Sauce Gardner, Colts call mistakes 'unacceptable' after 27-23 Week 9 loss to Cowboys

Sauce Gardner and the Indianapolis Colts called game-losing mistakes "unacceptable" following the Colts' 27-23 Week 9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the team said in a Nov. 8 report.

A late sequence set up Dallas' winning score: Dak Prescott connected with Ryan Flournoy for a 46-yard gain to the Colts' 29, a pass-interference penalty moved Dallas to the 1, and Javonte Williams punched in the go-ahead touchdown with 1:10 remaining, the Cowboys' game recap says. Spencer Shrader had earlier hit a 50-yard field goal to give the Colts a 23-20 lead, the Cowboys' recap notes as well.", "The Colts' report says Gardner made earlier plays — breaking up a pass and tackling CeeDee Lamb on consecutive plays to force a punt that led to a game-tying field goal — but later admitted a critical error. Gardner is quoted saying, "That's unacceptable," and "I gotta be better...that's when my best is required," and the team account says he "didn't get his head around, instead opting to try to play through Flournoy's hands to knock the ball out." The Colts' report also cites Pro Football Focus that, up to that point, Gardner had allowed two receptions on four targets for 11 yards."

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