Anthony Richardson took a couple steps to his right, saw Alec Pierce open in the back of the end zone and smoothly sent a pass sailing four yards directly into the wide receiver's hands. Pierce got his feet down in the end zone before running over to the small contingent of Colts fans in the corner of the stands closest to him.

They let out yells as Pierce jumped into the stands, raising the football in the air in celebration; he'd just scored his second touchdown in as many games. And just one play earlier, his quarterback had scrambled and laid out for an 11-yard gain and a first down to set up the touchdown play.

But it was too little, too late.

Under two minutes remained on the clock at Lambeau Field, and the Packers still had a 16-10 lead. The Colts regained possession with 43 seconds left, but couldn't complete the 95-yard drive as Richardson's Hail Mary from the Colts' 41-yard line was intercepted at Green Bay's seven-yard line on the final play of the game.

The Colts fell to 0-2 on the season with the 16-10 loss.

"We just started out slow as a group, especially as an offense," Richardson said. "We know we're better than that. It just hurts to lose, bro, like nobody wants to lose."

Pierce's touchdown was the only Colts' touchdown of the day; Matt Gay kicked a 34-yard field goal in the third quarter for the only other points of the game. The Colts offense struggled to convert on third down, much less get close to the end zone, for most of Sunday's game; at halftime they were 0-for-3 on third-down conversions with only 80 offensive yards on 15 plays.

"It's frustrating when you have a decent week of practice, you know, you execute a certain way in practice, and then you get to the game and some things are switched up and you adjust a little too late," Richardson said.

The Colts saw the most productivity from Jonathan Taylor in the first half; the running back had five carries for 39 yards and one 14-yard reception. Taylor finished the game with 103 rushing yards on 12 carries, and added one more catch for a total of 32 receiving yards. It was a welcome sight after the Colts' Week 1 game against the Houston Texans, in which Taylor rushed for 48 yards on 16 carries.

But the rest of the Colts' offense couldn't find a rhythm in the passing game to compliment Taylor until it was too late. Richardson threw for 100 yards in the fourth quarter, 63 in the third quarter, 28 in the second quarter and just 13 in the first.

"We just got to play complementary football out there as an offense," Richardson said. "When JT's rolling, we've got to connect in the passing game and vice versa...we've just got to find a healthy balance right now, and just display how great our offense is."

Richardson and head coach Shane Steichen made it clear after Sunday's loss their confidence in their offense hasn't wavered. Richardson, who threw three interceptions, shouldered the blame for all of them, saying he misread the situations. Steichen said Richardson's connection with rookie wide receiver Adonai Mitchell is something that just takes time, confident the two will find a rhythm.

The biggest thing both Steichen and Richardson emphasized was the need to get things going earlier; they needed to go into Green Bay and punch first, and they didn't.

"We're a great team, a great offense and know what we can do," Richardson said. "We just got to hop on it real quick. You know, just go instead of delaying."

The Colts' Week 1 loss to the Texans showed flashes of just how much their offense can do, and Sunday's game against the Packers was similar. Taylor's run game was one of the biggest upgrades from Week 1, but Mitchell continued to beat out his defenders and just couldn't make the final move to make the catch – he finished the day with one 30-yard reception on four targets. Wide receiver Ashton Dulin played a key role in blocking on certain run plays and recorded his own 13-yard catch for a first down. Pierce continued his offensive prowess by leading the Colts with 56 receiving yards and five receptions. With his second touchdown of the season, Pierce has already matched his career-high in touchdowns in a season.

Richardson finished the day with 204 yards, going 17-for-34 for an even 50 percent completion rate.

It was, ultimately, a game to learn from and build off of. The Colts intend to do just that.

"We know that we're a way better football team than we're presenting right now," Richardson said. "We've just got to correct things that we're messing up on right now and show that we're a good team."