Indianapolis Colts Coming off a (34 - 31 Loss)
While the sting of Sunday's loss will linger through the evening, the Colts will have to quickly move on starting Monday with the Jets flying to Indianapolis in just a few days. The last time the Colts suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss, they did so on Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens and had to quickly flush that one, too (which led to a 28-point dismantling of the Houston Texans six days later). That same approach will be necessary for this team heading into hosting the Jets in primetime on Thursday night at Lucas Oil Stadium.
"It's a long season, we know where we're at," Wentz said. "Fortunately a loss like this, we got a quick turnaround. Thursday Night Football, it's always tough on our bodies but sometimes it's good for your mindset to just move past this one.
"… Thankful we got a quick one here. Quick turnaround, it's at home too which is nice. Just no time — I'll watch the tape early on, move on, wake up in the morning and it's on to the next."
New York Jets Coming off a (34-31 Win)
And before the player plaudits, there were the Halloween crowd at MetLife who took up the chant of a player whose name they never chanted before.
"At first, I had to kind of listen again. I'm like, 'Are they chanting my name?' " the QB said, adding he's never had his name chanted at any game he played in before. "That was pretty cool."
It was certainly deserved, said head coach Robert Saleh, who quickly eliminated any suspense by saying that White, not the recent trade acquisition Joe Flacco or a rapidly healing Wilson, would get the Thursday night start at Indianapolis.
"Yeah, why not?" Saleh said when asked if he thought White had this kind of performance in him. "I know sometimes, from the outside looking in, the decisions that scouts and coaches make can seem crazy. But we get to see these guys every day, see them operate. We're blessed to be around great players in the league. Mike is poised, he showed throughout training camp that he deserves to be one of those guys. And obviously he showed it today."
And now White will get to show it again on the Jets' only primetime game on their schedule, on the road vs. Indy. He was quick to remind that, no matter how much confidence he has in himself to do the job he did, it was all about treating his teammates and Jets fans to this Halloween victory and that he's listening to them, not any self-serving voices in his own head.
"Most definitely there's a lot of happy guys in that locker room," he said. "But multiple guys hinted that it's a quick turnaround. Use the rest of this day to celebrate, as we should — it was a good team victory. But it's a short week, so we've got to be able to move on tomorrow and get ready for the Colts."
While the sting of Sunday's loss will linger through the evening, the Colts will have to quickly move on starting Monday with the Jets flying to Indianapolis in just a few days. The last time the Colts suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss, they did so on Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens and had to quickly flush that one, too (which led to a 28-point dismantling of the Houston Texans six days later). That same approach will be necessary for this team heading into hosting the Jets in primetime on Thursday night at Lucas Oil Stadium.
"It's a long season, we know where we're at," Wentz said. "Fortunately a loss like this, we got a quick turnaround. Thursday Night Football, it's always tough on our bodies but sometimes it's good for your mindset to just move past this one.
"… Thankful we got a quick one here. Quick turnaround, it's at home too which is nice. Just no time — I'll watch the tape early on, move on, wake up in the morning and it's on to the next."
New York Jets Coming off a (34-31 Win)
And before the player plaudits, there were the Halloween crowd at MetLife who took up the chant of a player whose name they never chanted before.
"At first, I had to kind of listen again. I'm like, 'Are they chanting my name?' " the QB said, adding he's never had his name chanted at any game he played in before. "That was pretty cool."
It was certainly deserved, said head coach Robert Saleh, who quickly eliminated any suspense by saying that White, not the recent trade acquisition Joe Flacco or a rapidly healing Wilson, would get the Thursday night start at Indianapolis.
"Yeah, why not?" Saleh said when asked if he thought White had this kind of performance in him. "I know sometimes, from the outside looking in, the decisions that scouts and coaches make can seem crazy. But we get to see these guys every day, see them operate. We're blessed to be around great players in the league. Mike is poised, he showed throughout training camp that he deserves to be one of those guys. And obviously he showed it today."
And now White will get to show it again on the Jets' only primetime game on their schedule, on the road vs. Indy. He was quick to remind that, no matter how much confidence he has in himself to do the job he did, it was all about treating his teammates and Jets fans to this Halloween victory and that he's listening to them, not any self-serving voices in his own head.
"Most definitely there's a lot of happy guys in that locker room," he said. "But multiple guys hinted that it's a quick turnaround. Use the rest of this day to celebrate, as we should — it was a good team victory. But it's a short week, so we've got to be able to move on tomorrow and get ready for the Colts."
