Russell Wilson and Nathaniel Hackett suffered early Halloween-style night of terror in terrible Broncos loss to Colts

Halloween is just under a month away, but the start of Week 5 of the NFL’s traditional Thursday Night Football has been a nightmare or horror story for Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, who dressed up as one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL in the 12-9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

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Why did Russell Wilson dress up as the worst QB in the NFL?

With 2:19 on the clock and a three-point lead, the former Seattle Seahawks quarterback could have finished on the clock, instead his pass was intercepted by Stephon Gilmore, in one of two he suffered during a game that has been one of the worst in primetime in recent memory.

In addition, in overtime, with the disadvantage and with the possibility of tying the game at 12, head coach Nathaniel Hackett decided to try to move the chains on 4th and 1 at the Indianapolis 5-yard line, Wilson attempted a pass to the end zone looking for Cortland Sutton that was incomplete when it was deflected by Gilmore himself.

It should be remembered that in Week 1, the Broncos also lost on a controversial decision by Hackett, who, unlike this time, decided to go all in on a 64-yard field goal against the Seahawks, instead of trying to move the chains on a 4th-and-5.

Russell Wilson’s terrible blow to the head, should he have entered the concussion protocol?

As if all this wasn’t enough, after his first interception, in the fourth period, on a blocking attempt, Wilson was hit hard in the head in a helmet-to-helmet impact with a Colts defensive player.

The Super Bowl XLVIII winner had to be immediately reviewed by the independent neurologist to rule out a possible concussion, and the video of the hit was thoroughly reviewed by a team of NFL specialists, due to new precautions taken after the effect of the blows to the head of Miami Dolphins passer Tua Tagovailoa.

Matt Ryan, at the same low level as Russell Wilson

Wilson’s counterpart, Colts QB Matt Ryan, did not look any better, just like his colleague he suffered two interceptions and took the win despite not scoring a single touchdown with his offense, just as it happened with Denver’s offense.

In total, the game had seven field goals, with the hero of the game being the Colts kicker, Chase McLaughlin, who kicked 52, 52, 31 and 48 yards to score all of his team’s points.