The Indianapolis Colts appear to have saved their season with four straight nail-biting victories. The Cleveland Browns’ year just keeps getting worse. The Browns will be without quarterback Brady Quinn for the rest of the season, which means Derek Anderson will start Sunday as Peyton Manning and the Colts try to deal Cleveland a fourth [...]
This time, Adam Vinatieri was right on from a lot farther out. Vinatieri, one of the most clutch kickers in NFL history, made a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts to a heart-stopping 23-20 win over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday night. He was kicking toward [...]
Peyton Manning finally found a way to get the Colts’ offense in gear Sunday. He used the pass to create running lanes, mystified the Houston defense with gashing plays, wore down the Texans with a steady repertoire of no-huddle offense and got his teammates playing at full throttle. This is how Manning believes Indianapolis can [...]
Ben Roethlisberger is a Super Bowl-winning quarterback in his fifth season. That doesn’t mean he still can’t learn a valuable lesson from Peyton Manning: Sometimes, inaccuracy beats impatience. Manning took advantage of Roethlisberger’s fourth-quarter interception to find Dominic Rhodes out of the backfield on a 17-yard touchdown pass with 3:04 remaining for Indianapolis’ only lead, [...]
Question: An 18-15 victory over the New England Patriots in Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday moved the Colts to 4-4 at the season’s midway point and snapped a two-game losing streak. How important was that victory? Answer: It was really important, No. 1, for our mentality and to know we can go out and beat a [...]
Adam Vinatieri showed New England he’s still the NFL’s best clutch kicker. The Patriots’ career scoring leader, who booted winning field goals in two of their Super Bowl victories and then let go as a free agent, kicked a 52-yarder with 8:05 left Sunday to give the Indianapolis Colts an 18-15 victory. Vinatieri hadn’t made [...]
The Colts have been here before. And Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy said Friday while the circumstances at the cornerback position this week aren’t easy, other positions have faced difficult scenarios before – in seasons past, and this season. Starter Marlin Jackson was placed on injured reserve Thursday, and starter Kelvin Hayden – who has [...]
The Indianapolis Colts could lose starting cornerback Marlin Jackson for the rest of the season after he injured his knee in practice. Coach Tony Dungy said Jackson was injured during Wednesday’s workout when he tried to stop. The players were not even in pads when it occurred. Dungy on Thursday did not provide many details [...]
Injured Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders, running back Joseph Addai and cornerback Kelvin Hayden all practiced Wednesday. They could be healthy enough to play Sunday against archrival New England. “I expect that they will all be out there (Wednesday), and if all goes well, I expect them to play Sunday,” coach Tony Dungy said before [...]
From the night before, little changed. Tony Dungy, in his seventh season as the Colts’ head coach, said when he reviewed the tape from a double-digit loss to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night, there were some positives to be seen early. The Colts had energy, Dungy said. They played with enthusiasm. And at times, [...]
