Overview
- Daniel Jones completed 22 of 29 for 272 yards with one passing and two rushing touchdowns as Indianapolis scored on all seven drives, a first by any NFL team since at least 2000.
- Indianapolis outgained Miami 418-211 and ended its season-opening drought with its first Week 1 win since 2013.
- Tua Tagovailoa went 14-of-23 for 114 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble, committing turnovers on three of Miami’s first four drives and posting a 51.7 passer rating, his career low in a full game.
- Miami’s errors piled up with a too-many-players-in-the-huddle penalty and a running-into-the-kicker call that extended a Colts drive, and the 211 total yards were the fewest for a Tagovailoa start under Mike McDaniel.
- McDaniel said the loss wasn’t solely on Tagovailoa and cited widespread execution failures, Tyreek Hill called the defeat “a big kick in the balls,” and injuries to RG James Daniels and CB Storm Duck added to concerns before the Patriots visit in Week 2.