The Indianapolis Colts won their twelveth straight September game Sunday in the RCA dome as the defending champions once again humiliated the visiting Denver Broncos 38-20.The Colts on Sunday rallied from a 10-0 deficit at the end of the first quarter, outscoring the Broncos 38-10 thereafter en route to a 38-20 victory.

The victory left the Colts as one of four remaining unbeaten teams in the NFL along with the Green Bay Packers (4-0), Dallas Cowboys (4-0) and New England Patriots (3-0).

The Colts, who are 4-0 for the third consecutive season and a fourth time in five seasons, have been the NFL’s last remaining unbeaten teams each of the last two seasons. They started 2005 13-0 and 2006 9-0.

Sunday’s game was the Colts’ 11th consecutive victory in the RCA Dome, tying a franchise record for consecutive home victories. They have not lost a regular-season home game since December 2005, when they lost, 26-17, to San Diego. Indianapolis had clinched home-field advantage in the playoffs entering that game.

The Colts’ last home loss in a regular-season game with playoff implications came in October of 2004, when they lost to Jacksonville, 27-24.

Indianapolis now has won 12 consecutive games in September. Their last loss in September came in the 2004 season opener, when they lost to New England in Foxboro, Mass., 27-24.

Indianapolis proved that it can win without key contributors as the Colts lost four key contributors throughout the game.  Eight-time Pro Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison (bruised left knee), outside linebacker Rob Morris (sprained left knee), former Pro Bowl safety and defensive enforcer Bob Sanders (ankle), and running back Joseph Addai (shoulder and back) couldn’t finish the game.

The Colts cleared an early season hurdle as they head into next weeks game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) at the RCA Dome looking to head into the bye week (October 14th) undefeated for the third straight year.

Talk around the NFL about the possibility of a team going 16-0 this year is solely based around the New England Patriots. NFL analysts and announcers are starting to become like weatherman. You can’t believe a word that comes out of their mouth.

With the early season struggles of the San Diego Chargers and the Carolina Panthers the only big obstacle between the Colts and a run at the 1972 Miami Dolphins is a November 4th date with the New England Patriots at the RCA dome.

The winner of the matchup should have the inside track to home field advantage in the AFC. While a loss by the Colts that day wouldn’t be catastrophic, a loss by the Patriots would pave the wave for the Colts to hoist the Lombardi Trophy for the second straight year.

The Colts, who got weaker according to ESPN’s Mark Schlereth this year, are stronger and faster on defense. The offense is better in Indianapolis. Its hard to believe that the Colts could get better than the 2005 version when Manning threw for a record 49 TD passes.

The Colts are much better at the tight end poisition (Clark, Fletcher, Utecht, and Snow) and a younger slot receiver in Anthony Gonzalez and the emergence of second year back Joseph Addain make the Colts the most explosive team in the National Football league.

Rookie offensive tackle Tony Ugoh (rookie – Arkansas) has filled in admirably for the retired Terik Glenn and has kept the pressure off the blind side of Peyton Manning.

The Super Bowl isn’t won in November but unless the Patriots pull of the upset in Indianapolis, the Colts will win the second straight NFL championship in late January in the desert in Phoenix.

New England keeps it close first then gets run down in the second half as the Colts win going away 38-24.

Maybe NFL Live and NFL Countdown need analyst on their shows that now what their talking about. Mark Schlereth had the Colts losing to the Chiefs last year in the opening round at the RCA Dome. He said Larry johnson would run wild against the Colts run defense. The only thing running wild in the playoffs was Schlereth mouth. Maybe its time to look for a new job, Mr. Schlereth.