Jim Irsay Colts must be a tougher team

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The once again beat the to a pulp, in a in Foxborough. In their last three meetings, the have averaged 43.3 points, Stetson Bennett Jersey  439.7 yards per game and 219.0 rushing yards per contest.  was wholly on display Sunday, as the couldn't match the in any phase of the game mentally or physically. Most disappointing for Indy has to be that, once again, they were manhandled at the point of attack. "When you get to this level, this championship level, we have to be able to be a tougher team,'' owner Jim Irsay said, . "We have to be able to stop the run. We can't turn it over. The inadequacies were plentiful, from lack of defensive depth, to difference-makers on the defensive line, to a lack of a running game helping out . Still, when Irsay made the move from to Luck, he didn't anticipate being in the AFC Championship game in just the quarterback's third season. But the quick ascension doesn't make Sunday night much easier. "Tonight it's hard to feel the appreciation, but it's there when you take in the whole season,'' Irsay said. "We're really disappointed. We knew this was a measuring stick that we wanted to get over, and we didn't. "We just didn't have it tonight, and I know how empty that feels. However, we're not that far away. We're close.''However, close in the NFL doesn't cut it.The latest Podcast , and breaks down the ' historic comeback against the . Find more content on .  Randy Duncan Jersey