Daniel Jones leads game-winning drive to move Colts to 2-0 with impressive victory over Broncos

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts kicker Spencer Shrader missed one opportunity to beat the Denver Broncos.

He made sure it didn’t happen twice.

After he came up short on a 60-yard field-goal attempt with no time left, a penalty on the Broncos moved the ball 15 yards closer — well within Shrader’s range — and he made the 45-yarder to give the Colts a 29-28 come-from-behind win on Sunday and their first 2-0 start since 2009.

“The first kick, I felt the pressure coming from the other side of the ball and I just felt like it got in my routine a little bit,” Shrader said. “I kind of got hit after the play so there was a little chaos. I saw the flag was thrown and then it was ‘Reset, reset your mentality, you know you’re getting another opportunity.’ Whatever happened in the past, you’ve just got to flush it and you’ve got to rethink your mentality. It’s keep your eyes down, follow through straight and make sure it goes through.”

Trailing by two with 3:15 left, the Colts played conservatively on their final drive, with Jonathan Taylor running the ball seven times and Daniel Jones throwing only one pass. Those plays netted 26 yards and set up Shrader’s attempt from the Colts logo at midfield that missed short and right.

But Dondrea Tillman was flagged for leverage — using another player to vault himself into the air to try to block the kick. Broncos coach Sean Payton didn’t quibble with the call after the game.