Colts survive Cardinals, 22-16: Everything we know from Week 16

The Indianapolis Colts (9-6) were able to win an ugly game, 22-16, over the Arizona Cardinals (10-5) at State Farm Stadium on Saturday night.

The win on the road is a huge one even if it didn’t mean too much in terms of AFC competition. To do so on the road with six starters on the reserve/COVID-19 list is a triumph in itself.

As the Colts won their fifth game in the last six, here’s our recap from Saturday night:

Final Score: Colts 22, Cardinals 16

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Colts	7	5	3	7	22
Cardinals	6	7	0	3	16

The game was over when…

AP Photo/Rick Scuteri

The Colts recovered the onside kick in the fourth quarter with a 22-16 lead 42 seconds left.

Keys to the game

Syndication: The Indianapolis Star

The Colts were 6-of-13 on third-down attempts on offense after a rough start.
QB Carson Wentz was extremely volatile throughout the game but turned it on when he needed to most, delivering a huge drive late in the fourth quarter.
The Cardinals shot themselves in the foot plenty on Saturday night with 11 penalties and a safety.
Despite being down several starters, the defense forced two turnover on downs and held the Cardinals offense to just 10 points in the second half.
Cardinals kicker Matt Prater missed two field goals and an extra point.

3 Stars of the game