NE: T.
Brady (21-34,
232), C. Dillon
(7-48)
IND: P.
Manning (27-47,
349), D. Clark
(6-137)
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The
Super Bowl almost has to be
anticlimactic. This game had it
all as Peyton Manning exercised
his demons in Montana like
fashion with a comeback and a
final drive that will be
remembered for as long as the
game is played. Manning put on a
show as he rallied the Colts
from 18 points down and drove
them 80 yards to win the game in
the final minutes of the game
38-34.
Print cannot begin to do this
game justice as it featured the
rivalry, the legacy, the
comeback from 18 points down,
the back and forth scoring, then
the drive to finally take the
lead for the first time at the
1:00 mark, followed by a drive
that ended in an interception of
Brady by Marlin Jackson to
finally end the game and thwart
New England's own comeback
attempt.
Thank goodness I don't have to
try to get this game down to a
90 second highlight package for
Television. I pity the poor
sports director who has to
choose what to cut from this
game.
There was history made all
around and now history will be
made again as
Tony Dungy and the Colts will
face the Chicago Bears and his
good friend Lovie Smith in Miami
in two weeks. Together they are
the first black coaches to make
the Super Bowl in its 41 years.
If you do nothing else this week
set your recorders to catch this
game as it is replayed on NFL
network. It's one for the
archives.
Sportsnetwork Recap:
The Indianapolis Colts and
quarterback Peyton Manning are
finally headed to the Super Bowl
after exorcising the demon known
as the New England Patriots with
a 38-34 victory in the AFC
Championship Game at the RCA
Dome. Manning and the Colts had
been eliminated from the
playoffs by the Patriots twice
in the previous three years,
falling in the AFC Championship
Game after the 2003 season and
losing in the divisional
playoffs after the 2004
campaign. The Patriots went on
to win the Super Bowl both
times, but the Colts finally got
the better of them and will play
in the Super Bowl for the first
time since winning it after the
1970 season when the franchise
was located in Baltimore...more
Fox Sports Recap:
A comeback, a drive, a legacy.
And yes - finally - Peyton
Manning gets his Super Bowl
trip, too. Football's most
prolific quarterback put on a
show for the ages Sunday,
rallying the Indianapolis Colts
from 18 points down and driving
them 80 yards for the winning
score in a wildly entertaining
38-34 victory over the New
England Patriots. In his nine
years in the league, Manning has
never played in a game like this
AFC championship contest...more
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Scoring Summary |
|
1st Quarter |
 |
TD |
7:24 |
Logan
Mankins 0 yard fumble
return for TD (Stephen
Gostkowski extra point
is GOOD)
Plays: 8 | Yards: 75 |
Time: 3:36 |
 |
FG |
0:48 |
Adam
Vinatieri 42 yard field
goal
Plays: 14 | Yards: 66 |
Time: 6:36 |
|
2nd Quarter |
 |
TD |
10:18 |
Corey
Dillon 7 yard TD run
(Stephen Gostkowski
extra point is GOOD)
Plays: 11 | Yards: 72 |
Time: 5:30 |
 |
TD |
9:25 |
Asante
Samuel 39 yard
interception return for
TD (Stephen Gostkowski
extra point is GOOD)
Plays: 0 | Yards: 0 |
 |
FG |
0:07 |
Adam
Vinatieri 26 yard field
goal
Plays: 15 | Yards: 80 |
Time: 2:59 |
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3rd Quarter |
 |
TD |
8:13 |
Peyton
Manning 1 yard TD run
(Adam Vinatieri extra
point is GOOD)
Plays: 14 | Yards: 76 |
Time: 6:47 |
 |
TD |
4:00 |
Dan
Klecko 1 yard TD pass
from Peyton Manning (2pt
conversion attempt GOOD)
Plays: 6 | Yards: 53 |
Time: 2:50 |
 |
TD |
1:25 |
Jabar
Gaffney 6 yard TD pass
from Tom Brady (Stephen
Gostkowski extra point
is GOOD)
Plays: 5 | Yards: 21 |
Time: 2:35 |
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4th Quarter |
 |
TD |
13:24 |
Jeff
Saturday 1 yard fumble
return for TD (Adam
Vinatieri extra point is
GOOD)
Plays: 7 | Yards: 64 |
Time: 3:01 |
 |
FG |
7:42 |
Stephen
Gostkowski 28 yard field
goal
Plays: 6 | Yards: 38 |
Time: 2:44 |
 |
FG |
5:31 |
Adam
Vinatieri 36 yard field
goal
Plays: 5 | Yards: 59 |
Time: 2:11 |
 |
FG |
3:49 |
Stephen
Gostkowski 43 yard field
goal
Plays: 5 | Yards: 29 |
Time: 1:42 |
 |
TD |
1:00 |
Joseph
Addai 3 yard TD run
(Adam Vinatieri extra
point is GOOD)
Plays: 7 | Yards: 68 |
Time: 1:17 |
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Gamelog: |
Patriots |
Colts |
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TOTAL FIRST DOWNS |
17 |
32 |
| By Rushing |
6 |
9 |
| By Passing |
11 |
20 |
| By Penalty |
0 |
3 |
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THIRD DOWN
EFFICIENCY |
5-14-36% |
8-15-53% |
|
FOURTH DOWN
EFFICIENCY |
2-2-100% |
0-0-0% |
|
TOTAL NET YARDS |
319 |
455 |
| Total
Offensive Plays
(inc. times thrown
passing) |
59 |
80 |
| Average gain
per offensive play |
5.4 |
5.7 |
| NET
YARDS RUSHING |
93 |
125 |
| Total Rushing
Plays |
24 |
30 |
| Average gain
per rushing play |
3.9 |
4.2 |
| Tackles for a
loss-number and
yards |
7-11 |
1-2 |
| NET
YARDS PASSING |
226 |
330 |
| Times thrown
- yards lost
attempting to pass |
1-6 |
3-19 |
| Gross yards
passing |
232 |
349 |
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PASS
ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD
INTERCEPTED |
34-21-1 |
47-27-1 |
| Avg gain per
pass play (inc.#
thrown passing) |
6.5 |
6.6 |
|
KICKOFFS Number-In
End Zone-Touchbacks |
7-4-2 |
8-4-0 |
|
PUNTS Number and
Average |
5-51.4 |
4-52.8 |
| Had Blocked |
0 |
0 |
| FGs
- PATs Had Blocked |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Net
Punting Average |
39.4 |
43.0 |
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TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE
(Not Including
Kickoffs) |
78 |
46 |
| No. and Yards
Punt Returns |
3-39 |
3-40 |
| No. and Yards
Kickoff Returns |
8-231 |
5-92 |
| No. and Yards
Interception Returns |
1-39 |
1-6 |
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PENALTIES Number and
Yards |
8-63 |
4-32 |
|
FUMBLES Number and
Lost |
1-0 |
2-0 |
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TOUCHDOWNS |
4 |
4 |
| Rushing |
1 |
2 |
| Passing |
1 |
1 |
| Interceptions |
1 |
0 |
| Fumbles |
1 |
1 |
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EXTRA POINTS
Made-Attempts |
4-4 |
4-4 |
| Kicking
Made-Attempts |
4-4 |
3-3 |
| Passing
Made-Attempts |
0-0 |
1-1 |
|
FIELD GOALS
Made-Attempts |
2-2 |
3-3 |
| RED
ZONE EFFICIENCY |
3-4-75% |
4-6-67% |
|
GOAL TO GO
EFFICIENCY |
2-2-100% |
3-4-75% |
|
SAFETIES |
0 |
0 |
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FINAL SCORE |
34 |
38 |
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TIME OF POSSESSION |
28:45 |
31:15 |
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