The Colts started out this game o.k. before fading again when the backups came in.  Peyton Manning completed 8 of 15 passes for 91 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT (which was returned 78 yards for a TD by Bills’ CB Terrence McGee).  Curtis Painter was light years better than he was in the pre-season opener on Thursday Night as he completed 5 of 6 passes for 97 yards with 1 TD pass.  Tom Brandstater made a very, very brief appearance as he threw one incomplete pass.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 13 yards but he lost a fumble.  Undrafted rookie Tim Hiller finished up this game for the Colts at QB and he completed only 1 of 5 passes for 7 yards and he lost a fumble.  Javarris James led the way for the Colts on the ground in this game with 29 yards rushing on 8 carries (3.6 ypc).  Devin Moore carried the ball 6 times for 26 yards (4.3 ypc) on Thursday Night.  But, Moore made his biggest impact on special teams in this game as he returned 4 kickoffs for 129 yards (32.3 avg) and he returned 2 punts for 51 yards (25.5 avg).  Donald Brown (4 car, 23 yards) and Joseph Addai (2 car, 13 yards, TD and 2 rec, 23 yards) also pitched in for the Colts running the ball.  WR Taj Smith made a huge impact in this game for the Colts as he caught 3 passes for 91 yards (30.3 avg) with a TD grab.  TE Jacob Tamme only caught 1 pass and it went for a 21-yard TD.  The Colts finished up with 112 yards rushing on 24 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also passed for 185 yards in this game.

The defense was on the field for a long time in this game (35:34) and that’s because they didn’t play too well.  CB Terrail Lambert (9 tackles, 2 passes defensed) and linebacker Pat Angerer (6 tackles) led the way for the Colts’ D on Thursday Night.  The Bills finished up with 144 yards rushing (4.2 ypc) and 223 passing yards against the Colts.