We don’t overreact at Horseshoe Heroes. We’re here to give you a realistic breakdown of the Colts after each and every game.

The Indianapolis Colts may have lost to the New England Patriots last night, but it could have been a lot worse. All week we heard about how the Pats were out for revenge and would utterly dominate the Colts. That didn’t happen, and now we’re left talking about the poor execution on one play in what turned out to be a one score game.

While it was a loss, and ensured that the Colts won’t have home field advantage in the playoffs (we already knew that), there were some encouraging signs. The offense wasn’t a complete waste of time, and the Colts didn’t turn the ball over (aside from on downs). The defense, on the other hand, has some serious issues.

Here’s what stood out from last night: