The Colts looked like they didn’t want to play this game.  Jim Sorgi got his first action of the pre-season completing 11 of 19 passes for 119 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 10 yards (5.0 ypc) but he lost a fumble.  Curtis Painter completed 5 of 9 passes for 43 yards in this game.  RB Lance Ball led the Colts in rushing with 31 yards on 9 carries (3.4 ypc).  WR Taj Smith led the way for the Colts in the passing game with 5 catches for 59 yards (11.8 avg) with a TD.  The Colts finished up this game with only 205 total yards on offense (79 rushing, 126 passing).

CB Jamie Silva was all over the field for the Colts as he led them with 14 tackles and a sack.  The good news for the defense is that they only gave up 93 yards passing.  The bad news is that was because the Bengals rushed for 296 yards on 43 carries (6.9 ypc)!  The Colts finished the pre-season with a 1-3 record.

The Colts just didn’t play well enough to beat the Lions yesterday afternoon in Detroit.  Peyton Manning was outstanding as usual completing 12 of 15 passes for 123 yards with 1 TD pass.  Rookie Curtis Painter finished up this game by completing 9 of 14 passes for 145 yards with 1 interception.  Joseph Addai led the Colts in rushing in this game with 22 yards on 7 carries (3.1 ypc).  Donald Brown pitched in with 16 yards on 5 carries (3.2 ypc) with 1 TD run.  WR Pierre Garcon led the Colts in receiving in this game with 82 yards on 2 catches (41.0 avg).  TE Dallas Clark was also very good in this game as he caught 6 passes for 63 yards (10.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Colts finished up this game with 299 yards of total offense (50 rushing, 249 passing).

The Colts’ D was led by CB Jamie Silva who had 10 tackles.  The Lions finished up with 412 yards of total offense (151 rushing, 261 passing) in this game. 

The Colts looked a lot better in this game than the opener against the Vikings.  Peyton Manning was outstanding in this game completing 10 of 14 passes for 167 yards with 2 TD passes.  Curtis Painter was also effective in this game completing 11 of 19 passes for 116 yards with 1 interception.  Lance Ball led the Colts in rushing in this game with 48 yards on 19 carries (2.5 ypc).  Reggie Wayne led the Colts in receiving in this game with 90 yards on 2 catches (45.0 avg) with a TD grab.  TE Jacob Tamme also had a good game with 60 yards on five grabs (12.0 avg).  The Colts only rushed for 62 yards on 29 carries in this game (2.1 ypc) but they also threw for 274 yards which was pretty darn solid.

DE Curtis Johnson (7 tackles, sack) and CB Dante Hughes (7 tackles) led the way for the Colts’ defense in this game.  The Colts were effective against the Eagles’ running game holding them to 23 yards on 17 carries (1.4 ypc).  But, the Eagles threw the ball at will against the Colts rolling up 320 yards in the air.

The Colts didn’t show too much in this game and it showed on the scoreboard.  Peyton Manning was quickly in and out of this game completing 1 of 2 passes for 6 yards.  Rookie Curtis Painter was solid in his first NFL game action completing 10 of 17 passes for 77 yards.  Chris Crane finished up this game completing 3 of 4 passes for 18 yards with a interception.  Rookie Donald Brown looked solid rushing for 58 yards on 5 carries (11.6 ypc) in his first NFL game.  WR John Matthews led the way in the passing game for the Colts with 3 catches for 30 yards (10.0 avg).  The Colts only finished with 142 total yards on offense and held the ball for only 21:01 of this game.

The Colts had a very poor effort on defense as the Vikings rolled up 351 total yards (198 yards rushing, 4.8 ypc).  Safety Matt Giordano led the way for the Colts in this game with 11 tackles.  LBs Michael Tauiliili and Jamie Silva were also busy in this game with 8 tackles apiece. 

The Colts looked like they didn’t even care in this game.  Jared Lorenzen was not good in this game as he completed 9 of 16 passes for 91 yards with a interception.  Quinn Gray was even worse completing 3 of 12 passes for 37 yards.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 14 yards (7.0 ypc) but he lost a fumble.  RB Chad Simpson led the Colts in rushing in this game with 17 yards on 6 carries (2.8 ypc).  WR Courtney Roby only caught 1 pass for 24 yards but he was really effective on special teams in this game.  Roby scored on a 103-yard kickoff return for a TD in this game as he finished with 3 kickoffs for 170 yards (56.7 avg).  The Colts finished this game with 41 yards rushing on 19 carries (2.2 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 28 passes for 113 yards.

Safety Bannon Condren and linebacker Philip Wheeler led the Colts on defense with 7 tackles apiece.  The Bengals finished up with 171 yards rushing on 38 carries (4.5 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 26 passes for 130 yards.  The Colts finished 1-4 this preseason but they don’t have any reasons to worry unless Peyton Manning gets injured.

To borrow some words from Jim Mora the Colts absolutely sucked last Sunday Night.  Quinn Gray was really awful as he completed 8 of 16 passes for 158 yards with 1 TD pass and 4 interceptions.  The TD pass was impressive as it covered 94 yards by WR Devin Aromashodu but it didn’t overshadow the pickoffs.  Jared Lorenzen was so-so completing 7 of 11 passes for 52 yards in this game.  Joseph Addai had a rough night as he lost a fumble that CB Terrence McGee of the Bills returned 68 yards for a TD.  Addai finished up with 23 yards rushing on 5 carries (4.6 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 16 yards (5.3 avg).  The Colts finished up with 32 yards rushing on 12 carries (2.7 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 27 passes for 201 yards.  The Colts only had possession of the football for 17:06 in this game and that is absolutely pathetic.

The Colts defense did not play that bad when you consider that the Bills had the ball for 42:54.  DE Ben Ishola led the way for the Colts defense in this game with 7 tackles.  DT Eric Foster also had a good game with 5 tackles and 1 sack against the Bills.  The Bills finished up with 100 yards rushing on 42 carries (2.4 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 29 passes for 154 yards.

The Colts didn’t play great in Atlanta on Saturday but it was good enough to win.  Jim Sorgi had his best game of the preseason as he completed 7 of 12 passes for 67 yards.  Quinn Gray was solid as he completed 8 of 15 passes for 100 yards.  Jared Lorenzen had another night to forget as he only completed 4 of 10 passes for 52 yards with 1 interception.  Kenton Keith led the way for the Colts against the Falcons with 26 yards rushing on 5 carries (5.2 ypc).  Rookie Mike Hart pitched in with 19 yards on 5 carries (3.8 ypc).  Rookie TE Jacob Tamme led the Colts with 57 yards receiving on 3 catches (19.0 avg) and rookie WR Pierre Garcon pitched in with 3 grabs for 41 yards (13.7 avg).  The Colts finished up with 118 yards rushing on 35 carries (3.4 ypc) against the Falcons on Saturday.  They also completed 19 of 37 passes for 207 yards in this game.  The Colts had better hope that Peyton Manning is ready to go week #1 or they could be in trouble.

CB Kelvin Hayden had a solid game with 4 tackles and he also intercepted a Matt Ryan pass which he returned 67 yards for a TD.  Safety Brannon Condren also had a really solid game with 1 tackle and 2 interceptions.  The Colts’ run defense was putrid against the Falcons as they rushed for 166 yards on 24 carries (6.9 ypc).  The Falcons also completed 15 of 28 passes for 152 yards against the Colts.  Despite getting pushed around in the running game the Colts only gave up 9 points and that’s a really good sign.

The Colts just couldn’t get the Panthers’ offense off the field and it killed them in the end last night.  Jim Sorgi did not look too good last night as he completed 6 of 9 passes for 65 yards with 1 interception.  The hefty lefty Jared Lorenzen followed Sorgi in the game and he was very impressive.  Lorenzen completed 12 of 23 passes for 117 yards with 2 TD passes to rookie TE Jacob Tamme.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 24 yards in a very good showing.  Quinn Gray finished up and he had a rough game.  Gray completed 11 of 19 passes for 107 yards with 2 interceptions.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 27 yards (13.5 ypc) last night.  Chad Simpson led the Colts’ in rushing with 27 yards on 4 carries (6.8 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 7 yards.  Rookie Mike Hart was also impressive carrying the ball 2 times for 20 yards (10.0 ypc) and he caught 2 passes for 21 yards (10.5 avg).  Rookie TE Jacob Tamme played great last night catching 5 passes for 57 yards (11.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs (9 and 14 yards).  WR Onrea Jones also had another good game catching 5 passes for 44 yards (8.8 avg).  The Colts finished up with 97 yards rushing on 18 carries (5.4 ypc) last night.  The Colts also completed 29 of 51 passes for 268 yards last night.  The offense improved over the first preseason game but it still could improve some.

Safety Brannon Condren led the way for the Colts’ defense last night with 9 tackles.  Linebacker Dedrick Harrington also was busy with 7 tackles.  CB Keiwan Ratliff pitched in with a solid effort making 4 tackles and intercepting 1 pass.  The Panthers finished up with 207 yards rushing on 48 carries (4.3 ypc).  The Panthers also completed 20 of 36 passes for 236 yards last night.  The Panthers held the ball for 43:12 last night and it’s hard to win that way.

The Colts didn’t look good earlier tonight in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.  But, it was just the first preseason game which is nothing to worry about.  With Peyton Manning out for the preseason it gives the Colts a good chance to give the QBs behind him a long look.  First up was Jim Sorgi and he took the Colts right down the field before settling on a field goal.  Sorgi was 7 of 10 passing for 66 yards and he looked effective.  The QB that looked the best on the night was Quinn Gray who was the next QB up.  Gray completed 10 of 19 passes for 160 yards with a TD pass to Onrea Jones (30 yards).  Gray was effective buying time in the pocket and delivering the football where it needed to go.  Finally on the night it was Jared Lorenzen’s turn and he was the big reason for the loss tonight.  He completed 12 of 21 passes for 93 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception.  The interception was returned 38 yards for a TD by cornerback Matterral Richardson of the Colts.  Another performance like tonight and Lorenzen will be looking for a new job.  Rookie Mike Hart looked sharp on offense as he carried the football 4 times for 53 yards (13.3 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 28 yards (9.3 avg).  The Colts finished up carrying the football 20 times for 113 yards (5.7 ypc) and they completed 29 of 50 passes (58%) for 297 yards.

The Colts’ defense wasn’t really that sharp either.  Linebacker Jordan Senn was all over the field for the Colts tonight leading the team with 11 tackles.  Fellow linebacker Marcus Howard also had a good game with 3 tackles and 1.5 sacks.  The Redskins rushed for 156 yards on 31 carries (5.0 ypc) and they completed 19 of 22 passes (86.4%) for 199 yards tonight.  The Colts have some work to do on defense as the Redskins did whatever they wanted tonight.  Still, don’t lose any sleep over this game as it was just the first preseason game.

The Colts played a pretty pathetic game on Friday Night…but at least the game doesn’t count in the standings. Jim Sorgi started the game and he completed 19 of 33 passes for 150 yards. Josh Betts followed him in the game and he completed 12 of 21 passes for 154 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception. Running backs De de Dorsey (12 car, 49 yards) and Kenton Keith (7 car, 36 yards) both ran the ball hard. John Standeford led the receivers of the Colts with 8 grabs for 61 yards (7.6 avg). The Colts finished with 85 yards rushing on 19 carries (4.5 ypc) and they completed 31 of 54 passes for 288 yards.Â

The Colts defense played well against the pass as the Bengals completed 16 of 28 passes for 107 yards and the Colts picked off three passes. But, the Bengals rushed for 134 yards on 31 carries (4.3 ypc) and that has to bother Colts’ coaches.

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