Moore’s touchdown marked his first fumble recovery for a touchdown of his career, and Stewart’s sack was one of two he would tally Sunday night for the first multi-sack game of his career.
“He was awesome,” head coach Shane Steichen said about Stewart. “The whole defense, the defensive line was awesome, the back end was awesome, the linebackers. The defense had a hell of a game.”
The Colts defense was responsible for the only Colts’ touchdown of their Sunday night game against the Vikings, as the Colts lost 21-13 in the primetime matchup. But despite the loss, Stewart, Moore and the rest of the defense showed their skill and versatility.
Stewart tallied four tackles and two quarterback hits alongside his two sacks, and Moore recorded six solo tackles. Linebacker Zaire Franklin and safety Nick Cross each had one interception — for Franklin, the second of his career – and the Colts defense allowed just 133 rushing yards. The defense combined for four sacks, seven quarterback hits and eight tackles for loss. Buckner led the team with three quarterback hits, had one sack and had six tackles (four solo).
But even though the defense held strong, Stewart proved just how destructive he could be and Moore was able to show off another side of his game, the Colts were still unable to get the win. And so, everyone will go back to the drawing board and continue working to get better for each other.
“It’s a team sport,” Moore said. “We’ve just got to put a complete game together and we’ve just been unable to do that all year.”