Indy blows chances, is eliminated
BILLS 13, COLTS 7 (OT)
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.» LeSean McCoy scored on a 21-yard run with 1:33 left in overtime to secure the Buffalo Bills’ 13-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in a wintry, whiteout setting best suited for snow shoes and sled dogs.
He finished with 156 yards rushing, a career best in his two-plus seasons in Buffalo.
“This is probably the best snow game I have ever played in,” McCoy said. “Now, I’m no expert at it. I just run how I feel. And that’s what I did today.”
Buffalo (7-6) stayed alive in the AFC playoff picture, while the Colts (3-10) were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
“Buffalo weather, right?” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “I’ve been part of some wind and some rain games. I think we had all but sun today.”
McCoy upped his season total to 1,007 in reaching the 1,000-yard mark for the sixth time of his 13-year career.
The Colts were led by Frank Gore, who finished with 130 yards rushing on a career-high 36 carries.
“Tough one, to say the least. I’m so disappointed and sick for these guys,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said.
Adam Vinatieri, at 43 the NFL’s oldest player, missed a field-goal wide left from 43 yards with 1 second remaining.
Pagano blamed himself for the missed field goal.
“End of the game, that’s on me. We should’ve won that thing,” Pagano said. “They deserve better.”