Wilson shoulders blame as Broncos fall 12-9 to Colts in OT

With time running out, Russell Wilson could have won the game for his team.

He made a terrible throw right before the end zone.

In overtime, the Denver Broncos quarterback had a second opportunity to seal the victory.

On fourth-and-short, he threw an interception without checking for an open receiver.

Although he was signed for big games like this and given a $245 million extension before he even played a single snap for Denver, Wilson failed to deliver in Thursday night’s 12-9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

“I let the team down tonight,” said Wilson, who threw two interceptions, including one that set up Indy’s game-tying field goal with 5 seconds left in regulation. “When you play this game, the one thing you’re going to know is that you’re going to go through adversity.”

Once again, Wilson and offense struggled to stay on the field, much less find the end zone. This has become a recurring theme for the Broncos (2-3), who are averaging just 15 points a game.

“At the end of the day, I’ve got to be better,” said Wilson, who came to Denver after a decade in Seattle. “I’ve got to play better. We had some good drives. We moved the ball into the red zone and we didn’t capitalize on some of them. There’s some plays here and there that we can capitalize on.”