{"id":34553,"date":"2025-09-15T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/colts-agonisingly-beat-broncos-penalty-gives-victory-with-final-goal\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T05:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:00:06","slug":"colts-agonisingly-beat-broncos-penalty-gives-victory-with-final-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nfl\/colts-agonisingly-beat-broncos-penalty-gives-victory-with-final-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts agonisingly beat Broncos: Penalty gives victory with final goal"},"content":{"rendered":"In a match full of contrasting emotions, the Indianapolis Colts achieved an agonizing victory against the Denver Broncos with a score of 29-28. The game, played on Sunday, culminated in a series of events that kept the fans on the edge of their seats.<h2>Drama in the Last Second<\/h2>The decisive moment arrived with kicker Spencer Shrader, who, after missing a 60-yard field goal attempt, had a second chance thanks to a penalty by the Broncos. Dondrea Tillman was penalized for a foul that gave the Colts a final attempt with no time left on the clock.Shrader, taking advantage of the opportunity, connected a 45-yard field goal to secure the victory.<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I was trying to make a play to help this team win a game.<\/p><cite>Nik Bonitto, Broncos linebacker<\/cite><\/blockquote>The referee Craig Wrolstad explained the penalty: &#8220;As a defender, you are not allowed to place your hand on an opponent or a teammate and propel yourself to jump in the air and block a kick attempt.&#8221;Shrader, after the first failed attempt, expressed: &#8220;I felt disappointment right after the kick.&#8221; However, the second chance allowed him to redeem himself.The Colts, now with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2009, survived despite some questionable decisions in offensive strategy in the final minutes.Coach Shane Steichen opted for a conservative strategy in the final possession, which surprised some players.<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I just figured we&#8217;d throw it at least once.<\/p><cite>Mo Alie-Cox, Colts tight end<\/cite><\/blockquote>Steichen justified his decision to let the clock run, seeking to avoid a kickoff to the Broncos after a possible field goal.<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0915%2Fr1545836_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Shrader celebra con sus compa\u00f1eros de equipo despu\u00e9s de anotar el gol de campo ganador.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Given a second chance after a costly Denver penalty, Indianapolis kicker Spencer Shrader converted a game-winning 45-yard field goal, then was mobbed by teammates as the Colts improved to 2-0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a match full of contrasting emotions, the Indianapolis Colts achieved an agonizing victory against the Denver Broncos with a score of 29-28. The game, played on Sunday, culminated in a series of events that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. Drama in the Last Second The decisive moment arrived with kicker [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[1773,61,7075,400],"class_list":{"0":"post-34553","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-broncos","9":"tag-colts","10":"tag-field-goal","11":"tag-penalty"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}