a 69-yarder to the Patriots 18.

12:33 left 2Q: Dayo Odeyingbo sacks Mac Jones

That play on 3rd down forces a punt, and the Colts take over at their 13.

End 1Q: Colts have defensive line issues

The Patriots face 3rd-and-1 from their 34.

:58 left 1Q: Colts take the lead

Jonathan Taylor goes around the right side from 1 yard. Jonathan Taylor has 9 carries for 31 yards on the drive. Colts 7, Patriots 3

Gardner Minshew scrambles on his first 3rd-down play and finds Isaiah McKenzie for 30 yards into Patriots territory.

8:11 left 1Q: Patriots take the early lead

Chad Ryland hits from 27 yards. New England remains without an opening-drive touchdown this season. Patriots 3, Colts 0

Dayo Odeyinbo and DeForest Buckner meet at Mac Jones on a 3rd-down play. Ezekiel Elliott has 38 yards of offense on that drive.

Colts DE Kwity Paye leaves the field with an injury.

Colts inactives

CB JuJu Brents, LB Cam McGrone, G Arlington Hambright, G Jack Anderson, TE Drew Ogletree.

He'll try: Colts receiver Josh Downs will attempt to play

Patriots inactives

WR DeVante Parker, LB Ja'Whaun Bentley, CB J.C. Jackson, CB Alex Austin, T Trent Brown, DE Sam Roberts.

Bently, a Purdue alum, is New England's leading tackler. Will Grier is their third quarterback.

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What channel are the Colts on vs. the Patriots?

TV: NFL Network, with Rich Eisen (play-by-play), Jason McCourty (analysis), and Sara Walsh and Stacey Dales (sideline reporting)

Radio: 93.5, 97.1, 107.5 FM in Indianapolis, with Matt Taylor (play-by-play), Rick Venturi (analysis), Larra Overton (sideline reporting)

Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 380 and 813, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling, Dish, Amazon, NFL+

Are the Colts favored against the Patriots?

via BetMGM

Favorite: Colts by 1.5 points (Colts are 5-4 against the spread; Patriots are 2-7 ATS, covering in their wins)

Over/under: 43 total points (6 Colts games have gone over, 3 under; Patriots games have gone over 3 times, under 6)

Moneyline: Colts -130, Patriots +110

ESPN's matchup predictor gives the Colts at 52.2% chance of winning.

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