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The oddsmakers said the Indianapolis Colts were about 5 1/2 point favorites against the New Orleans Saints in Sunday’s Super Bowl game at Sun Life Stadium. With these two teams, offense is the modus operandi and defense is sometimes an afterthought.

Early on, it looked like the Colts would settle the matter early as they scored 10 quick points in the first quarter. But the Saints would come to life as they scored 18 unanswered points, capped by a Tracy Porter pick-6, elevating New Orleans to their first Super Bowl victory, 31-17, over Indianapolis.

Peyton Manning looked impressive on the Colts’ first two drives, taking his team 53 yards to a 38-yard Matt Stover field goal; Manning then led a 11-play, 96-yard drive – tied for the longest series drive in Super Bowl history – which was capped by a 19-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Pierre Garcon, putting the Colts up 10-0.

The Saints did get on the scoreboard on a 46-yard Garrett Hartley field goal, making it 10-3; the Colts defense, which was ranked 18th during the regular season, manned up as they clamped the Saints down on a fourth-and-goal. Curiously, the Colts, instead of te usual pass-on-first down routine, opted for running the ball three consecutive times, leaving New Orleans 35 seconds to add another Hartley field goal, sending both teams to their respective locker rooms with the Colts ahead 10-6.

Interestingly, the Saints opted for an onside kick, which would be successful; they would like the Saints of the regular season as a Drew Brees 16-yard screen pass to Pierre Thomas would hit paydirt, giving New Orleans their first lead of the game at 13-10. But Manning would shrug it off, leading the Colts on their next possession on a 76-yard drive, capped by a Joseph Addai 4-yard run, allowing the Colts to regain the lead at 17-13; That would be it for the rest of the night for the Colts.

After a 47-yard FG by Hartley with 2:01 left in the third period put the Saints to within 17-16, Brees would connect with Jeremy Shockey on a 2-yard TD pass, giving New Orleans a 24-17 lead. The issue was settled when Manning threw an interception whcih was picked off by Tracy Porter; Porter would return the pick 74 yards for the score, putting the Saints ahead for good.

Brees went 32-of-39 for 288 yards with 2 TDs while Manning had a decent game by most other NFL quarterbacks’ standards, going 31-of-45 for 333 yards with a TD and an INT. Thomas led all Saints rushers with 9 carries for 30 yards while catching 6 passes for 55 yards and a TD; Addai led the Colts rushing attack with 77 yards on 13 carries and a score while catching 7 passes for 58 yards.

Marques Colston led the Saints receivers with 7 receptions for 83 yards while Devery Henderson caught 7 for 63 yards; Dallas Clark led all Colts receivers with 7 catches for 86 yards while Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon caught 6 and 5 passes respectively for 66 yards with Garcon scoring a TD.

With the victory, the New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl in the franchise’s 34-year history. The Colts, while making the game competitive, will go into the offseason mulling any moves that will be necessary for them to return to the Super Bowl in February 2011.

For about a week or so, the big question that was tossed about in light of the Indianapolis Colts’ quest for an undefeated season was whether Peyton Manning and Co. would play the entire game Sunday against the New York Jets. The issue was laid to rest in the third quarter when head coach Jim Caldwell brought in the reserves; the Jets capitalized on the act of mercy as they rallied to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, defeating Indianapolis 29-15 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Colts struck paydirt first as Joseph Addai scored on a 22-yard run while adding a 22-yard Adam Vinatieri field goal to jump to a 9-0 lead; a 25-yard Jay Feely FG helped New York get to within 9-3, which would be the score as both teams went to their respective locker rooms at halftime.

The Colts’ downfall began when Brad Smith fielded Pat McAfee’s kick to start the second half 6 yards into the end zone, ran it out, found a seam along the right side and raced down the sidelines. He even managed to stay in bounds after getting hit at about the Colts 20, going 106 yards to give the Jets a 10-9 lead. But the Colts came right back. They moved 81 yards, the last coming when Donald Brown bounced off two Jets defenders and scooted into the end zone to make it 15-10 with 10:13 left in the third quarter; Brown’s conversion run failed. At the 5:36 mark of the third quarter, Caldwell pulled Manning and Co. with the Colts holding a 15-10 lead. That was it for Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark and Joseph Addai – and the Colts’ win streak.

When Curtis Painter, Manning’s replacement, returned to the field for his second series, the boos began. They grew louder when Painter was hit by linebacker Calvin Pace and lost the ball, with Marques Douglas recovering and scoring. A 2-point conversion pass from Mark Sanchez to Dustin Keller made it 18-15 and put the Colts’ hopes for victory in jeopardy. The Jets would ice the win in the fourth quarter on a 43-yard Feely FG and a 1-yard Thomas Jones TD run.

Sanchez was efficient, at best, going 12-of-19 for 106 yards while Manning went 14-of-21 for 192 yards; Painter was decidedly worse, going 4-of-11 for 44 yards and an interception. The Jets rushed for 202 yards, led by Jones with 105 yards on 23 carries and a TD while Shonn Greene carried the ball 16 times for 95 yards; Addai led the Colts with 40 yards on 6 carries.

Jerricho Cotchery led the Jets receivers with 4 receptions for 45 yards while Keller caught three for 19 yards; Austin Collie led the Colts’ wideouts with 6 receptions for 94 yards while Dallas Clark caught four for 57 yards. New York’s (8-7) playoff aspirations are on the line next Sunday when tey host the Cincinnati Bengals while Indianapolis (14-1) finish their regular season when they travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills – also next Sunday.

“It’s déjà vu all over again”. Yogi Berra

The Indianapolis Colts never cease to amaze me; although to be fair, when you have been a Colts fan for as long as I have (39 years and counting), what they seem to do on a weekly basis seems eerily commonplace. When the Colts went to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday night, I didn’t expect a high-scoring event as most weeks the Jaguars are lucky to eclipse 20 points a game.

In any case, both teams hooked up at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium and the game had the feel of a track meet, so to speak. Defense was definitely an afterthought and interestingly enough, Jacksonville held the ball for 11 minutes longer than Indianapolis. Both teams seemed to score at will (did I mention that not much defense was played?), but as has been the custom this season, Peyton Manning tossed a late touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 5:23 in the fourth quarter, enabling Indianapolis to remain perfect as they got past Jacksonville 35-31.

Manning was perfect in the first half, going 12-of-12 for 116 yards and had TD passes to Austin Collie and Dallas Clark; Clark made an improbable sliding catch in the end zone which put the Colts up 7-3 early in the second quarter. Collie’s 23-yard catch put Indianapolis ahead 21-17 withy 35 seconds left in the half; the Jaguars got ot within field goal range but kicker Josh Scobee came up short on a 57-yard FG attempt.

The Jaguars would take the lead at 24-21 with a 16-yard David Garrard TD pass to Mike Sims-Walker but Manning would again hook up with Clark on a 27-yard TD strike, putting the Colts ahead again 28-24; a 13-yard Garrard-to-Mike Thomas TD pass put Jacksonville up at 31-28 with 47 seconds. But Manning would lead the Colts down the field and with 5:23 left in the game, he connected with Reggie Wayne on a 65-yard bomb which put Indianapolis up for good 35-31.

Manning had good numbers, going 23-of-30 for 308 yards with 4 TD’s and an interception while Garrard went 23-of-40 for 223 yards with 3 TD’s and an INT. Joseph Addai led the Colts rushers with 16 carries for 59 yards while Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 27 times for 110 yards and a TD while catching 5 passes for 30 yards and a score. Wayne led all Colts receivers with 5 receptions for 132 yards and a TD while Clark caught 7 passes for 95 yards and 2 TD’s. Sims-Walker led the Jaguars receivers with 6 receptions for 64 yards and a score while Marcedes Lewis caught 4 passes for 53 yards.

Indianapolis (14-0) gets a long rest as they do not play again until Sunday, December 27 when they play their final game at Lucas Oil Stadium this season, hosting the New York Jets while Jacksonville (7-7) travels to Foxborough, MA to take on the New England Patriots, a week from Sunday.

I was really expecting a loss after the Colts’ play during the second half. Peyton Manning was playing solid throughout the first, having three touchdowns and only one pick.

The Colts were up with a 21-7 score. But during the second half, it was all the Broncos. All I saw was poor offensive and pass defensive play. Left and right were balls caught by Brandon Marshall, who broke the NFL record for most receptions in a game with 21 (let’s hope T.O. doesn’t open his mouth up after this one).

With the Broncos trailing by five, 21-16, I thought they would do something out of this with the Colts having a bunch of three-and-outs, and worse: turnovers. Manning had two interceptions in the second-half, and was playing tremendously poor.

He was turning into a Mark Sanchez at a Patriots game.

At the end, the Colts won after the Broncos failed on fourth down, where Marshall caught his 21st pass.

Manning had completed 20-of-42 passes for over 200 yards with four touchdowns, but a depressing three interceptions. Kyle Orton, who is now 1-1 officially at Lucas Oil Stadium, was 29-of-41 for 277 yards with two touchdowns and one pick.

Joseph Addai had an okay rushing performance with 67 yards on 16 carries. Mike Hart brought heroics to the Colts in the fourth quarter, and had nine carries for 28 yards in the game. Compared to the Broncos, Knowshon Moreno either had a bunch of long runs or a bunch of losses in the backfield. He had 23 carries for 63 yards.

Back to Marshall, who I mentioned had 21 catches, and another career-high of 200 yards with two touchdowns. No doubt that was his best game. Dallas Clark was the leader for Indiana with five catches for 43 yards. What made the difference was his three touchdown catches.

It was a well-played game by the Colts, who bounced back. The Colts now move to 13-0, three games away from perfection. They’ll be facing the Jaguars, Jets, and Bills next. Two of the teams have won seven games, and the other only four.

Those could be very easy wins. The toughest may be against Jacksonville. The Colts also broke two records, winning their 22nd straight game: most in NFL history. Also, Jim Caldwell has the best start of any rookie head coach in history, starting out with a staggering 13-0 record.

Glad Dungy hired him.

The Colts are just a few steps away from perfection. I just hope they reach it.

As I have said on more than one occasion in reference to the Indianapolis Colts, they find new and creative ways to win each and every week. Some weeks, it is Peyton Manning and his arm, some weeks it’s their secondary, while sometimes they come from behind. The Colts didn’t have to rely on a 300-yard game from Manning or a comeback attempt during Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium; instead, they more or less played “keepaway” with the ball, allowing Indianapolis to tie an NFL record with their 21st consecutive win, in this case a 27-17 decision over Tennessee.

The Colts started things by going on a 75-yard drive, capped by a 8-yard Joseph Addai touchdown run, taking a 7-0 lead; after a 20-yard foeld goal by kicker Rob Bironas, Indianapolis drove 77 yards down the field over nearly 4 minutes with Addai hitting paydirt on a 1-yard run, boosting the Colts’ advantage to 14-3. Although the Colts failed to cash in on the Titans’ first turnover, Manning would capitalize as he threw a 4-yard TD pass to Austin Collie, padding the Colts’ lead further at 21-3.

Tennessee finally got back in the game on a 6-yard Vince Young-to-Kenny Britt TD pass, narrowing their deficit to 21-10. With no time left in the third quarter, Matt Stover connected on a 43-yard FG, giving the Colts a 24-10 cushion; Stover would put the nail in the Titans’ coffin as he converted a 36-yard FG with 3:14 left in the game, icing the victory for Indianapolis.

Manning had a decent outing for the Colts, going 24-for-37 for 270 yards with a touchdown while Young went 24-of-43 for 241 yards with 2 TD’s and an INT. Addai led the Colts rushing attack with 79 yards on 21 carries and 2 TD’s while Chris Johnson led Tennessee with 27 carries for 113 yards.

Pierre Garcon led all Colts receivers with 6 receptions for 136 yards while Reggie Wayne caught 4 for 48 yards; Bo Scaife led the Titans receivers with 5 receptions for 56 yards and a TD while Britt caught 3 passes for 46 yards and a score. Indianapolis (12-0) goes for win number 13 and a NFL-record 22nd win when they host the Denver Broncos next Sunday while Tennessee (5-7) returns home to host the St. Louis Rams – also next Sunday.

One thing is for certain about the Indianapolis Colts: they have seemed to be able to beat their opponents in just about every conceivable way possible – or so it seems. During Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium, that analogy was definitely put to the test. Down by 13 points at halftime, they would score 28 unanswered points, enabling Indianapolis to hold off Houston 35-27. The win would allow the Colts to clinch the AFC South.

The Texans scored on their first series for the first time this season when Schaub directed an 11-play, 79-yard drive, capped by a 7-yard pass to Vonta Leach, making it 7-0; they would march down the field again on their next possession and go up 14-0 on a 5-yard TD run by Chris Brown. A Peyton Manning interception to Texans linebacker Brian Cushing would allow for another score, a 33-yard field goal by Kris Brown, putting Houston up 17-0; they would take into their locker room a 20-7 lead at halftime. And that, oddly enough, would be the beginning of the end for the Texans.

The Texans let the Colts back into the game in the third quarter as they were called for pass interference on third-and-goal from the 8-yard line, giving Indianapolis a first down on the Texans 1-yard line. Three plays later, Manning would connect on a 1-yard toss to Reggie Wayne to make it 20-14. A 4-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Clark with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter gave Indianapolis their first lead at 21-20; 15 seconds later, LB Clint Session would intercept a Matt Schaub pass and return it27 yards for a TD, putting the Colts up by 8. A 23-yard TD run by Chad Simpson would pad the Colts’ cushion to 35-20 with 2:52 remaining in the game. Wide receiver Jacoby Jones would score on a 10-yard pass from Schaub, bringing the Texans to within eight at 35-27 with just 18 ticks left on the game clock; one unsuccessful onside kick later, Manning would do the obligatory kneeldowns, icing the game for the Colts.

Manning had a decent game, going 27-of-35 for 244 yards with 3 TD’s and 2 INT’s while Schaub did nearly as well, going 31-of-42 for 284 yards with 2 TD’s and 2 INT’s. Joseph Addai led the Colts rushing effort with 15 carries for 69 yards while the Texans were led by Steve Slaton with 57 yards on 10 carries while catching 7 passes for 49 yards; Brown added 56 on 11 rushes and a TD.

Austin Collie led all Colts receivers with 4 receptions for 70 yards while Dallas Clark and Pierre Garcon caught 9 and 5 passes respectively for 63 yards and a score each. Kevin Walter led the Texans receivers with 7 receptions for 70 yards while Andre Johnson caught 5 for 67 yards. Indianapolis (11-0) will play again next Sunday when they host the Tennessee Titans while Houston (5-6) makes the short commute to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars – also next Sunday.

Typically with the Indianapolis Colts, they usually rely on quarterback Peyton Manning to get the job done, which he does with alarming regularity. But as of late, it has been the defense that has saved the day for the Colts, as evidenced by their narrow win over the New England Patriots last Sunday. The Colts would have their hands full Sunday when they went up against a pesky Baltimore Ravens squad at M&T Stadium. Curiously enough, Indianapolis’ defense once again were the heroes as they intercepted a Joe Flacco pass, allowing Indianapolis to remain undefeated, edging Baltimore 17-15.

The Colts drew first blood, going 87 yards on seven plays, capped by a 3-yard TD pass from Manning to tight end Dallas Clark (one-handed, no less!), giving Indianapolis an early 7-0 lead. A pair of field goals by newly-signed kicker Billy Cundiff (46 and 44 yards, respectively) narrowed the Ravens’ deficit to 7-6; a pair of field goals by Cundiff (38 and 36 yards, respectively) sandwiched around a 5-yard TD run by the Colts’ Joseph Addai, allowed Indianapolis to take a narrow 14-12 edge going into halftime.

The third quarter was 15 minutes of ball control warfare, for the most part as no scoring took place. The fourth quarter would find Baltimore tacking on another field goal by Cundiif, giving the Ravens their first lead at 15-14; just over three minutes later, former Ravens kicker Matt Stover put Indianapolis ahead 17-15 with a 25-yard FG with 7:02 remaining in the game. The Colts would ice the win when the Ravens’ Ed Reed fumbled on a punt return with 17 seconds left.

Manning put up un-Manning-like numbers as he went 22-of-31 for 299 yards with a TD and 2 interceptions while Joe Flacco went 23-of-35 for 256 with an INT. Addai rushed 19 times for 74 yards and a score while Ray Rice rushed 20 times for 71 yards while catching 7 passes for 64 yards. Pierre Garcon led all Colts receivers with 6 receptions for 108 yards while Reggie Wayne caught 7 passes for 89 yards; tight end Tom Santi caught 6 passes for 80 yards. Derrick Mason led the Ravens receiving corps with 9 receptions for 142 yards while the aforementioned Rice caught 7 for 64 yards.

Indianapolis (10-0) looks to extend their winning streak to 20 when they travel to Houston to take on the Texans next Sunday while Baltimore (5-5) remains at home to host the Pittsburgh Steelers – also next Sunday.

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 by anything that Brady did, but by a bold – and questionable – move by head coach Bill Belichick. The screwup enabled Indianapolis to rally from 17 down to edge New England 35-34. But more on the Belichick gamble later.

The Colts drew first blood as Peyton Manning tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Addai, giving Indianapolis a 7-0 lead; the Patriots would strike back as Laurence Maroney would score on a 1-yard TD run, tying things up at 7-all. The second quarter would find New England racking up points in short order; after a 31-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski, New England would score twice in a 4-minute span, the first being a 63-yard TD pass from Brady to Randy Moss at the 11:18 mark with the second being a 9-yard Brady to Julius Edelman TD pass, which gave the Patriots a comfortable 24-7 lead with 7:19 left in the half. But Indianapolis reduced New England’s lead to ten as Manning rifled a 20-yard TD pass to Reggie Wayne at the 4:17 mark, making it 24-14 which would be the halftime score.

As opposed to the previous periods, the third quarter was a battle of attrition and was scoreless, as a result. The fourth quarter found New England striking early as Brady threw a 5-yard TD pass to Moss, increasing their lead to 31-14. Sounds like lights out? Not so fast – it gets better, especially if you’re a Colts fan. With 12:14 remaining in the game, Manning tossed a 29-yard TD pass to Pierre Garcon which narrowed the Patriots’ lead to 31-21; a 36-yard FG by Gostkowski pushed the Patriots’ advantage to 34-21.

Indianapolis would come storming back, with credit due to Manning and a little help from Belichick. Addai would score from a yard out, putting the Colts to within 34-28 with 2:23; then came the erroneous judgement by Belichick. New England had the ball but Belichick called two timeouts during the series, with the second TO setting up their foruth down play. Typically on a fourth and 2 agaisnt Indianapolis, you’d punt the ball and let Manning try and beat you. But Belichick opted to go for it on fourth down. The gamble failed, giving the Colts the ball at the New England 29-yard line with 1:57 left in the game – an eternity when Manning is in charge. Manning would run three plays before connecting with Wayne for the winning score, a 1-yard TD pass, with 13 ticks left on the game clock, icing the game for the Colts.

Manning had his usual good game, going 28-of-44 for 327 yards with 4 TD’s and 2 INT’s while Brady went 29-of-42 for 375 yards with 3 TD’s and an INT. Addai led the Colts’ rushers with 41 yards and a TD while catching 2 passes for 27 yards and a score; Chad Simpson added 36 yards on only 4 carries. Kevin Faulk led New England with 79 yards on 17 carries while Laurence Maroney added 31 yards on 13 carries.

Wayne led all Colts receivers with 10 receptions for 126 yards and 2 scores while Dallas Clark caught 4 passes for 65 yards; Garcon caught 3 balls for 50 yards and a TD while Austin Collie grabbed 6 for 45 yards. Moss led New England with 9 receptions for 179 yards and 2 TD’s while Wes Welker caught 9 passes for 94 yards; Ben Watson caught one pass for 36 yards. Indianapolis (9-0) plays again on Sunday when they face the Baltimore Ravens while New England (6-3) returns home to host the New York Jets – also on Sunday.

Most folks at first glance, knowing that the San Francisco 49ers were going to visit Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts, probably wrote this game off as another notch in the Colts’ belt. Yet, it didn’t exactly happen like that.

True enough, quarterback Peyton Manning got his numbers, but it took a 22-yard touchdown pass from running back Joseph Addai early in the fourth quarter which allowed Indianapolis to remain undefeated as they edged the San Francisco 49ers 18-14.

And interestingly enough, I am not convinced that the Colts deserved to win this game as their running game was non-existent and even Manning, despite his numbers was not his usual accurate self, at times. It certainly was promising for San Francisco early in the first quarter as Frank Gore broke loose for a 64-yard TD run, giving the 49ers a 7-0 lead.

A 38-yard field goal by Matt Stover would put the Colts to within 7-3 as both teams entered the second quarter. Stover would add another field goal 10 seconds into the period to narrow it further to 7-6; But with 33 ticks left on the clock, 49ers QB Alex Smith connected with tight end Vernon Davis on a 8-yard TD pass, extending San Francisco’s lead to 14-6, yet Manning led a lightning-quick drive which allowed Stover to convert a 31-yard Fg with 1 second left in the half, allowing the Colts to go to their locker room down by only 14-9.

The third quarter was uneventful, with the only scoring being yet another Stover FG which got the Colts to within 2 points at 14-12. The winning score for Indianapolis was of an unconventional nature, courtesy of a 22-yard TD pass from Addai to Reggie Wayne with 14:53 remaining in the game making it 18-14 Colts. And as usual, the Colts defense, namely their secondary, shut down Smith and the 49ers passing attack the rest of the way, sealing the victory.

Manning, despite going 31-of-48 for 347 yards with no TD’s or interceptions, was not exactly efficient; meanwhile, Smith went 19-of-32 for 198 yards with a TD and an INT. Addai accounted for the vast majority of the Colts’ rushing yardage as he gained 62 yards on 20 carries while Gore rushed for 91 yards and a score.

Wayne had a career day for the Colts as he caught 12 passes for 147 yards and a TD while Dallas Clark caught 8 passes for 99 yards; Austin Collie chipped in with 6 catches for 66 yards while Pierre Garcon caught 4 for 53 yards. Rookie Michael Crabtree caught 6 balls for 81 yards to lead all 49ers receivers while Isaac Bruce caught 4 passes for 51 yards.

Indianapolis (7-0) hopes to keep their undefeated streak alive when they host the Houston Texans while San Francisco (3-4) returns home to host the Tennessee Titans – also next Sunday.

It seems like these days that as certain as there is a sunrise and a sunset, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will usually provide a good effort – week in, week out. During Sunday’s game agaisnt the St. Louis Rams, it would prove to be no different as Manning threw 3 touchdown passes, allowing Indianapolis to remain undefeated in routing St. Louis 42-6 at the Edward Jones Dome.

The Colts, as they typically do, got an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter as Manning conected with wide receiver Reggie Wayne on a 6-yard TD pass with 8:50 left in the opening period; the Rams would get on the scoreboard nesrly 3 and one-half minutes later as kicker Josh Brown converted on a 30-yard field goal. Indianapolis would score at the 3:31 mark of the quarter on a 27-yard Manning-to-tight end Dallas Clark TD pass, increasing their lead to 14-3 going into the second quarter.

The second period was much quieter, although the Colts would score yet again on a 6-yard TD run by running back Joseph Addai, further extending their lead to 21-3 which they would take to their locker room at halftime.

The Panthers would begin the scoring at the beginning of the third quarter as Brown booted a 45-yard FG with 5:07 left in the quarter, reducing their deficit to 15, but then the route was on for Indianapolis. The Colts’ defesne would get involved in the scoring as cornerback Jacob Lacey would take an interception by Rams QB Marc Bulger 35 yards for a score, padding the Colts advantage to 28-6.

The fourth quarter was all Colts as they would score twice in the period – once on a TD pass from Manning to Austin Collie and a 31-yard TD run by reserve RB Chad Simpson.

Manning, predictably, had another good game as he went 23-of-34 for 235 yards and 3 TD’s while Bulger went 14-of-26 for 140 yards and 2 INT’s. Both teams did well in the rushing department; the Colts, led by Joseph Addai’s 64 yards and a score along with Donald Brown’s 58 yards on only 2 rushes, rushed for 156 yards while the Rams were led by Steven Jackson who ran for 134 yards on 23 carries.

Wayne led all Colts receivers with 7 receptions for 83 yards and a score while Clark caught 3 for 44 and a TD. WR Donnie Avery led the Rams receivers with 2 receptions for 58 yards. Indianapolis (6-0) look to extend their winning streak into next week as they welcome the San Francisco 49ers to Lucas Oil Stadium while St. Louis (0-7) look for their first win of the season when they travel to Detroit to take on the Lions – also next Sunday.