Colts 27, Redskins 24 - Damn.

Synaptic Shotgun LiteRandom short-form day-after reactionsto the mini-dramas that are Redskins gamesColts 27, Redskins 24The Redskins never really seemed to be in it. Oh, they tied it up at seven early, but it didn't last. Peyton Manning pretty much did what he wanted, when he wanted to, and reclaimed the lead. You just never got the sense the Skins would take, or if they somehow did, hold on to, the lead. And when the Skins somehow managed to hang around, narrow it to three late with the game on the line, the ball, all their timeouts and all the momentum, they couldn't get a first down much less a touchdown. That's the bad news.The good news? The first-year Shanahan Redskins have come far enough, fast enough, where losing a last-minute scrambler to Peyton Manning in prime time is cause for gut-churning disappointment.The Redskins are still rough around the edges. They lack the kind of offensive refinement and timing that makes the difference between a converted third do...