Colts' Shane Steichen points to familiar problem after Cowboys loss
"We got to execute better as a whole." #Colts head coach Shane Steichen on the biggest issue in the loss to the Cowboys: pic.twitter.com/6lW13cRyT5 — WISH-TV News (@WISHNews8) November 8, 2026 Indianapolis fell to 2-7 with its fifth consecutive loss.
Key points
- The Colts rallied from a 20-10 deficit and took a late lead on Spencer Shrader’s 50-yard field goal.
- The Indianapolis Colts had a fourth-quarter lead and a chance to end their losing streak Sunday.
- The Colts had opportunities to build a lead, keep a drive alive, and make a late stop.
After a 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, head coach Shane Steichen pointed to a problem that stretched across his team.
“We were trying to win the game there,” Steichen said, via Colts.com.
Additional details
- Those plays gave Steichen examples of the execution problems he described.
- Each slipped away in a game they lost by four points.
- Josh Downs dropped a third-and-8 pass with 1:45 remaining, leaving Indianapolis to settle for the go-ahead field goal.
- The defense then surrendered a 46-yard completion from Dak Prescott to Ryan Flournoy against Sauce Gardner.
- Jonathan Taylor lost a fourth-quarter fumble at the Dallas 18-yard line.
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