Head coach Shane Steichen: Colts' 10-point outing vs. Falcons 'wasn't us'

The Colts fell victim to the NFL's week-to-week nature on Sunday.

Indianapolis traveled to Atlanta riding high on five wins in its last six, but after a promising first drive, the team fell flat against a better-prepared Falcons squad in a 29-10 loss.

"It wasn't us," Colts head coach Shane Steichen said about the outing, per the team’s website. "It wasn't us, you know what I mean? You don't want to see it. You got to stop the bleeding and again, that starts with myself going forward. So, we got to get that corrected."

The 10 points scored tied a season low for Indy, which entered Week 16 ranked eighth in scoring and has now put up 20-plus in all but three contests.

Steichen's team has seamlessly dealt with plenty of tumult at a variety of offensive positions this year. Gardner Minshew has stood in for promising rookie Anthony Richardson since mid-October admirably, and the backfield has seen a rotating door with Jonathan Taylor, Zack Moss and other pieces carrying the load for different stretches.

Moss was out Sunday, as was wide receiver Michael Pittman, who is in concussion protocol. Whether missing them was the difference maker or not, something was certainly too far off to recover from.

Minshew and Co. initially appeared primed to keep things rolling from a 30-13 demolition of the Steelers a week before. They took the opening kick and immediately went 75 yards on 13 plays for an eventual Taylor touchdown run.

Then the wheels fell off, as the Colts scored just a field goal the rest of the way. They punted four straight times in the first half and finished with two turnovers on downs and an interception in the fourth quarter.

Atlanta's offense, meanwhile, benefitted from a quarterback change to Taylor Heinicke following