Sauce Gardner makes debut for Colts in Berlin after whirlwind week
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BERLIN (AP) — Sauce Gardner followed Kyle Pitts inside to the middle, so Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. threw to the outside.
The result was a 16-yard touchdown pass to Drake London with linebacker Germaine Pratt in coverage, giving Atlanta a 14-13 lead over the Indianapolis Colts at halftime on Sunday.
Gardner made his debut for the Colts after a whirlwind week that saw him traded from the New York Jets to the Colts, who gave up two first-round draft picks and receiver Adonai Mitchell to get one of the league’s premier cover cornerbacks.
Gardner was selected as an All-Pro in each of his first two seasons with New York, and though he hasn’t played as well last season or this one, a fresh start with a different defense could help him return to his All-Pro form.
Gardner, the No. 4 overall selection in the 2022 draft, made three solo tackles in the first half.
Safety Camryn Bynum said Friday that he’s seen Gardner “taking notes” and called him a “student of the game.”
The Falcons had early success running up the middle against a Colts team playing without three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, who was placed on injured reserve on Friday with a neck injury.
Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson rushed for 47 yards on nine carries in the first half.
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