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Peyton Manning
#18 - QB - Indianapolis Colts
Height: 6'5'' Weight: 230
Born: 03/24/1976
College: Tennessee
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Player Analysis: QB Peyton Manning is coming off of knee surgery to remove a bursa sac from his right knee, but should not miss any regular season action as a result. Once he's back on the field you should expect an immediate return to his usual form, as his offensive line usually makes sure his uniform doesn't end up with any grass stains on it.
Fantasy Football Impact: Manning is the clear cut #2 fantasy quarterback entering the year, behind QB Tom Brady.
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Colts WR Harrison Questionable Thursday (Hamstring) - 12/17/2008
Source: Indianapolis Star Colts WR Marvin Harrison is questionable for Thursday's game against the Jaguars with a hamstring injury suffered against Detroit. Fantasy Impact: Harrison is having a poor season, and likely wouldn't have been inconsideration for a starting spot this week anyway. | | | WR Marvin Harrison Looks Good - 07/26/2008
Source: Indianapolis Star WR Marvin Harrison looks like his old self at camp, according to Coach Tony Dungy. "For me, I try to read his face, when he's smiling and doesn't have that worried look, then I think things are pretty much normal" Fantasy Impact: If Harrison can make it through the whole preseason, he may be worthy of being a top 10 WR again, but that's a big if. He's coming off of two knee surgeries, but he'd also been remarkably healthy throughout his career. | | | Marvin Harrison Finally Healthy. Finally. - 07/22/2008
Source: Indianapolis Star Indianapolis Colts WR Marvin Harrison is ready to play after knee surgery sidelined him for 11 games, far more than were expected when he initially suffered the injury. Fantasy Impact: I'm not a doctor, but it seems like the next knee injury Harrison suffers may be his last after a career at Syracuse University (turf) and Indianapolis (turf). I've always been a big fan of Marvin, but you might want to let someone else take the risk this year. | | | Manning has Bursa Sac Removed from Knee - 07/18/2008
Source: Chicago Tribune QB Peyton Manning had a bursa sac removed from his knee in a successful procedure. His expected recovery time is 4-6 weeks. Fantasy Impact: 6 weeks would be right around the start of the season, so as long as he doesn't have any complications this shouldn't affect his productivity this season. | | | Marvin Harrison: No News is Good News? - 06/19/2008
Source: Yahoo There have been no recent developments in the Marvin Harrison case, and its becoming increasingly unlikely that the incident outside of his bar will have any effect on his status this season. Fantasy Impact: Harrison played in only 5 games last year, and his comeback took much, much longer than originally expected. This is a much bigger concern for fantasy owners than the shooting case. | | | Jags run away from Colts, win 44-17 - 12/10/2006
Source: NFL.com Fred Taylor slipped through the defensive line, cut right and gained 76 yards before Jason David caught up and made a touchdown-saving tackle.
"I wasn't warmed up yet," Taylor said.
Indeed, Taylor and the Jacksonville Jaguars were just getting started.
Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a career-high 166 yards and two TDs, Taylor added 131 yards and a score before leaving with a sore right hamstring and the Jaguars literally ran the Indianapolis Colts out of town and maybe out of contention for home-field advantage in the AFC with a surprising 44-17 victory Sunday.
The Jaguars (8-5) finished with 375 yards rushing -- tied for the second most in the NFL since the 1970 merger and the most since Cincinnati gained 407 yards against Denver on Oct. 22, 2000.
"I haven't seen anything like that since I watched NFL films," Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer said.
The Colts (10-3) spent much of the week working on tackling, trying to solidify the league's worst run defense and solve their biggest weakness. Instead, they were worse than ever.
"I probably could have had 78 or so on two carries," Jacksonville defensive end Bobby McCray said. "They probably would have pulled me early to save me for next week."
The Jaguars expected to run the ball well -- they had 191 yards rushing in the first meeting -- but no one saw this coming.
It started with the first play, when Taylor took a handoff at the 6-yard line and nearly went the distance.
"He set the tone for us," coach Jack Del Rio said.
David finally knocked Taylor out of bounds, but Jones-Drew scored on the next play.
| | | Titans stun Colts with 60-yard field goal - 12/04/2006
Source: NFL.com Magic is in the air around the Tennessee Titans. Just ask Rob Bironas.
Bironas kicked a 60-yard field goal -- the longest in franchise history -- with 7 seconds left, and the Titans upset Indianapolis 20-17 for their first victory against the Colts since December 2002 and their second successive amazing comeback.
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Vince Young threw two touchdown passes, ran for 78 yards and led his Titans to a game-winning field goal.
The team that tied for the NFL's second-biggest comeback in the final 10 minutes last week against the New York Giants struck again against the Colts (10-2), who had lost only four of their previous 36 games.
With the wind at his back, Bironas needed every gust to lift the longest field goal in his short career over the crossbar for his second successive game-winning kick. He became the sixth kicker in NFL history to connect from 60 yards or better.
"I needed that wind behind me today," Bironas said. "It was all at my back ... I let the wind take it the rest of the way."
Peyton Manning said the wind was a big factor for the Titans in the fourth quarter, and never bigger than on Bironas' field goal.
"The guy made a heck of a kick," Manning said.
The Titans (5-8) didn't trail by 21 this time, but they were down 14-0 in the first half before starting this comeback with 10 points right before halftime. They intercepted Manning twice, and Vince Young threw for two touchdowns and used his legs to help keep the ball away from the two-time NFL MVP.
Indianapolis needed a victory to clinch the division for a club-record fourth consecutive season and its seventh playoff berth in eight years. Seemingly easy enough for a franchise that had won its past 12 games against AFC South foes.
Instead, the Colts blew a 14-point lead for the first time coach Tony Dungy could remember and lost to the Titans for the first time in eight games.
| | | Titans ready to show Colts how much they've improved - 11/30/2006
Source: National Football League News Wire The Tennessee Titans owe the
Indianapolis Colts a thank you.
They left Indianapolis Oct. 8 with their fifth straight loss to
start the season, but the Titans led Peyton Manning and the Colts
for nearly 55 minutes. They also had the ball at the end of the
game with a chance to win before losing 14-13.
Talk about a confidence booster.
"I think Indianapolis really was the turning point of our
season if there was one this year," defensive end Kyle Vanden
Bosch said Wednesday. "We went to Indy against a very good team, a
team that was playing very well and could've come out of there, and
in our opinion maybe should have come out of there with a victory.
That game gave us some confidence and showed us we can play with
Indy, and we feel that we can beat anybody."
The Titans have won four of their last six games, including last
week's fourth-quarter comeback that tied for the second-biggest in
NFL history with 10 minutes left for a 24-21 victory over the New
York Giants.
With the Colts (10-1) visiting Sunday, the Titans are almost
back where they started, curious to find out just how real this
turnaround is.
"We're probably riding pretty high, and we're not going to let
them take anything from us this time," linebacker Keith Bulluck
said. "They're definitely going to earn everything they get. You
have to play them tough. We're definitely going to come out and
play them as tough this time, if not tougher."
Bulluck believes that loss, the seventh straight in this series
between the AFC South rivals, helped a rebuilding team flip a
switch.
Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy certainly has noticed a
difference.
"They're playing with a lot more confidence. I think some of
their young players that they drafted have started to make those
plays that they envisioned them making. They have played very, very
good football the last six weeks," Dungy said in a conference call
Wednesday.
| | | 'D' comes to Grossman's defense - 11/29/2006
Source: Chicago Tribune Members of the Bears' offense have been adamant in standing by Rex Grossman. But the beleaguered quarterback also has strong supporters among the very people who have to go back onto the field every time Grossman commits a turnover.
Members of the defense have heard the criticism and say some of the Grossman roasting bothers them.
"He's a good player, and he's never going to let that shake him," linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer said. "If it were going to, it would have already happened because he's been through so much criticism early in the season."
For his first 18 starts, Grossman has a higher passer rating and better touchdown-to-interception ratio than Peyton Manning did for his first 18. And for the 11 starts in his first full year as the starter, Grossman's numbers compare favorably to Brett Favre's for the same span. Grossman has matched Favre with 18 TD passes and has thrown just one more interception with 14.
Mystifying to some has been Grossman's roller-coaster ride from savior at Minnesota (game-winning pass) to bad at Arizona to dominator against the New York Giants to goat at New England. When he took risks downfield that didn't work out, he was criticized as reckless. When he ran a careful offense in the Jets game, he was criticized for doing little more than Kyle Orton and simply managing a game.
"Every quarterback has good games and bad games," Hillenmeyer said. "And you never want to tell your quarterback not to make aggressive plays."
| | | No defense for Eagles - 11/28/2006
Source: National Football League News Wire Donovan McNabb could only help the
Philadelphia Eagles if he played defense.
The offense wasn't the problem for the Eagles in their first
game without their five-time Pro Bowl quarterback. Jeff Garcia
played well in his first start since McNabb's season-ending injury,
but the defense was completely overwhelmed in a 45-21 loss to the
Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.
Peyton Manning didn't have to throw much because the Colts ran
at will against a defense that has struggled mightily against the
run. Rookie Joseph Addai rushed for 171 yards and the Colts
finished with 271 yards on the ground, becoming the third team in
four games to run for over 200 yards against Philadelphia's
once-feared defense.
"We need to get better at stopping the run," coach Andy Reid
said Monday, stating the obvious. "I didn't think it was a lack of
effort. I thought they were aggressive. We had too many blown
assignments. It comes down to assignments and it comes down to
scheme. The mental part of it, I thought they were emotionally
ready to go."
The Eagles couldn't stop the run early in the game when Manning
mixed in a few passes and kept the defense off-balance. But the
most troubling aspect was the fact the Eagles had no solution when
they knew the Colts would be running the ball to work the clock in
the fourth quarter.
After Brian Westbrook's 6-yard TD run cut Indianapolis' lead to
31-21 with 10:13 left, the Eagles desperately needed their defense
to make a stop and force a punt.
Instead, Addai and Dominic Rhodes ran 13 straight times on the
ensuing drive as the Colts drove 73 yards, chewed up 6:35 and
sealed the game with another score.
It didn't matter which defensive formation the Eagles used -- an
extra defensive back instead of a linebacker or basic -- against the
Colts. The front four didn't generate any rush on Manning, who was
hardly touched. The linebackers were manhandled and the secondary
ended up making a lot of tackles on ballcarries too far downfield.
"Most frustrating is that at crunch time, we couldn't stop the
run," defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said after the game. "We
never really got them in nickel situations enough. We didn't do a
good job in either front, base or nickel." | | | Addai (four TDs) leads Colts past Eagles - 11/27/2006
Source: NFL.com Indianapolis opened the season with a precarious chase of perfection through the air. They were finally grounded -- and on Sunday night, Joseph Addai took off running.
Against a strong Philadelphia defense, the running back slashed and powered his way to a career-high 171 yards, setting a franchise rookie record by scoring four touchdowns in the Colts' 45-21 rout of the Eagles.
For Indianapolis (10-1), it was a refreshing change from Peyton Manning's weekly rescue missions. The Colts were the last unbeaten team before a loss to the Cowboys last week, and their big rebound means a chance to clinch a fourth consecutive AFC South title with a victory next week at Tennessee.
Against the Eagles, the two-time MVP mostly was a spectator. Instead, Addai was the one making offense look easy, with his slashing runs, quick burst and overpowering style eating up chunks of yardage on nearly all 24 carries.
To Addai, it wasn't enough.
"A lot of running backs come in and do good the first year and after that they go into the tank," he said. "I've got to become more consistent."
Addai, who entered this week as the top rookie runner in the NFL, had 91 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the first half to tie a Colts' rookie record for scores, first set by Billy Vessels in 1956.
He also caught two passes for 37 yards, giving him 208 total yards.
Addai's four touchdowns tied an NFL rookie record for rushing scores in one game; he shares that mark with eight other players. He also broke a franchise record for points scored by a rookie in a game -- the previous high was 18, reached in 1956, 1994 and 1996.
"I think it started way back in camp, just learning little key things," Addai said. "That's what you have to do as a rookie is work on the small things and you'll do pretty good."
Manning finished 14-for-20 for 183 yards with one touchdown and one interception, but broke yet another record.
His first completion, a 17-yarder to Reggie Wayne on the game's opening series, made Manning the fastest player in league history to 3,000. The two-time MVP achieved the feat in 139 games, breaking a record previously shared by Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoe of 146, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
He finished the night with 3,013 completions but was more content with the victory.
"Guys were disappointed after last week," Manning said. "You always want to get a win and get that taste out of your mouth."
In contrast, the Eagles (5-6) did little right. | | | Romo, Cowboys hand Colts first loss - 11/20/2006
Source: NFL.com Maybe the burden of an unbeaten season was becoming too much for the Indianapolis Colts. They sure played like it.
Peyton Manning and the Colts looked nothing like their perfect record Sunday, turning the ball over on four of their first six possessions and coming up empty on their final two drives to lose 21-14 to the Dallas Cowboys.
After close calls all season, Indianapolis (9-1) couldn't overcome this sloppy outing -- even against a club whose quarterback was making only his fourth career start and whose defense was missing its top performer.
"We've been playing with fire -- and the fire caught us," Colts coach Tony Dungy said.
Manning threw two interceptions after having thrown only three all year. He lost his first fumble of the season and Marvin Harrison lost his first since 2004. All told, Indianapolis had its most turnovers in its last 79 regular-season games, dating to Nov. 25, 2001.
Still, the loss could be somewhat of a relief. There won't be any more questions about chasing the hallowed mark of the 1972 Miami Dolphins or their own 13-0 start last season. The focus now returns to mundane topics like winning the division and becoming the AFC's top seed, all of which seems within reach considering the Colts' remaining foes are a combined 25-34.
"It's not a positive when you lose a game," said Manning, who also had a season-high 19 incompletions and was sacked twice on one drive after going down only 10 times all season coming in. "We're going to dissect the film and find things we can build on. It's been awhile since while since lost a regular-season game. But that doesn't make this less painful."
The victory is just as big for Dallas (6-4) as the loss is disappointing for Indianapolis.
Start with it being the most impressive win in coach Bill Parcells' four seasons. Then factor in that after being down 14-7, quarterback Tony Romo led two touchdown drives, then another to run out the clock, all in his first home start. And give the defense bonus points for playing so well in their first game since Greg Ellis, their captain and MVP thus far, was lost to an injury.
| | | Unbeaten Colts visit Dallas; Brady duels Favre in Week 11 - 11/19/2006
Source: National Football League News Wire Tony Romo may have to engage in
a shootout with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady duels Brett Favre
in Week 11 of the NFL.
Manning and the Indianapolis Colts seek to make it a perfect 10
when they visit Romo and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
The only team in NFL history to start 9-0 in consecutive
seasons, the Colts have already beaten three first-place teams -
the New York Giants, Denver and New England - on the road in
their latest quest for perfection.
Last season, the Colts were 13-0 before losing at home to San
Diego.
Dallas is tied with Philadelphia, one game behind the New York
Giants in the NFC East. The Cowboys will play five of their
last seven games at home, starting Sunday against Indianapolis
followed by a Thanksgiving Day contest against Tampa Bay, and
appear to be rejuvenated with Romo at quarterback.
Romo will make his first start at Texas Stadium after going 2-1
on the road. Dallas coach Bill Parcells benched quarterback
Drew Bledsoe at halftime in the Cowboys' last home game - a
36-22 loss to the Giants.
Undrafted out of Eastern Illinois in 2003, Romo has completed
44-of-65 passes for 862 yards and five touchdowns with one
interception in his three starts.
"I'm not surprised at all by him," Cowboys wide receiver Terrell
Owens said of Romo. "He can create with his arm and his feet."
Manning is again the NFL's top-rated quarterback, passing for
2,527 yards and 18 touchdowns with just three interceptions.
A classic quarterback battle will take place at Lambeau Field
when the first-place New England Patriots (6-3) meet the Green
Bay Packers (4-5) in another interconference matchup.
Brady is a two-time Super Bowl MVP with three championship
rings. Favre is the NFL's only three-time MVP and earned a
championship ring with a 35-21 victory over the Patriots in
Super Bowl XXXI after the 1996 season. But at 37, this could be
Favre's last season.
Brady and Favre have met just once before. Four years ago at
Foxboro, Favre passed for three touchdowns while Brady threw for
183 yards and one touchdown, but was intercepted three times.
Favre has a career record of 154-96, including playoffs. Brady
is 74-24 - the best record of any NFL quarterback in the Super
Bowl era with at least 40 starts. | | | Colts make history; Tomlinson, McNair star in Week 10 - 11/13/2006
Source: National Football League News Wire The unbeaten Indianapolis
Colts became the first team in NFL history to start consecutive
seasons with a 9-0 record, but even they took a backseat on
Sunday.
Week 10 of the NFL was headlined by a classic shootout, a
triumphant return and a handful of brilliant individual
performances.
The San Diego Chargers outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals,
49-41, in a game that featured 975 yards of offense.
LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers matched a career high
and a franchise record with four rushing touchdowns,
giving him an NFL-record 15 touchdowns in his last five
games.
Cincinnati's Carson Palmer passed for a career-high 440 yards
and three touchdowns and Chad Johnson, who had complained about
his role in the offense, caught 11 passes for a
franchise-record 260 yards and two scores.
The Chargers (7-2) erupted for 42 points in the second half,
including two touchdown runs by Tomlinson in a 15-second span of
the fourth quarter.
"It was a like a cartoon out there, real animated but it was
real," said Tomlinson, who rushed for 104 yards on 22 carries
and caught six passes for 54 yards. "It was exhausting. We need
time to think and wonder about what happened today."
The Bengals (4-5) totaled 545 yards, but that didn't prevent
them from squandering a 21-point lead.
"Do you remember the AFL (American Football League)? What a
shootout," Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer said. "You just
try to find a way to have one more point than they do."
Steve McNair made a triumphant return to Tennessee, hitting
Derrick Mason with an 11-yard touchdown pass with 3:35 left in
the fourth quarter to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a
come-from-behind 27-26 victory over the Titans.
It was the third scoring pass of the game for McNair, who threw
for a season-high 373 yards against his former team. Mason also
played for Tennessee before signing with the Ravens in 2005.
Thanks to McNair, who was acquired by Baltimore from the Titans
last June for a fourth-round pick in 2007, the Ravens (7-2) are
off to the best start in franchise history and own a commanding
three-game lead over Cincinnati in the AFC North.
"It was very emotional for me," McNair said. "The fans here
still love me and I love the fans. I am just on the opposite
side of the field now."
A three-time Pro Bowler and a co-MVP in 2003, McNair spent his
first 11 seasons with the Titans and compiled a record of 81-59
as a starter. He ranks second in Titans history in passing
yards (27,141) and third in touchdown passes (156).
Willie Parker enjoyed a memorable day, rushing for an NFL
season-high 213 yards and two touchdowns in the Pittsburgh
Steelers' 38-31 win over the New Orleans Saints.
An undrafted third-year player from North Carolina, Parker fell
five yards shy of tying Frenchy Fuqua's franchise single-game
record of 218 rushing yards in 1970 against Philadelphia.
"I knew nothing about records, but I want to thank the offensive
line," Parker said. "They made it easy for me tonight. I had
the easy job. They had the tough job in the trenches."
Two of Parker's runs accounted for 148 yards. He busted loose
for a 72-yard run before scoring on a three-yard run five
seconds into the fourth quarter to snap a 24-24 tie. | | | Colts survive scare by Bills, 17-16 - 11/12/2006
Source: NFL.com Just call him Patient Peyton.
With Buffalo content to slow down the Indianapolis Colts' up-tempo offense, a restrained Peyton Manning relied on short throws, an effective ground game and a time-consuming final drive to lead the Colts past Buffalo 17-16 -- and into the NFL record book.
Indy is the first team ever to have consecutive 9-0 records.
"They just stayed real deep and double-covered the outside receivers," Manning said. "When a team does that, taking away the deep patterns, you've got to be able to run the ball and you've got to be able to throw underneath and get yards after the catch. We were doing that."
A few years ago, an impatient Manning may have been tempted to force balls deep. Not now.
In Week 10, he played with his customary accuracy -- completing 27 of 39 passes for 236 yards with one touchdown -- and was determined to make the Bills pay for their tactics.
But the Colts still needed some help from Rian Lindell, who pushed a 41-yard field goal attempt wide right -- a play that would have given Buffalo the lead with 6:22 left.
The miss ruined a near perfectly executed game plan for the Bills (3-6).
"We tried to reduce the time they had the ball and when they had the ball, we tried to bleed them for everything we could," coach Dick Jauron said. "We just didn't do it well enough."
As Manning looked like himself making reads and picking apart the Bills, his teammates adjusted. | | | Manning, Vinatieri, defense down Patriots - 11/06/2006
Source: NFL.com Peyton Manning didn't have to be perfect for the Colts to remain the only team with a perfect record.
He had plenty of help from a defense that had been far from perfect all season. With four interceptions -- the last ending the Patriots' final chance with 1:18 left -- Indianapolis beat New England 27-20 to improve to 8-0.
With the loss by Chicago and coach Lovie Smith to Miami earlier in the day, the Colts are the NFL's only unbeaten team.
"Lovie let me down," Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy said. "I was hoping they'd win so they would get all the focus."
This victory capped an impressive two-game road stretch against two of the best teams in the AFC. Manning threw for 328 yards and tossed two touchdown passes to Marvin Harrison one week after throwing for 345 yards and three scores in a 34-31 triumph at Denver.
"Those are two very tough places to play," Dungy said. "We're finding a lot of different ways to win. We still aren't playing our best."
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady certainly didn't.
Two of his interceptions came on tipped balls against a defense that had only five picks in its first seven games. The Patriots' running game did gain 148 yards against the NFL's worst rush defense. | | | 'Overrated' Urlacher could be NFL MVP - 10/30/2006
Source: Chicago Sun-Times The thing we must do, in this reactionary sports town of ours, is ignore all silly polls and ''overrated'' hogwash about Brian Urlacher. This junk is nothing but professional jealousy, a feeling in some NFL locker rooms that Urlacher is too commercialized by a league that aches to market the ferocity -- and whiteness -- of a seek-and-destroy, video-game attacker doing his work in the city of linebackers in a ''Madden '07'' world.
If the target himself can dismiss the bashing with an annoyed shrug, shouldn't we?
''Watch the field,'' Urlacher the Linebacker said by his locker after making one of the most athletic, acrobatic plays you'll see in any sport. ''I don't know what people are saying, and I'm not going to worry about it anymore. All I can do is go out and play football. That's all I've done my whole career.''
Think your workplace is the only one smeared by catty, cutthroat politics? Even in the grunt-and-spit domain of pro football, some players aren't immune to answering ''Urlacher'' when Sports Illustrated inquires about the ''most overrated player,'' all because they see him on commercials and billboards and know he once had a little fun with Paris Hilton in Las Vegas, where what happened obviously didn't stay in Vegas. The dissing started a couple of years ago, when the Sporting News lapped up some much-needed attention and declared him the league's most overrated player.
We saw how Urlacher answered last season, winning the league's Defensive Player of the Year award. Now consider Sunday at Soldier Field, a few days after the SI poll was released and prompted Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera to rip the detractors as ''a bunch of haters.'' How did the embattled hype-monster respond this time?
| | | Manning's four TDs keep Colts perfect - 10/22/2006
Source: NFL.com Peyton Manning got up, cleaned his dirty face and responded like a prizefighter.
Colts QB Peyton Manning hooked up with three different receivers on four touchdown passes in the win over Washington.
After being bent over awkwardly twice in the first half, losing his helmet and once appearing hurt, the two-time MVP knocked out the Washington Redskins with three third-quarter touchdown passes Sunday as the Indianapolis Colts rolled to a 36-22 victory.
"I've seen him take some tough shots, and he's a little tougher than people think," coach Tony Dungy said.
Aside from the early battering, a face full of rubber chips from the turf and the neck rub he needed to return, Perfect Peyton nearly lived up to his nickname. He finished with a passer rating of 140.4 and helped the Colts keep their title as the AFC's only unbeaten team.
Indy, which matched the Chicago Bears at 6-0, became the ninth team in league history to start two consecutive seasons with six straight wins.
But this didn't go exactly by the script.
Manning declined to elaborate on what he hurt on the first big hit, when one defender grabbed his legs and Phillip Daniels hit him high. The nine-year veteran grabbed his throwing shoulder before calling timeout, then spent the next series on the sideline getting a rubdown and checking his grip on the ball.
"I attended the Bill Belichick school of not discussing injuries the past few summers ... so I don't really discuss that," he said.
Though he was battered, Manning let his performance show the Redskins (2-5) he was not shaken. Manning finished 25-of-35 with four touchdowns and continued ascending the NFL's career charts. His last TD pass, No. 256, sent him past Dan Fouts (254) and Sonny Jurgensen (255) into 10th in NFL history.
"It was Peyton being Peyton: Quick throws," defensive end Andre Carter said. "They made certain adjustments. But it was us. We didn't tackle well in the second half."
The Redskins' third straight loss also dealt a blow to their playoff hopes, and they had nobody to blame but themselves and Manning, who exposed their banged-up secondary in the second half. | | | Colts escape Titans with 14-13 win - 10/08/2006
Source: NFL.com Peyton Manning has mastered the great escape.
Now the Indianapolis Colts want to make things a little easier for their quarterback.
For the third straight week, the two-time MVP led Indianapolis on a late touchdown drive, this time throwing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 5:10 left to give the Colts a 14-13 victory -- and avoid Tennessee's improbable upset bid.
Against winless Tennessee (0-5), Manning connected with Marvin Harrison and Wayne for second-half scores that rallied the Colts from a 10-point deficit. The win kept the Colts (5-0) unbeaten and in control of the AFC South, even if it was far from perfect.
Manning finished 20 of 31 for 166 yards with one interception.
Most expected this one to be a rout.
But with rookie quarterback Vince Young making his second career start, coach Jeff Fisher decided to play it safe by attacking the Colts' porous defense the same way every opponent has this season -- running inside.
As usual, it worked.
By grinding out 214 yards rushing, Manning and Co. spent much of the game on the sideline. It also prevented Young from making any disastrous rookie mistakes.
Young threw only two passes in the first quarter when the Titans piled up 100 yards rushing, and Travis Henry, who was inactive last week against Dallas, carried 19 times for 123 yards, his first 100-yard game with Tennessee.
The Titans finished with 214 yards rushing, and Young even gave fans a glimpse of his mobility on a nifty 19-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
Even without defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who was serving the first game of his five-game suspension, running back Chris Brown, who was inactive and a makeshift offensive line, the Titans looked like they would pull off one of the most shocking upsets in the NFL for three and a half quarters.
Young's final desperation pass was knocked down near the Colts 10.
He finished 10 of 21 for 63 yards with one interception, but Manning got the win.
"To be 5-0 and not playing your best football is a good thing as long as you improve," Manning said. "If you stay the same way and don't improve, it's going to eventually bite you."
Notes: Harrison and Wayne each caught their first TDs of the season. ... Harrison caught a pass in his 159th straight game, breaking Marshall Faulk's NFL record for most consecutive games with a reception at the start of a career (158). ... Henry had his first 100-yard game since Dec. 7, 2003 while with Buffalo. ... Brandon Stokley left the game in the second half with a sprained left knee. | | | Manning rallies Colts, down Jets 31-28 - 10/01/2006
Source: NFL.com Peyton Manning watched the fourth-quarter lead his Colts had just taken vanish in a flash when the New York Jets returned the ensuing kickoff 103 yards.
Cool, calm and ever the leader, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback just jogged back on the field with a little more than 2 minutes left and took charge.
The Colts leaned on their running game for three TDs and came back to beat the Jets.
"There truly never was any panic," Manning said. "When they ran the kickoff back, we were just getting back on the bench. We didn't have time to get mad or to panic."
They certainly had plenty of time to ruin the Jets' victory plans.
After Justin Miller's 103-yard dash gave New York the lead with 2:20 left, Manning led Indianapolis on the type of efficient drive that has defined his career -- capping it with a 1-yard run that gave the Colts a wild 31-28 victory.
| | | WR Wayne set to return to Colts, could play Sunday - 09/27/2006
Source: ESPN Colts receiver Reggie Wayne is expected to return to Indianapolis on Thursday and could be available to play Sunday against the New York Jets.
| | | Fantasy Football: MatchUp Meter - 09/25/2006
Source: Boston Herald Following are complete fantasy football rankings based on this week’s matchups for all the major positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, K, team defense). They are based on a combined yardage/scoring system (4 points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing/receiving touchdown, one point for every 25 passing yards, one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards).
Quarterback
1/Donovan McNabb, PHI at SF
2/Eli Manning, NYG at SEA
3/Peyton Manning, IND vs. JAC
4/Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. NYG
5/Carson Palmer, CIN at PIT
6/Michael Vick, ATL at NO
| | | Colts overcome Jaguars' attack, 21-14 - 09/24/2006
Source: NFL.com The Indianapolis Colts' high-scoring offense proved it could be patient, too.
Peyton Manning went into the locker room at halftime and tried to not be frustrated after the Colts had only three first-half series and nine offensive plays in the first 27 minutes.
Manning threw for one touchdown and ran for another in the second half, and Terrence Wilkins returned a punt 82 yards for a TD to help the Colts maintain their dominance in the AFC South with a 21-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jacksonville wanted to make a statement in the title chase six days after shutting out defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh.
The defense managed to keep Manning out of sync or off balance most of the day. He finished 14 of 31 for 219 yards with one TD, the 249th of his career, and scored on a beautiful fake to seal the victory midway through the fourth quarter.
Marvin Harrison caught six passes for 94 yards, moving within three catches of fourth on the career list. Andre Reed has 951 career receptions, Harrison has 949.
And the Jaguars, who held the ball for more than 24 minutes in the first half, relied on the tandem of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to dictate the game. Taylor rushed 21 times for 74 yards, while Drew had 13 carries for 103 yards and four receptions for 32 yards including a 7-yard TD catch late in the game.
"We left a lot out there, but we've got to make sure those types of things don't happen," Leftwich said. "We've got to come away with more than seven points."
Leftwich, who was 16 of 28 for 107 yards and two interceptions, was part of the reason.He was picked off by Jason David at the Colts 9 in the first half and by Mike Doss with 45 seconds left in the game when he missed Reggie Williams deep over the middle.
Then there was Josh Scobee. He missed two field goals to the left, hitting the upright on a 24-yarder late in the first half and pushing a 49-yarder even farther left in the third quarter.
"We were just off a little bit," Colts coach Tony Dungy said. "I thought our sideline stayed calm and we made some adjustments and kept our composure. ... We realized if we started playing, we'd be OK."
Notes: Wilkins' return was the first for Indy since he last did it September 2001 against the New York Jets. ... Matt Jones failed to catch a pass for the Jaguars, but did play. ... Colts cornerback Nick Harper left the game with a strained groin. ... Guard Chris Naeole also was injured in the fourth quarter when Leftwich ran into him. | | | Manning gets 13th 'player of the week' - 09/20/2006
Source: Indy Star Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his 400-yard performance in Sunday’s victory over Houston.
Manning completed 26-of-38 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns, to running back Joseph Addai, tight end Bryan Fletcher and wide receiver Brandon Stokley. It was the seventh time in Manning's 130 regular-season games that he has reached or eclipsed the 400-yard mark. Fantasy Impact: Surprise, Surprise. | | | Aerial attack lifts Colts over Texans 43-24 - 09/17/2006
Source: NFL.com The NFL's biggest perfectionist found little to quibble with. Sure, Peyton Manning would have preferred scoring a few more touchdowns and less mistakes.
But what more could the two-time MVP really ask of his teammates?
Manning threw three touchdown passes, broke John Unitas' franchise record for completions and led the Colts to scores on six of their first seven possessions in a 43-24 rout over Houston that wasn't that close.
Indy (2-0) produced 515 yards, converted on eight of its first 10 third-down chances and didn't punt until early in the fourth quarter as the record-setting combination of Manning and Marvin Harrison had another milestone day.
Manning's second TD pass, a 21-yarder to rookie Joseph Addai in the first quarter, gave him 2,797 completions -- one more than Unitas had in his Colts career. He finished 26 of 38 for 400 yards, his seventh-highest yardage total as a pro, and with 2,820 career completions.
On the game's first offensive play, David Carr was sacked by Robert Mathis before he could even set up to throw. Carr fumbled the snap on the next play and Raheem Brock recovered for the Colts at the Texans 16. Three plays later, Manning and Brandon Stokley hooked up for a 10-yard TD pass. | | | Play-fakes need run to succeed - 09/14/2006
Source: Indy Star Watching Peyton Manning carry out his deft play-fake with a running back is a little like watching a street hustler run his shell game -- where the heck is the pea? But if no one worries about the pea, the deception is moot. Fantasy Impact: Manning and the Colts offense relies on the play-action pass, so it is important that Rhodes and Addai muster up some sort of rushing game. | | | It doesn't get any easier for Texans - 09/12/2006
Source: Houston Chronicle When Texans coach Gary Kubiak met the media Monday for his weekly news conference at Reliant Stadium, he was asked if scoring 10 points and rushing for 70 yards on 20 carries sounded familiar.
Naturally, Kubiak thought about the 24-10 loss to Philadelphia in which the Texans managed only 70 yards rushing on 20 carries.
Fantasy Impact: The schedule is brutal for the Texans, and owners may want to keep that in mind when using any Texans players for fantasy play. | | | Manning Bowl turns into great theater, but it just wasn't great football - 09/11/2006
Source: Indy Star It was a couple of hours before the game. Peyton Manning had come out onto the field to look around and throw some passes to his receivers, when he noticed somebody passing by him.
Fantasy Impact: I'd imagine both Mannings are just glad this game is over with. Eli and Peyton each showed that they should be good fantasy QBs this year and owners should not hesitate to have them in their lineups. | | | Colts 26, Giants 21 (AP) - 09/11/2006
Source: Yahoo!, Newsday, NY Daily News After beating little brother Eli, all Peyton Manning felt was relief and pride. Relief that the much-hyped battle of the brothers was over, and pride in the way they handled it. No gloating, no giddy postgame interviews, no big scene as the two met when it was over. "I told him I loved him," Peyton said after the Indianapolis Colts outlasted Eli and the New York Giants 26-21 on Sunday night. Fantasy Impact: Eli actually looked pretty good after a slow start, with about a 59% completion rate and 2 TDs. Barber also ran well, and the ground game as a whole gained 6.6 ypc. What hurt the Giants was penalties, as they committed 10 of them. Many were drive killers, though some were questionable like the offensive interference call on Carter late. The defense was superb against the run, holding them to only 2.4 ypc. Peyton was rarely under pressure however, getting sacked only once. That allowed him to toss for 276 yards, exposing the Giants secondary who also dropped 3 potential INTs. Overall it was a decent game, but hope that they play more disciplined next week. Snee left with an ankle injury and didn't return, so wait to see how he is. | | | Mannings Cutting Out Shop Talk These Days - 09/08/2006
Source: New York Times Eli Manning said he talked on the telephone Tuesday with his older brother Peyton. Football chit-chat usually peppers the conversations between these two N.F.L. quarterbacks. Not this one.
Fantasy Impact: This will be the first game in NFL history that features two brothers as opposing starting QBs. | | | Roster decisions looming for Colts - 08/29/2006
Source: IndyStar.com The first cut wasn't the deepest, or the toughest. The Indianapolis Colts face some serious personnel paring Saturday when their roster, at 75 after 10 players were waived Monday, must be trimmed to the NFL-mandated maximum of 53.
Fantasy Impact: The fight for the meaningless backup job behind Peyton Manning is on. Sorgi has been hurt so King may finally have his opportunity to claim the job as his own. | | | One league's draft - 08/23/2006
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer Here are the results of a recent draft: FIRST ROUND Team 1: Shaun Alexaner, RB, Seattle Team 2: LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, San Diego Fantasy Impact: Notice that Portis has dropped to 6th following his injury and the acquisition of Duckett. |
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IND |
16 |
121.1 |
497 |
336 |
67.6 |
4557 |
284.8 |
9.2 |
10 |
49 |
0 |
13 |
101 |
25 |
38 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
| 2005 |
IND |
16 |
104.1 |
453 |
305 |
67.3 |
3747 |
234.2 |
8.3 |
10 |
28 |
4 |
17 |
81 |
33 |
45 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
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| 1 | @NYG |
78.9 |
41 |
25 |
0 |
276 |
0 |
6.7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 | HOU |
129.3 |
38 |
26 |
0 |
400 |
0 |
10.5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 | JAC |
79.9 |
31 |
14 |
0 |
219 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 | @NYJ |
101.7 |
30 |
21 |
0 |
217 |
0 |
7.2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 | TEN |
86.2 |
31 |
20 |
0 |
166 |
0 |
5.4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 | Bye |
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| 7 | WAS |
140.4 |
35 |
25 |
0 |
342 |
0 |
9.8 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 | @DEN |
129.2 |
39 |
32 |
0 |
345 |
0 |
8.8 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9 | @NWE |
93.1 |
36 |
20 |
0 |
326 |
0 |
9.1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
3 |
-3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 | BUF |
93.5 |
39 |
27 |
0 |
236 |
0 |
6.1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11 | @DAL |
67.7 |
39 |
20 |
0 |
254 |
0 |
6.5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 12 | PHI |
94.4 |
20 |
14 |
0 |
183 |
0 |
9.2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13 | @TEN |
98.8 |
28 |
21 |
0 |
351 |
0 |
12.5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 | @JAC |
61.5 |
50 |
25 |
0 |
313 |
0 |
6.3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 | CIN |
136.3 |
36 |
29 |
0 |
282 |
0 |
7.8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 16 | @HOU |
135.3 |
27 |
21 |
0 |
205 |
0 |
7.6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 | MIA |
101.4 |
37 |
22 |
0 |
282 |
0 |
7.6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 | To Date |
101 |
557 |
362 |
65 |
4397 |
274.8 |
7.9 |
9 |
31 |
6 |
14 |
86 |
23 |
36 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
4 |
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