The Indianapolis Colts got humiliated in front of the whole country last night on Sunday Night Football.  Hopefully, a lot of people were watching the World Series instead of this game.  Curtis Painter regressed to the player he was before this year as he completed 9 of 17 passes for 67 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (it was returned 42 yards for a TD by Saints’ CB Leigh Torrence.  Dan Orlovsky finished up this game at QB and he completed 3 of 5 passes for 35 yards.  Delone Carter led the way on the ground for the Colts last night with 10 carries for 89 yards (8.9 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Donald Brown pitched in with 47 yards rushing on 9 carries (5.2 ypc) last night.  WRs Reggie Wayne (3 rec, 36 yards) and Pierre Garcon (3 rec, 31 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Colts in this game.  The Colts finished up with 155 yards rushing on 23 carries (6.7 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 22 passes (54.5%) for 97 yards as they had possession of the ball for only 21:41.

The defense was awful last night for the Colts.  Safety Antoine Bethea led the way for the Colts in this game with 11 tackles and 1 pass defensed.  CB Kevin Thomas (10 tackles and 1 pass defensed) and LB Philip Wheeler (10 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) also pitched in for the Colts on D in this game.  The Saints finished up with 236 yards rushing on 38 carries (6.2 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 35 passes (88.6%) for 321 yards.  The Colts are now a very pathetic 0-7 on the season.

The Colts put up a fight in this game but they just weren’t good enough to win.  Curtis Painter was solid again today as he completed 23 of 34 passes for 188 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 14 yards (3.5 ypc) in this game.  Delone Carter led the way on the ground for the Colts in this game with 45 yards rushing on 14 carries (3.2 ypc).  Donald Brown pitched in with 3 carries for 35 yards (11.7 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 16 yards (8.0 avg).  WR Reggie Wayne (5 rec, 58 yards), TE Dallas Clark (6 rec, 53 yards, TD) and WR Pierre Garcon (8 rec, 52 yards) led the way for the Colts in the passing game today.  The Colts finished up with 94 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.1 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 34 passes (67.6%) for 179 yards as they had possession of the ball for 26:24.

The Colts played well against the run and not so good against the pass today.  LB Kavell Conner (9 tackles), LB Pat Angerer (8 tackles) and safety Antoine Bethea (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Colts on D in this game.  The Bengals finished up with 94 yards rushing on 31 carries (3.0 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 32 passes (78.1%) for 264 yards.  The Colts are now 0-6 on the season after this last loss.

The Colts were up 24-14 heading into the 4th quarter, but they just couldn’t finish the game today.  Curtis Painter was pretty sharp for the Colts in this game as he completed 15 of 27 passes for 277 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Donald Brown led the way on the ground for the Colts in this game with 38 yards on 8 carries (4.8 ypc).  Delone Carter couldn’t get much going in this game for the Colts.  He carried the ball 12 times for 22 yards (1.8 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 12 yards (6.0 avg).  Joseph Addai carried the ball 6 times for 19 yards (3.2 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 6 yards before leaving the game with a hamstring injury.  WR Pierre Garcon had another huge game for the Colts today as he caught 5 passes for 125 yards (25.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  WRs Reggie Wayne (4 rec, 77 yards) and Austin Collie (2 rec, 50 yards) also pitched in for the Colts in the passing game today.  The Colts finished up with 78 yards rushing on 27 carries (2.9 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 27 passes (55.6%) for 277 yards as they had possession of the ball for 26:53.

The Colts’ defense didn’t play too well today.  LB Pat Angerer (15 tackles) and safety Antoine Bethea (12 tackles) led the way for the Colts on D today.  CB Jacob Lacey (8 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and DE Dwight Freeney (4 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1.5 sacks and 4 QB hits) also had solid game for the Colts today.  The Chiefs finished up with 194 yards rushing on 38 carries (5.1 ypc) and they completed 21 of 29 passes (72.4%) for 242 yards.  The Colts are now 0-5 on the season.

The Colts looked a lot better offensively last night when they actually had the football, which wasn’t much.  Curtis Painter got his first NFL start and he completed 13 of 30 passes for 281 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  But, he lost a fumble on a sack.  Joseph Addai led the way in the running game for the Colts with 11 carries for 41 yards (3.7 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 7 yards.  Rookie Delone Carter pitched in with 7 carries for 21 yards (3.0 ypc).  WR Pierre Garcon led the way in the passing game with 2 grabs for 146 yards (73.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs (a 59 yarder and a 87 yarder)!  WR Reggie Wayne (4 rec, 59 yards) and TE Dallas Clark (3 rec, 46 yards) also pitched in for the Colts in the passing game.  The Colts finished up with 62 yards rushing on 18 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 13 of 30 passes (43.3%) for 256 yards as they had possession of the ball for 21:00.

The defense just couldn’t get off the field last night and they didn’t play that well.  LBs Kavell Conner (18 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss), Philip Wheeler (10 tackles) and Pat Angerer (8 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Colts in this game on D.  Safety Antoine Bethea (8 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and CB Terrence Johnson (8 tackles) also pitched in for the Colts in this game.  The Buccaneers finished up with 192 yards rushing on 36 carries (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 39 passes (64.1%) for 274 yards.  The Colts are now 0-4 on the year.

The Indianapolis Colts showed their pride last night as they took the fight right to the Steelers, before coming up a tad short.  Kerry Collins wasn’t very effective last night as he completed 13 of 29 passes for 93 yards without a TD pass or INT before leaving the game with concussion like symptoms.  Curtis Painter actually didn’t look too bad as he completed 5 of 11 passes for 60 yards without a TD pass or INT.  He did lose a fumble when he was hit hard in the back by OLB James Harrison, then Troy Polamalu returned it 16 yards for a TD.  That gave the Steelers a 20-13 lead, then Painter led the Colts on a long TD drive to tie the score at 20 apiece.  Joseph Addai ran really well for the Colts last night as he carried the ball 17 times for 86 yards (5.1 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Delone Carter pitched in with 11 yards rushing on 4 carries (2.8 ypc) in this game.  WRs Pierre Garcon (6 rec, 82 yards), Austin Collie (5 rec, 29 yards) and Reggie Wayne (3 rec, 24 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Colts last night.  The Colts finished up with 97 yards rushing on 21 carries (4.6 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 40 passes (45%) for 144 yards as they had possession of the ball for 26:02.

The defense brought the fight to the Steelers’ offense in this game.  LB Pat Angerer led the way for the Colts last night with an amazing 21 tackles!  LB Kavell Conner (4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss, 3 QB hits and a forced fumble) also had big games for the Colts last night.  DE Jamaal Anderson (fumble recovery with a 47-yard TD run), DE Robert Mathis (fumble recovery) and safety Joe Lefeged (interception) also made big plays for the Colts last night.  The Steelers finished up with 67 yards rushing on 28 carried (2.4 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 37 passes (67.6%) for 341 yards in this game.  The Colts are now 0-3 on the year.

The Colts looked a lot better yesterday than in the season opener, but they still didn’t play good enough to win.  Kerry Collins completed 19 of 38 passes for 191 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  He also lost another fumble.  Joseph Addai led the way on the ground for the Colts yesterday with 14 carries for 64 yards (4.6 ypc).  He also caught 4 passes for 37 yards (9.3 avg) in this game.  Delone Carter also looked solid for the Colts as he carried the ball 11 times for 46 yards (4.2 ypc).  Reggie Wayne (4 rec, 66 yards) and Dallas Clark (4 rec, 32 yards and a TD grab) led the way in the passing game for the Colts.  The Colts finished up with 109 yards rushing on 26 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 38 passes (50%) for 176 as they had possession of the ball for 25:26.

The defense didn’t play too bad yesterday for the Colts.  LB Kavell Conner (10 tackles), CB Jacob Lacey (9 tackles) and safety Melvin Bullitt (9 tackles) led the way for the Colts yesterday.  LB Pat Angerer (8 tackles, 2 QB hits) and safety Antoine Bethea (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery) also had solid games for the Colts.  The Browns finished up with 106 yards rushing on 34 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 32 passes (68.8%) for 197 yards in this game.  The Colts are now 0-2 on the season.

The Colts’ first game without Peyton Manning was worse than anyone could have imagined.  The Colts were down 34-0 at the half before the Texans essentially called the dogs off.  Kerry Collins looked really rusty as he lost fumbles on consecutive plays which resulted eventually into two Texans’ TDs.  Collins completed 16 of 31 passes for 197 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Joseph Addai led the way on the ground for the Colts in this game with 39 yards on 8 carries (4.9 ypc).  He also caught 2 passes for 13 yards (6.5 avg) in this game.  Rookie RB Delone Carter pitched in with 25 yards rushing on 7 carries (3.6 ypc) for the Colts.  WR Reggie Wayne (7 rec, 106 yards, TD), TE Dallas Clark (4 rec, 39 yards) and WR Pierre Garcon (3 rec, 39 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Colts today.  The Colts finished up with 64 yards rushing on 16 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 31 passes (51.6%) for 172 yards as they only had the ball for 23:16.

The defense didn’t play too well for the Colts today.  LB Pat Angerer led the way for the Colts’ D with 13 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 fumble recovery.  LB Gary Brackett (6 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) and safety Melvin Bullitt (2 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) also made some big plays for the Colts.  The Texans finished up with 167 yards rushing on 41 carries (4.1 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 24 passes (70.8%) for 217 yards.  The Colts have started out this year 0-1.

The Colts thought they were in good shape with 53 seconds left in this game as Adam Vinatieri had just nailed a field goal to put the Colts up 16-14.  But then the special teams, defense and head coach all failed them.  CB Antonio Cromartie returned the kickoff 47 yards to set up the Jets with outstanding field position.  The Jets then threw a couple of nice, short passes to get them within the edge of Jets’ kicker Nick Folk’s range.  Then, for some reason, Colts’ head coach Jim Caldwell called a timeout with 29 seconds left.  This gave the Jets more than enough time to come up with a good play.  They pretty much ran a jump ball pass down the right sideline for Braylon Edwards on which he made an outstanding grab.  Nick Folk then trotted out on the field and nailed a 32-yard field goal on the last play of the game to end the Colts’ season with a loud thud!

Peyton Manning was not at his best in this game.  He completed 18 of 26 passes for 225 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Joseph Addai (13 carries, 60 yards) and Dominic Rhodes (14 carries, 33 yards) handled the heavy lifting in the running game for the Colts last night.  Pierre Garcon led the way in the passing game for the Colts last night with 5 grabs for 112 yards (22.4 avg) with a TD grab.  WR Blair White (6 rec, 54 yards) and TE Jacob Tamme (5 rec, 46 yards) also pitched in for the Colts in the passing game.  WR Reggie Wayne was shut down in this game by the Jets as he only caught 1 pass for 1 yard!  The Colts finished up with 93 yards rushing on 27 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 26 passes for 219 yards.

The defense played well in the first half last night but the Jets wore them down in the second half.  CB Jacob Lacey (9 tackles) and rookie LB Kavell Conner (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Colts’ D last night.  CB Justin Tryon pitched in with a interception in this game.  The Jets finished up with 169 yards rushing on 38 carries (4.4 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 31 passes for 184 yards.  It’s back to the drawing board for the Colts after this very tough to swallow loss last night.

Adam Vinatieri nailed a 43-yard field goal as time expired giving the Colts a huge win yesterday!  Peyton Manning completed 27 of 41 passes for 264 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Dominic Rhodes (11 carries for 48 yards) and Joseph Addai (11 carries for 44 yards) led the way for the Colts on the ground in this game.  WRs Pierre Garcon (7 rec, 78 yards, TD), Reggie Wayne (9 rec, 68 yards, TD) and Blair White (4 rec, 51 yards) led the way for the Colts in the passing game yesterday.  TE Jacob Tamme pitched in with 7 grabs for 67 yards.  The Colts finished up with 101 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 41 passes for 257 yards.

The defense was solid against the run yesterday but Kerry Collins was torching him through the air.  CB Jacob Lacey (10 tackles), LB Kavell Conner (10 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and DE Robert Mathis (4 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery) led the way for the Colts on D in this game.  The Titans finished up with 51 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.1 ypc) and they also completed 28 of 39 passes for 290 yards.  The Colts have won the AFC South with a 10-6 record and they will be hosting the Jets this weekend in the first round of the playoffs.

The Colts played conservative yesterday on offense and just good enough to get the job done over a pesky Oakland Raiders team.  Peyton Manning completed 16 of 30 passes for only 179 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 25 yards (8.3 ypc) yesterday.  Dominic Rhodes led the way on the ground for the Colts in this game with 98 yards on 17 carries (5.8 ypc) showing that he still has a lot left in his gas tank.  Joseph Addai returned from injury to rush for 45 yards on 12 carries (3.8 ypc) with a TD run.  Donald Brown pitched in with 28 yards rushing on 6 carries (4.7 ypc) in this game.  TE Jacob Tamme led the way for the Colts in the passing game yesterday with 7 grabs for 78 yards (11.1 avg) with a TD grab.  WRs Reggie Wayne (3 rec, 40 yards), Pierre Garcon (3 rec, 35 yards, TD) and Blair White (2 rec, 20 yards, TD) also pitched in for the Colts in the passing game.  The Colts finished up with 191 yards rushing on 39 carries (4.9 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 30 passes for 179 yards in this game.

The defense was pretty solid in this game for the Colts.  LB Tyjuan Hagler (9 tackles and 1 pass defensed) and safety Antoine Bethea (8 tackles) led the way for the Colts in this game.  LB Gary Brackett (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1/2 a sack and 1 QB hit) and DE Robert Mathis (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1.5 sacks and 4 QB hits) also had big games for the Colts’ D yesterday.  The Raiders finished up with 80 yards rushing on 20 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 42 passes for 210 yards.  The Colts did have a big blip on special teams though as Jacoby Ford of the Raiders returned the opening kickoff of this game 99 yards for a TD!  The Colts are now 9-6 on the season.  They can clinch the AFC South next weekend with either a win over the Titans in Indy or a Jags loss in Houston.