One play by the Colts on Saturday night was déjà vu for Bill Belichick and the Patriots defense.
Getting the ball in the red zone for the first time in the game, Colts head coach Frank Reich dialed up a trick play. Running back Jonathan Taylor received the snap out of the shotgun, handing the ball off to quarterback Carson Wentz — who then pitched it forward to Nyheim Hines. Hines took the catch out of the backfield and ran it eight yards into the endzone for the game’s first score.
The formation and play call was very similar to the “Philly Special,” a play the Eagles ran in Super Bowl LII in their win over the Patriots.