Colts fall to Broncos in first preseason game of 2024

The Broncos quickly answered right back, however, as Bo Nix led an 11-play, 45 yard drive that brought the Broncos within field goal position at the beginning of the second quarter. Broncos’ kicker Will Lutz’s 41-yard kick was good and the two teams were even once again.

After the Colts’ ensuing drive ended in a missed 54-yard field goal from Gay, Nix once again took control against the Colts’ defense and struck for a 10-play, 56-yard drive that ended in a Broncos touchdown.

In keeping with the back-and-forth trend of the game, the Colts quickly answered with their own touchdown drive, led this time by Sam Ehlinger. The eight-play drive started with a 39-yard pass play to wide receiver D.J. Montgomery, and from then on consisted of Ehlinger primarily handing the ball off to running back Evan Hull to creep closer to the endzone. On third and goal from the one-yard line, Hull launched himself up the middle and into the endzone. Gay’s successful extra point kick tied the game at 10.