Questionable fourth-down play costs Broncos in 12-9 overtime loss to Colts

The Denver Broncos are a mess. 

On Thursday night, the Broncos snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory, falling to the Indianapolis Colts, 12-9, in an ugly overtime affair. 

Powered by a big night from their defense, the Broncos seemed to have a lock on the field goal-fest but let things slip away late, ultimately falling to 2-3 on the young season. 

A Chase McLaughlin 31-yard field goal with five seconds left in the fourth quarter helped the Colts force overtime. Indianapolis received the ball first in OT and put together an eight-play drive ending with a 48-yard field goal from McLaughlin to give the Colts the lead. 

Denver began their overtime possession at their own 25-yard line, driving deep into Indianapolis territory in just six plays. However, facing a fourth-and-one from the Colts' five-yard line, the Broncos and head coach Nathaniel Hackett were faced with a choice. Go for the win, or kick a field goal and hope for, at best, a tie. 

Hackett decided to go for it, but instead of running the ball, the Broncos ran a pass play out shotgun formation, which fell incomplete. 

To make matters worse, it appeared that wide receiver K.J. Hamler broke open on the fourth-down play and would have had a clear lane to the end zone had Wilson looked his way.