Manning nearly perfect as Colts beat Jaguars 31-24
Peyton Manning asked his coaches at halftime if they had any
suggestions for him. All he got was, “You haven’t thrown any incompletions. Just
try to keep doing what you’re doing.”
Great tip.
Manning was nearly perfect all night, exactly what the Indianapolis Colts needed
to overcome whatever emotion the Jacksonville Jaguars got from Richard Collier’s
return.
Manning completed his first 17 passes, picked apart Jacksonville’s secondary and
led the Colts to their eighth consecutive win and seventh straight playoff
berth. He finished 29-for-34 and threw for 364 yards and three touchdowns, and
the Colts secured the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs with a 31-24 victory over
the Jaguars on Thursday night.
“Peyton Manning is unbelievable,” coach Tony Dungy said. “He put a lot of it on
his shoulders and kept us in it. He played unbelievably under the circumstances.
“All in all, with everything that was riding on it … it was a great performance.
It was an MVP performance for sure.”...
Video:Mark Schlereth On The Colts' Win Over The Jaguars
Scoring Summary
IND - JAC
1st Quarter
10:59
JAC
TD
David Garrard passed to Dennis Northcutt to the right
for 28 yard gain (Josh Scobee made PAT)
0 - 7
2nd Quarter
11:37
JAC
TD
David Garrard rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain (Josh
Scobee made PAT)
0 - 14
8:39
IND
TD
Peyton Manning passed to Reggie Wayne to the right for
41 yard gain (Adam Vinatieri made PAT)
7 - 14
0:01
JAC
FG
Josh Scobee kicked a 44-yard field goal
7 - 17
3rd Quarter
10:26
IND
TD
Peyton Manning passed to Dominic Rhodes down the middle
for 10 yard gain (Adam Vinatieri made PAT)
14 - 17
2:28
JAC
TD
Montell Owens rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain (Josh
Scobee made PAT)
14 - 24
4th Quarter
12:31
IND
TD
Peyton Manning passed to Dallas Clark to the right for 1
yard gain (Adam Vinatieri made PAT)
21 - 24
6:28
IND
FG
Adam Vinatieri kicked a 45-yard field goal
24 - 24
4:48
IND
TD
Keiwan Ratliff intercepted David Garrard for 35 yards
(Adam Vinatieri made PAT)
31 - 24
Team Statistics
IND
JAC
First Downs
20
27
Passing
17
17
Rushing
1
8
Penalty
2
2
Third Down Efficiency
6-10
8-14
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0
1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
396
409
Total Plays
52
71
Average Gain Per Play
7.6
5.8
NET YARDS RUSHING
32
105
Rushes
18
27
Average Per Rush
1.8
3.9
NET YARDS PASSING
364
304
Completions-Attempts
29-34
28-41
Yards Per Pass Play
10.7
6.9
Times Sacked
0
3
Yards Lost to Sacks
0
25
Had Intercepted
0
1
PUNTS
2
3
Average Punt
41.0
43.0
PENALTIES
6
7
Penalty Yards
50
60
FUMBLES
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
28:07
31:53
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
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Preview:
The Indianapolis Colts
knew two weekends ago that their
five-year reign as AFC South
champions was over. All they're
concerned with, however, is
extending their six-year streak
of making it to the playoffs.
That's exactly what they can do
with a win Thursday night in
Jacksonville, where the Jaguars
will try to partially salvage
their season of failed
expectations by at least
delaying Indianapolis' seventh
straight entrance into the
postseason. The Colts' chances
of claiming a sixth consecutive
division title - or even making
the playoffs - appeared to be
over early, as they stumbled to
a 3-4 start while Tennessee was
in the process of winning its
first 10 games...
Prediction: The Colts are
rolling, while the Jaguars are reeling and ready for this season to end. Still
its a division battle, so don't expect to see the Jaguars just roll over, but
the Colts are in the hunt and dangerous.
Colts 30 - Jaguars 23
Jaguars look to spoil Colts' recent streak
Orlando Sentinel
At one point this season, both the Indianapolis Colts and
Jacksonville Jaguars owned 3-4 records and both teams and other NFL
observers ...
Rampant Colts scare Jaguars
Cay Compass
Look for the win streak to continue against the hapless
Jaguars. Saturday will see a huge game with plenty of playoff implications.
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