Colts Make Likely Decision on 37 YO Matt Ryan After Second Career Embarrassment

Published 12/22/2022, 3:31 PM EST

Matt Ryan majorly upset the Indianapolis Colts fans on the day he played against the Vikings. The Colts reportedly held the biggest lead any team in the NFL has acquired and Matt Ryan’s actions, the team’s quarterback, seemed to have blown it away.

Therefore, it was no surprise that in their upcoming game; the Colts are going to be benching Ryan and will be bringing in another player as QB1. The Colts most likely want to avoid the repeated embarrassment of Ryan’s big mistake while he was playing against the Vikings. Notably, it is not the first time Matt Ryan has blown a lead.

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Matt Ryan holds a record of blowing leads. Previously, the quarterback had blown a 23-8 lead against the Patriots and Brady, costing him a Super Bowl championship. While the stakes for the game against the Vikings were not as high as the Super Bowl, fans were reminded of that fateful game.

The massacre dubbed 23-8 was not a scenario the Colts wanted to repeat after 33-0 has already become a thing. Therefore, they seem to be replacing Matt Ryan with Nick Foles as QB1 in their upcoming game against the Chargers.

It seems fairly obvious that the Colts are going at it to try and prevent an embarrassingly blown lead, spearheaded again by Ryan. The wound of the loss against the Vikings is still fresh.

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The Colts were doing really well when they were first playing against the Vikings. The team had quickly racked up an insane number of points in the first and second quarters, asserting a 33-point lead. Most fans had stopped watching at this point and had come to regret it.

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Call it the Vikings’ good luck, or Matt Ryan’s bad luck, the situation had been turned around and the Vikings made a stunning comeback in OT. The fans were livid and accusations of the match being rigged flooded Twitter. The QB had to face almost as much flak as he faced back when he blew the Super Bowl. Historically, this was a big moment, as a 33-point lead is the biggest lead any team in the NFL has garnered. Taking the biggest blown lead into account, replacing Ryan as QB1 certainly does not seem like an overreaction. However, the question that remains is how will the Colts perform without Ryan starting.

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Aditya Rajput is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Advertising and Branding from FLAME University. His favorite player is Tom Brady, the best quarterback to play the game in his opinion, but his favorite team is Brady's Super Bowl kryptonite, the New York Giants.

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Deepika Bhaduri

Colts Make Likely Decision on 37 YO Matt Ryan After Second Career Embarrassment

Veteran Matt Ryan demoted below his ranks

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