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Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...
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was the franchise's 55th season in the
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(NFL), the 24th in
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and the 6th season under
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. The defending AFC and Super Bowl champions improved upon their 12–4 record from
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
as well as won their fifth-straight AFC South Championship. They finished the season 13–3 and lost to the
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in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Colts remained under the supervision of head coach
Tony Dungy Anthony Kevin Dungy ( ; born October 6, 1955) is an American former professional football safety and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts ...
and played all of their home games in the RCA Dome in
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, Indiana. 2007 was the Colts' final season in the RCA Dome, as they began playing home games in
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in
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. In early January 2007 the Colts were the co-favorites to win
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, along with the San Diego Chargers.


Offseason


Franchise tagged

* DE Dwight Freeney


Released

* DB Trevis Coley * TE Jerome Collins * LB Gilbert Gardner * LB Johnathan Goddard * LB Brandon Hoyte * LB Mike Labinjo * DT Montae Reagor * DB Dexter Reid * WR Brandon Stokley * DE Jonathan Welsh


Additions

* Defensive back coach Rod Perry, from
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. * OG Rick DeMulling * P Reggie Hodges * LB Mike Labinjo * S Norman LeJeune * QB John Navarre * TE Mike Seidman


Re-signings

* LB Rocky Boiman * DT Dan Klecko * OG Ryan Lilja * LB Rob Morris * G Jake Scott * QB
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* DE Josh Thomas * DE Dwight Freeney


Departures

* CB Jason David to
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* SS Mike Doss to
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* CB Nick Harper to
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* LB Cato June to
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* DT Montae Reagor to
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* RB Dominic Rhodes to
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* WR Brandon Stokley to
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2007 NFL draft

The Colts started out by making the 32nd overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft due to their victory in
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. They selected Anthony Gonzalez out of
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. The 2007 NFL Draft was held on April 28 and April 29, 2007 in New York City.


Undrafted free agent signings

The Colts signed 15 undrafted free agents on Monday, April 30, 2007: * LB Brandon Archer * DB Melvin Bullitt (
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) * DE Cameron Craig (
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) * RB Clifton Dawson (
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) * WR Michael DePriest * DT Quintin Echols ( Kansas State) * LB Ramon Guzman * LB KaMichael Hall (
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) * TE Jonny Harline * OT Joe Lobdell ( Northern Iowa) * DT Ramel Meekins (
Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...
) * TE Gijon Robinson * WR Trent Shelton * DB Antonio Smith (
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) * LB Victor Worsley


Roster


Staff


Schedule


Preseason


Regular season


Standings


Regular season results


Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints

; NFL Kickoff game ''Game Summary''
With their championship title to defend, the Colts began the season in the annual Thursday night kickoff game against the visiting
New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...
. In the first quarter, Indianapolis began their year with Super Bowl MVP QB
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
completing a 27-yard TD pass to WR
Marvin Harrison Marvin Darnell Harrison Sr. (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played his entire 13 year career for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for ...
for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Saints would get their only touchdown of the game with former Colts DB Jason David returning a fumble 55 yards, while kicker Olindo Mare would get a 34-yard field goal. Indianapolis ended the first half with kicker
Adam Vinatieri Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 24 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri is the ...
kicking a 33-yard field goal. In the second half, the Colts took control for the rest of the game. During the third quarter, RB Joseph Addai got a 2-yard TD run, while Manning hooked up with WR
Reggie Wayne Reginald Wayne (born November 17, 1978) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football f ...
on a 28-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter, Indianapolis sealed the victory with Vinatieri getting a 33-yard field goal, Manning & Wayne hooking up with each other again on a 45-yard TD pass, and DB
Matt Giordano Matthew Victor Giordano (born October 16, 1982) is an American former professional football safety who currently serves as the assistant defensive backs coach and safeties coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was ...
returning an interception 83 yards for a touchdown. With the win, the Colts began their season at 1–0. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND –
Marvin Harrison Marvin Darnell Harrison Sr. (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played his entire 13 year career for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for ...
27 yard pass from
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
( Vinatieri kick), 1:42. ''Colts 7–0.'' ''Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:32.'' * 2nd quarter ** NO – Jason David 55 yard fumble return (
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kick), 11:44. ''Tied 7–7.'' ** NO – Olindo Mare 34 yard field goal, 6:30. ''Saints 10–7.'' ''Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:55.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 33 yard field goal, 0:49. ''Tied 10–10.'' ''Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:39.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 2 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 9:49. ''Colts 17–10.'' ''Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:07.'' ** IND –
Reggie Wayne Reginald Wayne (born November 17, 1978) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football f ...
28 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 6:16. ''Colts 24–10.'' ''Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:54.'' * 4th quarter ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 33 yard field goal, 14:16. ''Colts 27–10.'' ''Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:18.'' ** IND – Reggie Wayne 45 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 10:11. ''Colts 34–10.'' ''Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:45.'' ** IND –
Matt Giordano Matthew Victor Giordano (born October 16, 1982) is an American former professional football safety who currently serves as the assistant defensive backs coach and safeties coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was ...
83 yard interception return (Vinatieri kick), 1:11. ''Colts 41–10.''


Week 2: at Tennessee Titans

''Game Summary''
Following their second-half blowout win over the Saints, the Colts flew to LP Field for an AFC South duel with the
Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. They play the ...
. In the first quarter, Indianapolis drew first blood with RB Joseph Addai getting an 8-yard TD run. The Titans would respond with kicker
Rob Bironas James Robert Douglas Bironas (January 29, 1978 – September 20, 2014) was an American professional football placekicker who played the majority of his professional career with the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for Auburn Universit ...
getting a 30-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Colts increased their lead with QB
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
completing a 22-yard TD pass to TE
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
. Tennessee would answer with Bironas getting a 36-yard field goal. Indianapolis closed out the half with kicker
Adam Vinatieri Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 24 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri is the ...
getting a 22-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Indianapolis kept pounding away as Vinatieri kicked a 39-yard field goal. The Titans replied with RB
LenDale White LenDale Anthony White (born December 20, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round (45th overall) of the ...
getting a 3-yard TD run. Vinatieri helped the Colts respond with a 20-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Tennessee nearly pulled off a comeback, as QB
Vince Young Vincent Paul Young Jr. (born May 18, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Young was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the third overall pick in th ...
completed a 1-yard TD pass to WR Roydell Williams, however, Indianapolis held off the Titans long enough to pull out a win. With the win, the Colts improved to 2–0. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 8-yard run (blocked Vinatieri kick), 8:48. ''Colts 6–0.'' ''Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:50.'' ** TEN –
Rob Bironas James Robert Douglas Bironas (January 29, 1978 – September 20, 2014) was an American professional football placekicker who played the majority of his professional career with the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for Auburn Universit ...
30-yard field, 1:07. ''Colts 6–3.'' ''Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:08.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND –
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
22-yard pass from
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
(Vinatieri kick), 11:01. ''Colts 13–3.'' ''Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:07.'' ** TEN – Rob Bironas 36 yard field goal, 4:28. ''Colts 13–6.'' ''Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:33.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 22 yard field goal, 0:01. ''Colts 16–6.'' ''Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:12.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 39 yard field goal, 9:46. ''Colts 19–6.'' ''Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:19.'' ** TEN –
LenDale White LenDale Anthony White (born December 20, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round (45th overall) of the ...
3 yard run (Bironas kick), 5:02. ''Colts 19–13.'' ''Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:22.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 20 yard field goal, 0:01. ''Colts 22–13.'' ''Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 4:58.'' * 4th quarter ** TEN –
Vince Young Vincent Paul Young Jr. (born May 18, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Young was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the third overall pick in th ...
1 yard pass to Roydell Williams (Bironas kick), 6:05. ''Colts 22–20.'' ''Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:24.''


Week 3: at Houston Texans

''Game Summary''
Following their fierce divisional road win over the Titans, the Colts flew to Reliant Stadium for an AFC South duel with the
Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at N ...
(who were the last team Indianapolis lost to en route to their Super Bowl championship). In the first quarter, the Colts trailed early as Houston WR Jerome Mathis returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. QB
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
completed a 2-yard TD pass to TE
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
. In the second quarter, the Texans would retake the lead with kicker Kris Brown getting a 33-yard. RB Joseph Addai helped Indianapolis get back ahead with an amazing 4-yard TD run. In the third quarter, the Colts pulled away as kicker
Adam Vinatieri Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 24 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri is the ...
got a 36-yard field goal, Addai got an 8-yard TD run, and Vinatieri kicked a 28-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Houston tried to catch up with RB Samkon Gado getting a 1-yard TD run, while Indianapolis got its final score of the game with a Vinatieri kicking a 35-yard field goal. The Texans would get close with QB Matt Schaub completing a 1-yard TD pass to RB
Vonta Leach Terzell Vonta Leach ( ; born November 6, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2 ...
. The Colts held on to get the victory. With the win, Indianapolis improved to 3–0. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** HOU – Jerome Mathis 84 yard kickoff return (
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kick), 14:39. ''Texans 7–0.'' ** IND –
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
2 yard pass from
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
( Vinatieri kick), 6:06. ''Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 8:33.'' * 2nd quarter ** HOU – Kris Brown 33 yard field goal, 14:18. ''Texans 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 6:48.'' ** IND – Joseph Addai 4 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 8:46. ''Colts 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:32.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 36 yard field goal, 10:32. ''Colts 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:28.'' ** IND – Joseph Addai 8 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 8:38. ''Colts 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:35.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 28 yard field goal, 2:41. ''Colts 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:13.'' * 4th quarter ** HOU – Samkon Gado 1 yard run (Brown kick), 14:21. ''Colts 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:20.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 35 yard field goal, 10:40. ''Colts 30–17. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:41.'' ** HOU –
Vonta Leach Terzell Vonta Leach ( ; born November 6, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2 ...
1 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Brown kick), 2:49. ''Colts 30–24. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:51.''


Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

''Game Summary''
Coming off their divisional road win over the Texans, the Colts went home for an intraconference duel with the
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
. In the first quarter, Indianapolis trailed early with Broncos kicker Jason Elam getting a 35-yard field goal, while QB
Jay Cutler Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for most of his career, he is ...
7-yard TD pass to WR
Brandon Marshall Brandon Tyrone Marshall (born March 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights, and was selected by ...
. In the second quarter, the Colts would respond with RB Joseph Addai getting a 14-yard field goal. Denver tried to increase its lead with Elam kicking a 22-yard field goal. Indianapolis would take the lead with QB
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
completing a 9-yard TD pass to TE
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
. In the third quarter, the Colts began to dominate with Manning getting a 1-yard TD run. He would also hook up with Clark again on a 3-yard TD pass. The Broncos' only response was Cutler's 2-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, Indianapolis managed to put the game away with Manning's 5-yard TD pass to WR
Reggie Wayne Reginald Wayne (born November 17, 1978) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football f ...
, along with kicker
Adam Vinatieri Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 24 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri is the ...
nailing a 22-yard field goal. With the win, the Colts improved to 4–0. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** DEN – Jason Elam 35 yard field goal, 11:32. ''Broncos 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:28.'' ** DEN –
Brandon Marshall Brandon Tyrone Marshall (born March 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights, and was selected by ...
7 yard pass from
Jay Cutler Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for most of his career, he is ...
(Elam kick), 2:19. ''Broncos 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:28.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 14 yard run ( Vinatieri kick), 14:23. ''Broncos 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:56.'' ** DEN – Jason Elam 22 yard field goal, 8:29. ''Broncos 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:54.'' ** IND –
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
9 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 3:49. ''Colts 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:40.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Peyton Manning 1 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 11:46. ''Colts 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:14.'' ** IND – Dallas Clark 3 yard pass (Vinatieri kick), 8:55. ''Colts 28–13. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:03.'' ** DEN – Jay Cutler 2 yard run (Elam kick), 1:10. ''Colts 28–20. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:45.'' * 4th quarter ** IND –
Reggie Wayne Reginald Wayne (born November 17, 1978) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football f ...
5 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 10:56. ''Colts 35–20. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:14.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 22 yard field goal, 2:34. ''Colts 38–20. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:59.''


Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

''Game Summary''
Coming off their home win over the Broncos, the Colts stayed at home for an interconference game with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...
. Indianapolis would enter into this game without WR
Marvin Harrison Marvin Darnell Harrison Sr. (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played his entire 13 year career for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for ...
and RB Joseph Addai, due to injuries from their last game. In the first quarter, the Colts got the first strike with QB
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
completing a 10-yard TD pass to TE
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, Indianapolis increased its lead with rookie RB Kenton Keith getting a 1-yard TD run (with a blocked PAT). The Buccaneers would get their only score of the half with QB Jeff Garcia completing a 3-yard TD pass to TE Alex Smith. In the third quarter, Keith got a 7-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay got its last score of the game with Garcia and Smith combining on another 3-yard TD pass. Afterwards, Indianapolis sealed the win kicker
Adam Vinatieri Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 24 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri is the ...
nailing a 35-yard field goal. With the win, the Colts entered their bye week at 5–0. ''Scoring summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND –
Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...
10 yard pass from
Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...
( Vinatieri kick), 10:10. ''Colts 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:49.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND – Kenton Keith 1 yard run (kick blocked), 14:53. ''Colts 13–0. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 8:09.'' ** TB – Alex Smith 3 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( Bryant kick), 6:43. ''Colts 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:32.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 27 yard field goal, 0:00. ''Colts 16–7. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 2:01.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Kenton Keith 7 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 7:23. ''Colts 23–7. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:37.'' * 4th quarter ** IND –
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9 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 14:57. ''Colts 30–7. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:45.'' ** TB – Alex Smith 3 yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Bryant kick), 9:21. ''Colts 30–14. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:36.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 35 yard field goal, 2:53. ''Colts 33–14. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:28.''


Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars

''Game summary''
Coming off their bye week, the Colts flew to Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for an AFC South duel on ''Monday Night Football'' with the
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, with first place within the division on the line. In the first quarter, Indianapolis scored first with RB Kenton Keith getting a 3-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Colts increased its lead with QB
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getting a 1-yard TD run, along with kicker
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getting a 36-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Jaguars would get its only score of the game as RB
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got a 1-yard TD run. Afterwards, Indianapolis responded with DE Dwight Freeney sacking QB Quinn Gray in the endzone for a safety. In the fourth quarter, the Colts wrapped up another win with Vinatieri nailing a 20-yard field goal and Manning completing a 35-yard TD pass to TE
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. With the win, not only did Indianapolis improve to 6–0, but they became the third team in NFL history ('29–'31 Packers & '99–'01 Rams) to begin three consecutive seasons at 6–0. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND – Kenton Keith 3 yard run ( Vinatieri kick), 0:27. ''Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:06.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND –
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1 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 5:25. ''Colts 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:26.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 36 yard field goal, 0:29. ''Colts 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 2:20.'' * 3rd quarter ** JAC –
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1 yard run ( Carney kick), 9:23. ''Colts 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:37.'' ** IND – Safety by Dwight Freeney, 4:39. ''Colts 19–7.'' * 4th quarter ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 20 yard field goal, 13:34. ''Colts 22–7. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:01.'' ** IND –
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35 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 3:58. ''Colts 29–7. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:06.''


Week 8: at Carolina Panthers

''Game Summary''
Coming off their Monday Night road win over the Jaguars, the Colts traveled to
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for a Week 8 interconference duel with the
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. In the first quarter, Indianapolis trailed early as the Panthers capped off an 11-minute and 1 second opening drive with RB DeShaun Foster getting a 3-yard TD run. The Colts would respond with kicker
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nailing a 20-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Indianapolis took the lead with RB Joseph Addai getting a 2-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, QB
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completed a 4-yard TD pass to Addai and a 59-yard TD pass to WR
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. With those TD passes, Manning surpassed
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for the most touchdown passes in franchise history with 288. In the fourth quarter, Indianapolis wrapped up the victory with Addai getting a 12-yard TD run. With the win, the Colts improved to 7–0, heading into their undefeated battle with the 8–0
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. Also with their win, Indianapolis tied an NFL record for consecutive 7–0 starts with three-straight seasons. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** CAR – DeShaun Foster 3 yard run ( Kasay kick), 3:59. ''Panthers 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards, 11:01.'' ** IND –
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20 yard field goal, 0:47. ''Panthers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:07.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 2 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 1:33. ''Colts 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 1:58.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 4 yard pass from
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(Vinatieri kick), 12:11. ''Colts 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:49.'' ** IND –
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59 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 4:47. ''Colts 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:46.'' * 4th quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 12 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 13:09. ''Colts 31–7. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:17.''


Week 9: vs. New England Patriots

''Game Summary''
The unbeaten Colts played the undefeated Patriots in Week 9 in a heavily hyped game, dubbed "Super Bowl XLI½" by Chris Berman. Colt kicker and former Patriot
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gave the Colts an early lead with a 21-yard field goal. However,
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would help give the Patriots their first lead of the game on a four-yard touchdown reception, his twelfth of the season, tying a Patriots record. After Vinatieri kicked another field goal to make it a 7–6 game, the Colts would regain the lead just before the half when Joseph Addai caught a "dump-off" pass by
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and took it 73 yards into the endzone, giving the Colts a 13–7 lead. Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski provided all the third quarter scoring off a 34-yard field goal to cut the Colts lead to 13–10. In the 4th quarter, Manning ran in a play from the Patriot one-yard line to give the Colts a 20–10 lead. However, the Patriots came right back and, with the aid of a 33-yard reception from Donte' Stallworth, the Pats got their first touchdown of the half off a 4-yard catch by Wes Welker. Forcing a punt by the Colts, Kevin Faulk then gave the Patriots a 24–20 lead off a 13-yard reception to give the Patriots their first lead of the half. The Patriots then stopped a drive by the Colts when Peyton Manning was hit by Jarvis Green and fumbled the ball into the hands of Rosevelt Colvin with just under three minutes to go. On third and ten with no timeouts left for the Colts, the Patriots ended any hope for Indianapolis when Welker made a big 12-yard catch to give the Patriots a first down. The Patriots were able to kneel the ball after that to finish off the Colts and the Colts fell to 7–1, losing their first game of the season. The game was costly in other ways, as some seven starters were knocked out, including
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. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND –
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21 yard field goal, 3:05. ''Colts 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09.'' * 2nd quarter ** NE –
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4 yard pass from
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( Gostkowski kick), 12:00. ''Patriots 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:05.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 25 yard field goal, 7:34. ''Patriots 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:26.'' ** IND – Joseph Addai 73 yard pass from
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(Vinatieri kick), 0:13. ''Colts 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 1:33.'' * 3rd quarter ** NE – Stephen Gostkowski 34 yard field goal, 2:22. ''Colts 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.'' * 4th quarter ** IND – Peyton Manning 1 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 9:42. ''Colts 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:22.'' ** NE – Wes Welker 3 yard pass from Tom Brady (Gostkowski kick), 7:53. ''Colts 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:43.'' ** NE – Kevin Faulk 13 yard pass from Tom Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:15. ''Patriots 24–20. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:43.''


Week 10: at San Diego Chargers

''Game Summary''
The
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got out to a fast start from Darren Sproles' 89-yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown. After a later field goal, Sproles would follow up with a 45-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter. He became only the second player in NFL history, and first since 1958, to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the opening quarter. San Diego failed on the subsequent two-point conversion to lead 16–0. With 8:47 left in the second quarter,
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rushed for a four-yard touchdown to give the Chargers a 23–0 advantage.
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would lead the Colts down the field and capped the drive with an 8-yard TD pass to receiver Reggie Wayne. Later, in the fourth quarter, Manning threw a 7-yard score to running back Kenton Keith. Twenty-five seconds later, linebacker Gary Brackett recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown. The Colts attempted a rush for the two-point conversion to tie the game 23–23, but were held short. With a 23–21 lead, the Colts got the ball back with only a few minutes left in the game. They marched down the field into San Diego territory. On fourth down with 1:31 remaining,
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was put in for a 29-yard field goal try. Vinatieri, despite being known for his clutch kicks and having over a 95% success rate in field goals under 30 yards, missed wide to the right. Vinatieri missed an earlier 42 yard try at the end of the half, going 0–2 in the game. It was the first time since 2001 Vinatieri was 0–2 kicking field goals. The Colts would get the ball back, but Manning would seal a Chargers win by throwing an interception with no time remaining. Manning struggled in the game, throwing a career-high 6 interceptions. The mark is also a Colts franchise record. Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie had three interceptions in the game, becoming one of only 11 Chargers to have three picks in a single game. The Colts were heavily injured on both sides of the ball. Receivers
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and Anthony Gonzalez, left tackle Tony Ugoh, and tight end
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missed the game. In perhaps the biggest blow to the Colts, Dwight Freeney injured his left foot and was carted off the field. Three days later, it was confirmed that Freeney had suffered a season-ending Lisfranc fracture. By the end of the game, a total of nine Colts on their 53-man roster either did not play due to injury or were injured in the game. The Colts dropped to 7–2, remaining in first place in the
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division. Meanwhile, the Chargers moved to 5–4 and clear first in the
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. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** SD – Darren Sproles 89 yard kickoff return ( Kaeding kick), 14:47. ''Chargers 7–0.'' ** SD – Nate Kaeding 33 yard field goal, 7:17. ''Chargers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:14.'' ** SD – Darren Sproles 55 yard punt return ( Two-point conversion attempt failed), 6:07. ''Chargers 16–0.'' * 2nd quarter ** SD –
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4 yard run (Kaeding kick), 8:51. ''Chargers 23–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:31.'' ** IND –
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8 yard pass from
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( Vinatieri kick), 2:47. ''Chargers 23–7. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:05.'' * 3rd quarter ** No Scoring Plays * 4th quarter ** IND – Kenton Keith 7 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Manning to Fletcher), 14:51. ''Chargers 23–15. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:28.'' ** IND – Gary Brackett fumble recovery (Two-point conversion attempt failed), 14:38. ''Chargers 23–21.''


Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

''Game Summary''
Facing second year quarterback
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, the Colts struggled in the game's first quarter, as
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continued a slump of missed field goal tries with a miss from 49 yards out. The Chiefs also struggled on field goal tries with two misses in the first half before finally connecting for a 3–0 lead. The Colts tied the game late in the first half on a 27-yarder from Vinatieri, then pounced to a 10–3 third quarter lead. The Chiefs tied the game at 10–10 when the Colts orchestrated a time-consuming fourth quarter drive before the winning field goal by Vinatieri in the game's final seconds. The win put the Colts at 8–2 and still in command of the AFC South. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** No Scoring Plays * 2nd quarter ** KC – Dave Rayner 47 yard field goal, 8:55. ''Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:02.'' ** IND –
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27 yard field goal, 1:18. ''Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:22.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 3 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 7:17. ''Colts 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:53.'' ** KC – Dwayne Bowe 19 yard pass from
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(Rayner kick), 1:22. ''Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:55.'' * 4th quarter ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 24 yard field goal, 0:03. ''Colts 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:56.''


Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons

''Game Summary''
Coming off of their home win against Kansas City, from just 4 days previous, the Colts traveled to
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for a Thanksgiving game against
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. Colts rookie wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez returned to the lineup from an injury and he proved to be very beneficial for the Colts, he finished with 105 yards on 6 catches. The Falcons jumped out to an early 10–0 lead with a
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field goal and touchdown pass to Roddy White. However, the Colts would respond with a touchdown pass of their own to
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cutting the Atlanta lead to only three early in the second quarter. They would then take the lead on a touchdown pass to tight end
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. They would add another touchdown before the half and took a 21–13 lead into halftime. In the second half the Colts would cruise to victory by adding a Joseph Addai rushing touchdown and
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field goal to make the final score 31–13. With the victory the Colts moved to 9–2 and still in command of the
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. The Colts had 11 days off until next week's big divisional showdown against the
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with 1st place in the division once again on the line. The Colts are 13–1 in their history against the Falcons. Wayne (5 receptions for 66 yards and 1 TD) was given
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's inaugural Pudding Pie Award for his efforts. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** ATL –
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34 yard field goal, 6:59. ''Falcons 3–0. Drive: 19 plays, 63 yards, 8:01.'' ** ATL – Roddy White 48 yard pass from Joey Harrington (Andersen kick), 3:44. ''Falcons 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:47.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND –
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23 yard pass from
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( Vinatieri kick), 14:42. ''Falcons 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:28.'' ** ATL – Morten Andersen 30 yard field goal, 11:35. ''Falcons 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:07.'' ** IND –
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8 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 6:45. ''Colts 14–13. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:50.'' ** IND – Ben Utecht 5 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 2:38. ''Colts 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:29.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 4 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 5:05. ''Colts 28–13. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:13.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 24 yard field goal, 0:32. ''Colts 31–13. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:07.'' * 4th quarter ** No Scoring Plays


Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

''Game Summary''
Coming off their Thanksgiving road win over the Falcons, the Colts went home for a Week 13 AFC South rematch with the
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. In the first quarter, Indianapolis scored first with QB
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completing a 5-yard TD pass to TE
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, along with a 48-yard TD pass to WR
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. In the second quarter, the Jaguars got on the board with RB
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getting a 2-yard TD run. Afterwards, the Colts replied with Manning and Clark hooking up with each other again on a 14-yard TD pass. In the third quarter, Jacksonville tried to come back as QB David Garrard completed a 2-yard TD pass to TE Marcedes Lewis for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Jaguars drew closer as kicker Josh Scobee nailed a 47-yard field goal. However, the Colts responded with Manning completing a 1-yard TD pass to RB Luke Lawton. Afterwards, Jacksonville tried to come back as Garrard completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR
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(along with getting the 2-point conversion run). Indianapolis' defense managed to seal the deal. With their season-sweep over the Jaguars, the Colts improved to 10–2. During the game, the Colts gave Garrard his first interception of the year, courtesy of Safety Antoine Bethea. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND –
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5 yard pass from
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( Vinatieri kick), 9:30. ''Colts 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:41.'' ** IND –
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48 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), :31. ''Colts 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:25.'' * 2nd quarter ** JAC –
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2 yard run ( Scobee kick), 5:21. ''Colts 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, 11:10.'' ** IND – Dallas Clark 14 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 0:06. ''Colts 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:15.'' * 3rd quarter ** JAC – Marcedes Lewis 2 yard pass from David Garrard (Scobee kick), 8:06. ''Colts 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:54.'' * 4th quarter ** JAC – Josh Scobee 47 yard field goal, 11:36. ''Colts 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 38 yards, 6:40.'' ** IND – Luke Lawton 1 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 8:26. ''Colts 28–17. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:10.'' ** JAC –
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17 yard pass from David Garrard (Garrard run), 2:47. ''Colts 28–25. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:01.''


Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens

''Game summary''
Coming off their season-sweep over the Jaguars, the Colts flew to
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for a Week 14 Sunday Night duel with the
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, in the rematch of last year's AFC Divisional duel. In the first quarter, Indianapolis got onto the scoreboard first with QB
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completing a 34-yard TD pass to WR
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, while RB Joseph Addai got a 1-yard TD run. Afterwards, Manning and Addai hooked up with each other on a 19-yard TD pass, while rookie CB Michael Coe blocked a punt, causing it go through the back of Baltimore's end zone for a safety. In the second quarter, Addai made an 11-yard TD run. The Ravens immediately responded as WR Yamon Figurs returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown, yet Indianapolis continued its run with Manning completing a 57-yard TD pass to rookie WR Anthony Gonzalez. In the third quarter, the Colts put the game away with Manning finding Gonzalez again on a 40-yard TD pass for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Baltimore tried a feeble comeback as QB Kyle Boller completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Devard Darling, while QB Troy Smith got a 6-yard TD run. With the win, not only did Indianapolis improve to 11–2, but they also clinched their 6th-straight playoff berth. Peyton Manning even had a record night. He became the 5th player in NFL history to throw 300 career TD passes. At game's end, he ended up with 302 touchdown passes, surpassing
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for 4th place on the All-Time TD passes list. ''Scoring summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND –
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34 yard pass from
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( Vinatieri kick), 11:19. ''Colts 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:41.'' ** IND – Joseph Addai 1 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 9:09. ''Colts 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:35.'' ** IND – Joseph Addai 19 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 4:05. ''Colts 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06.'' ** IND – Punt blocked by Michael Coe out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 2:04. ''Colts 23–0.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 11 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 11:57. ''Colts 30–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 5:00.'' ** BAL – Yamon Figurs 94 yard kickoff return ( Stover kick), 11:44. ''Colts 30–7.'' ** IND – Anthony Gonzalez 57 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 6:20. ''Colts 37–7. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:16.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Anthony Gonzalez 40 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 12:37. ''Colts 44–7. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:52.'' * 4th quarter ** BAL – Devard Darling 4 yard pass from Kyle Boller (Two-point conversion failed), 14:10. ''Colts 44–13. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:20.'' ** BAL – Troy Smith 6 yard run (Stover kick), 0:59. ''Colts 44–20. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:22.''


Week 15: at Oakland Raiders

''Game summary''
Coming off their Sunday night road win over the Ravens, the Colts flew to
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for a Week 15 intraconference duel with the
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. In the first quarter, Indianapolis jumped out to an early 10–0 lead with kicker
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managing to get a 22-yard field goal, while CB T.J. Rushing returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Raiders got on the board with QB
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completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Ronald Curry for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, the Colts went back to work as Vinatieri nailed a 19-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Oakland took the lead with RB Justin Fargas getting a 2-yard TD run. Afterwards, Indianapolis sealed the win as QB
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completed a 20-yard TD pass to rookie WR Anthony Gonzalez. With the win, not only did the Colts improve to 12–2, but they also clinched their 5th-straight
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title and became the first team in NFL history to win 12 or more games in 5 consecutive seasons. Additionally, New England's victory over the Jets earlier in the day assured the No. 2 seed for the Colts in the
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in January. ''Scoring summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND –
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22 yard field goal, 10:02. ''Colts 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yds, 5:02'' ** IND – T.J. Rushing 90 yard punt return (Vinatieri kick), 9:01. ''Colts 10–0.'' * 2nd quarter ** OAK – Ronald Curry 3 yard pass from
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( Janikowski kick), 3:06. ''Colts 10–7. Drive: 20 plays, 99 yards, 11:49.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 19 yard field goal, 8:06. ''Colts 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:42.'' * 4th quarter ** OAK – Justin Fargas 2 yard run (Janikowski kick), 10:29. ''Raiders 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:40.'' ** IND – Anthony Gonzalez 20 yard pass from
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(Two-point conversion good; Joseph Addai run), 4:49. ''Colts 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 5:40.''


Week 16: vs Houston Texans

''Game Summary''
The Colts offense produced a season high 458 yards and tied for second-most first downs in a game in franchise history with 33 with their 38–15 win over Houston. Also the Colts defense forced 3 turnovers on the day, all on interceptions by Bob Sanders,
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, and Melvin Bullitt. The Texans jumped out early to a 7 nothing lead when Sage Rosenfels connected with Kevin Walter from 17 yards out. The Colts however would respond with 38 unanswered points including two touchdowns to Dallas Clark. The second TD to Clark gave Manning 30 on the season, the fourth time in his career he has had a 30+ TD season. in addition to Manning's achievement Clark set single-season franchise records for receptions with 57 and touchdown receptions with 11 by a Colts tight end, set by Baltimore Colt Hall-of-Famer John Mackey. Not only did Indianapolis improve to 13–2 with the win but they have now won 10 straight home games against division opponents. The Colts will face the
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in the week 17 season finale on
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. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** HOU – Kevin Walter 17 yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (
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kick), 11:14. ''Texans 7–0.'' ''Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:46.'' ** IND –
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29 yard field goal, 6:55. ''Texans 7–3.'' ''Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:19.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND – Joseph Addai 2 yard run (Vinatieri kick), 12:08. ''Colts 10–7.'' ''Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:40.'' ** IND –
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6 yard pass from
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(Vinatieri Kick), 5:42. ''Colts 17–7.'' ''Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 4:21.'' ** IND – Dallas Clark 11 yard TD pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri Kick), 3:39. ''Colts 24–7.'' ''Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:41.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Clifton Dawson 4 yard run (Vinatieri Kick), 10:20. ''Colts 31–7.'' ''Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:40.'' ** IND –
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7 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri Kick), 3:08. ''Colts 38–7.'' ''Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:20.'' * 4th quarter ** HOU – Andre Johnson 6 yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Two-point conversion good;
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run), 1:07. ''Colts 38–15.'' ''Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 0:37.''


Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans

''Game Summary''
With nothing left to play for the Colts played host to the Tennessee Titans in the regular season finale. This was the last regular season game for the Colts in the RCA Dome. The Titans needed a win to qualify for the
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. The Colts starters only played 3 series and produced 3 points before the back ups came in. The Titans would strike first when Chris Brown would go in for 8 yard touchdown run. Adam Vinatieri then hit a 37-yard field goal early in the second quarter. That would be the last score of the half as the Titans led 7–3 at the break. With 9:09 left in the third quarter backup quarterback
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throw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Craphonso Thorpe to give the Colts a 10–7 lead. Rob Bironas would then nail 3 consecutive field goals and the Titans defense would shut the Colts out to give Tennessee a 16–10 victory. With the win the Titans made the playoffs and knocked
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out of contention. With the loss, the Colts closed out the regular season at 13–3, breaking their 6-game winning streak and their 10-game winning streak over division rivals. ''Scoring Summary'' * 1st quarter ** TEN –
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8 yard run ( Bironas kick), 8:41. ''Titans 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 6:19.'' * 2nd quarter ** IND –
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37 yard field goal, 10:40. ''Titans 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:40.'' * 3rd quarter ** IND – Craphonso Thorpe 3 yard pass from
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(Vinatieri kick), 9:09. ''Colts 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:22.'' ** TEN – Rob Bironas 40 yard field goal, 1:05. ''Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 8:04.'' * 4th quarter ** TEN – Rob Bironas 54 yard field goal, 7:33. ''Titans 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:38.'' ** TEN – Rob Bironas 33 yard field goal, 2:56. ''Titans 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 2:25.''


Postseason schedule


Postseason results


Divisional Playoff: vs San Diego Chargers

''Game Summary''
Despite the loss of starting quarterback
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and running back
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(the NFL's leading rusher during the season), San Diego still managed to defeat the defending Super Bowl champion Colts, forcing them to turn the ball over on downs twice in San Diego territory in the final minutes of the game. The Colts started out the game strong, driving 76 yards and scoring with
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's 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end
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. Then defensive back Kelvin Hayden intercepted a pass from Rivers on the Colts 24-yard line and the Colts moved the ball to the San Diego 40-yard line. However, Indianapolis receiver
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, playing in his first game back from an injury in nearly 3 months, fumbled the ball while being tackled by Antonio Cromartie, and defensive back
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recovered it. Following the turnover, San Diego drove 78 yards and tied the game with Rivers' 14-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson. Manning responded by completing 3 passes for 42 yards on a 44-yard drive that ended with an
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field goal to give the Colts a 10–7 lead. Both teams blew scoring opportunities on their next drives. First the Chargers drove to the Indianapolis 31-yard line, only to have Nate Kaeding miss a 48-yard field goal. Then the Colts advanced to the Chargers 35-yard line, but on their last play of the half, Manning's pass was intercepted by Cromartie. Cromartie's 89-yard touchdown return was called back by a holding penalty, but he managed to prevent the Colts from scoring and it remained 10–7 at halftime. The Chargers took the second half kickoff and quickly took the lead with a 30-yard touchdown catch from
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. Once again the Colts drove into Chargers territory, moving the ball all the way to the San Diego 4-yard line. But on third down and 3, Manning's pass was intercepted by Eric Weddle. However, the Chargers could only move the ball to their own 6-yard line and T. J. Rushing returned their punt 12-yards to midfield. This time the Colts drove 50 yards and scored with Manning's 9-yard touchdown pass to
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. Wayne was initially ruled out of bounds at the 7, but a Colts challenge showed he remained in bounds on the way to the touchdown, and the Colts took the lead, 17–14. On the Chargers ensuing drive, Rivers threw a 22-yard completion to Chambers and followed it up with a 56-yard pass to running back Darren Sproles, a special teams returner who was brought in on offense as an extra receiver. With 10:50 left in the fourth quarter, Indianapolis retook the lead with Manning's 55-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Gonzalez, who caught the ball along the left sideline and narrowly managed to keep his feet in bounds en route to a score, which was upheld after a Chargers challenge. But San Diego, now led by second-string quarterback Billy Volek, drove 78 yards in 8 plays and scored with Volek's 1-yard touchdown run, giving them a 28–24 lead with 4:50 left in regulation. Manning led the Colts down the field, moving the ball 70 yards and converting a 4th down and 5 with a 16-yard completion to Clark. But he threw three consecutive incompletions from the Chargers 7-yard line, turning the ball over on downs. Indianapolis' defense managed to force a punt, but the Colts turned the ball over on downs again with 53 seconds left and San Diego ran out the rest of the clock. It was the Colts' third consecutive loss to the Chargers and
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's seventh loss in fourteen postseason games. The Colts also fell to 0–4 in playoff games played in years where they had a first-round bye. ''Scoring summary'' * 1st quarter ** IND –
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25 yd TD pass from
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( Vinatieri kick), 9:13. ''Colts 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:47.'' * 2nd quarter ** SD – Vincent Jackson 14 yd TD pass from
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( Kaeding kick), 8:38. ''Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 7:16.'' ** IND – Adam Vinatieri 47 yd field goal, 5:10. ''Colts 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:28.'' * 3rd quarter ** SD –
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30 yd TD pass from Philip Rivers (Kaeding kick), 11:33. ''Chargers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 3:27.'' ** IND –
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9 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 2:53. ''Colts 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 3:02.'' ** SD – Darren Sproles 56 yd TD pass from Philip Rivers (Kaeding kick), 0:00. ''Chargers 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:53.'' * 4th quarter ** IND – Anthony Gonzalez 55 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning (Vinatieri kick), 10:07. ''Colts 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:43.'' ** SD – Billy Volek 1 yd TD run (Kaeding kick), 4:50. ''Chargers 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:17.''


Pro Bowl and All-Pro players

The Colts had six players elected to the
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. Three of them were selected as starters, WR Reggie Wayne, C Jeff Saturday, and S Bob Sanders. Three other Colts were named to the reserve team; QB Peyton Manning, RB Joseph Addai, and S Antoine Bethea. This was Peyton Manning's eighth straight Pro Bowl trip and Joseph Addai's first. On January 25, 2008 Steelers safety Troy Polamalu decided to skip the Pro Bowl and Colts safety Antoine Bethea was selected to replace Polamalu. The 2008 Pro Bowl was played February 10, 2008 in
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, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. All three of the Colts that were selected to start the Pro Bowl were either selected as first or second team All-Pro. Both Jeff Saturday and Bob Sanders were named to the first team while Reggie Wayne was named to the second team.


See also

*
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* Indianapolis Colts seasons * Colts-Patriots rivalry


References

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