Sunday's 51 turnovers were the most in one day since December 2016
There were 13 games around the league on Sunday and the matchup between the Colts and Broncos in Denver underlined one of the leading themes of the day.
There were 13 games around the league on Sunday and the matchup between the Colts and Broncos in Denver underlined one of the leading themes of the day.
The two teams combined to turn the ball over eight times, including Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonitto's disruption of a trick play in the fourth quarter. Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell was trying to throw the ball back to quarterback Anthony Richardson behind the line of scrimmage, but Bonitto stepped in front of the ball for a 50-yard touchdown return that helped the Broncos to a 31-13 win.
Eight turnovers is a lot, but it wasn't the most of the day. The Bengals and Titans combined for 10 of them and there were 51 turnovers around the league on Sunday. Josh Dubow of the Associated Press notes that it was the most in the league since teams combined for the same number on December 11, 2016, There were 57 turnovers on September 25 of the same year.
All of those turnovers made for a lot of moments that offenses would like to do over, but they'll have to wait for week 16 for a chance to put forth cleaner efforts.