Archive for November, 2009

Manning Rallies Colts From 17 Down, Edge Patriots 35-34

The Indianapolis Colts have gone from winning games with relative ease to escaping by the skin of their teeth, so to speak. As luck would have it, Indianapolis’ opponent Sunday was the New England Patriots, led by Tom Brady. But an interesting thing happened at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Patriots would seal their fate not [...]

Manning and the D Close Out the Texans 20-17 to Move to 8-0

The undefeated Colts heard all week about how the upstart Texans were going to take advantage of Indy’s recent injuries to hand them their first loss of the season. Someone must have forgot to tell Peyton Manning about that. Manning led a first half Colts charge, building a 13-0 lead, then rallying with a fourth [...]

Week 9 Inactives for the Texans Matchup

Houston: QB Dan Orlovsky, DL Deljuan Robinson, SS Dominique Barber, DL Frank Okam, CB Fred Bennett, WR Glenn Martinez, TE James Casey, OG Tutan Reyes. Indianapolis: PK Adam Vinatieri, WR Anthony Gonzalez, QB Curtis Painter, RB Donald Brown, DL Fili Moala, CB Kelvin Hayden, TE Tom Santi, OL Tony Ugoh.

Texans Colts Preview from CBS

Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts have yet to lose a game this season. NFL.com analyst Pat Kirwan and Jason Horowitz preview the Texans-Colts matchup, which you can watch this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.

CB Jackson and Safety Sanders Both Put on IR

The Colts are still rolling along at 7-0, but let’s just say that going undefeated for much longer is going to be a lot tougher as some big name players were put on the shelf Friday. The team today placed CB Marlin Jackson and strong safety Bob Sanders on injured reserve, ending each of their [...]

Colts Lose CB Marlin Jackson To a Torn ACL

Colts starting cornerback Marlin Jackson tore his ACL on the final play of practice Wednesday and will be out for the season, a team source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Jackson is expected to have surgery next week. Jackson’s contract expires at the end of the season and he is scheduled to become a [...]

Safety Sanders on the Sideline with an Elbow Injury

National Football Post reports that Bob Sanders has an elbow injury: Colts safety Bob Sanders has a new injury to add to his growing collection. Sanders, who underwent offseason knee surgery and made his first appearance of the year against the San Francisco 49ers, was sidelined at practice today due to an elbow injury. Also [...]

Freeney Sits Out Wednesday Practice

Dwight Freeney did not practice Wednesday, according to the Texans’ official website. Freeney has been recovering from a knee ailment, but the source noted that his absence was non-injury related. He is having a fine year with eight sacks so far.