Both the Texans and Colts will walk away from this season with their heads held high after ma sively outperforming expectations. It might take a few days for Indianapolis to come to terms with the end of its season, however.The Colts found themselves 15 yards and an extra point away from taking a lead with the clock running out on the fourth quarter Sunday night against Houston, but the game . Indianapolis couldn't finish the drive and was eliminated after losing three of its last five games.The expectations won't be so low for the Colts next season, when young QB Anthony Richardson returns, Jonathan Taylor goes into the year with a long-term contract in hand and the organization has the opportunity to add weapons to coach Shane Steichen's offense. For Dennis Schroder Jersey now, though, Steichen has a few questions to answer.MORE: Here's a closer look at what cost the Colts down the stretch on Saturday night.Tyler Goodson's fourth-down dropWhile no game is determined by a single play, the season could have ended much differently if RB Tyler Goodson hauled in a short pa s from Gardner Minshew on fourth-and-1 with just over a minute remaining.The play itself was well-designed, as Goodson could have fallen down and still gotten the first down if he had caught the pa s, but he saw it bounce right off his fingertips before stumbling to the turf.A moment that will haunt Tyler Goodson as he drops the ball on 4th down, eliminating the from playoff contention. uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) Minshew's pa s was slightly behind Goodson, but the running back himself would likely say the ball should have been caught. The drop left the Colts without Chris Paul Jersey many options, as even in a best-case scenario they couldn't get the ball back until the final seconds without a turnover.After the game, Minshew told reporters the play was "a perfect look" and said he'd throw it to Goodson "a million times over" despite the play ending in a turnover on downs.Goodson, who previously spent time with the Packers but never made an in-game appearance in Green Bay, entered Week 18 with only 13 carries and six receptions on the season.MORE: Shane Steichen's late-game decisionsGoodson isn't blamele s for the Colts' late-game failures. The decision to even run that fourth-down play was a questionable call by Steichen.To Steichen's credit, the play was drawn up well. Goodson easily picks up the first down if he holds onto the ball, and few would be questioning the decision if it Paul George Jersey worked. With that being said, there is added risk any time a decision is made to pa s the ball on fourth-and-short. Numerous facets of the play can go wrong, whether that's a drop or an imperfect pa s.Despite the pa sing game struggling for much of the night, Steichen put the ball in Minshew's hands rather than trusting his running game on a night in which the Texans struggled to contain Jonathan Taylor.Taylor rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown, averaging 6.3 yards per carry, but Nick Collison Jersey he found himself on the sidelines on the fourth-down play. He did exit for a portion of the second half with an ankle injury, but Taylor had returned to the game by that point. If there was one play to reserve for Taylor, one would think it would be a fourth-and-1 against a struggling run defense.MORE: Steichen also cost the Colts another po se sion by using his first timeout before the fourth-down play, effectively putting all of his chips on the table and committing to Indianapolis' current po se sion being its last. Steichen didn't want to leave the Texans time to go down the field and win on a field goal if the Colts took the lead, but once Goodson dropped the ball, Indianapolis was left without a realistic chance at another drive Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey .Grt year Steichen. But seemed content making it the last real po se sion down there. W Stroud I get it but 3x runs then didn't have a 4th down play. timeout makes it the final po se sion for sure, takes his best player off the field & trusts the QB. It's there... but tough. chris long (@JOEL9ONE) There's no doubt Steichen's first season as an NFL head coach was a succe s, even without a playoff berth, but the 38-year-old will have to sit on that final sequence until kickoff in about eight months.