Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay watched the horror show that was the New England Patriots defense making second-year quarterback Sam Ehlinger the main course dish of their sack lunch in the Week 9 AFC matchup.
Patriots linebackers Matthew Judon and Josh Uche each had three sacks on a day when the team punished the Colts offense with a total of nine sacks and 12 quarterback hits.
It was a complete demolition show.
According to ESPN’s Stephen Holder, things got so bad that Irsay actually called Jeff Saturday on the phone during the game.
Holder wrote:
“Saturday, who was a Colts consultant as well as ESPN analyst at the time, received two calls from team owner Jim Irsay that day. One was during the middle of the game asking why the offensive line was struggling so badly, and the other was later that night to broach the idea of Saturday becoming the interim coach.”
The Patriots rolled to a 26-3 victory over the Colts in a game where the defense continued to flex its elite capabilities. After the loss, the Colts made the move to fire Frank Reich and hire Saturday off the ESPN set as the team’s new interim head coach.
If anything, it’s just another feather in the cap of the dominating effect of the Patriots’ defensive front.
