Archive for December, 2007
Titans Trip Colts 16-10 To Earn Final AFC Playoff Berth
Chris Brown scored a touchdown and Rob Bironas booted three field goals to boost the Titans into the playoffs with a 16-10 win over the Colts at the RCA Dome. Kerry Collins replaced injured quarterback Vince Young and led three field goal drives for Tennessee, which won its final three games to finish 10-and-6 and [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 31 2007Indianapolis Colts All-Star Team (1984-2007)
It isn’t often that a All-Star team is put together for a team that is making the transition to move from one football stadium to another; in the Indianapolis Colts’ case, they will be relocating up the street from the RCA Dome to the brand-new Lucas Oil Stadium next year. With that in mind, [...]
State Farm Launches “Your Game/Your Call” Ultimate Pro Bowl Giveaway
Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 20, 2007 – On November 22, Thanksgiving Day, State Farm is officially debuting the “Your Game | Your Call” Ultimate Pro Bowl Giveaway where fans can win one of five trips to the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Fans can enter the promotion daily through January 6 at www.statefarm.com/NFL2 for their chance to win [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 29 2007Harrison To Play vs. Titans
In what has to be absolutely good news for Indianapolis Colts fans, wide receiver Marvin Harrison, after practicing for a second consecutive day, will start on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans in returning from a knee injury that had kept him out for most of the regular season.
Although he had originally been listed as questionable on [...]
Sorgi to See Plenty of Playing Time Sunday Night
Backup QB Jim Sorgi will get plenty of playing time Sunday vs the Titans when the Colts take the field for the final regular season game ever at the RCA Dome. Colts coach Tony Dungy says that Peyton Manning will start the game, but many are already thinking that it would be a shock to [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 26 2007Manning’s 3 Touchdown Passes Help Colts Crush Texans 38-15
Indianapolis Colts learned from a previous mistake not to rest their starters too early. to wit, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning played a hair over 3 quarters, while running back Joseph Addai played sporadically. But despite that, the Colts once again do what they do best - execute flawlessly and use the clock to their [...]
Colts Return Home To Battle Texans
The Texans will travel to Indianapolis this Sunday to take on the battered Colts at the RCA Dome. The Texans have won two in-a-row to climb to 7-and-7 but have been eliminated from playoff contention. Mario Williams recorded three-and-a-half sacks in Houston’s 31-13 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 15. Williams has a franchise-record [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 22 2007Colts’ Secret to Success? Consistency
Indianapolis Colts team owner Jim Irsay indirectly got into the construction business even before the first concrete was poured for the team’s new stadium currently under construction, Lucas Oil Stadium. By way of explanation, what I meant by that statement was that Irsay laid the foundation for the successful Colts team that you see [...]
No Rest For Colts Starters
Don’t look for next week’s game against the Houston Texans to be one of the second unit squad for the Indianapolis Colts. Unlike in previous seasons when they clinched early and rested, players such as quarterback Peyton Manning and wide receiver Reggie Wayne to get their usual workouts in practice this week. Players such [...]
Gonzalez’s Late Score Leads Colts to 21-14 Win
Nothing the Colts have done this season has been easy, and Sunday in Oakland the Raiders gave the Colts all they could handle. But, like the champions they are, Indy had enough, and topped the Raiders 21-14 thanks to a late TD pass from Peyton Manning to Anthony Gonzalez. The 20-yard score came with 4:49 [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 16 2007
