TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Colts survive, improve to 8-0

ADVERTISEMENT

The Associated Press

Published: November 9, 2009

Updated: 11/09/2009 12:11 am

INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning delivered another milestone performance, Joseph Addai produced a second straight winning score, and the Colts found another unconventional way to win when Houston's Kris Brown missed a 42-yard field goal as time expired, keeping Indy's winning streak intact 20-17.

"I think that's the mark of a great football team," center Jeff Saturday said, referring to the close calls. "We've won eight games so far, and we're ahead in our division, which is really our main focus and goal."

The implications of Sunday's victory are monumental.

Indy is the fourth team in league history with 17 straight regular-season wins. New England did it twice - winning a record 21 straight from 2006-08 and 18 in a row from 2003-04. Chicago won 17 straight from 1933-34.

Next week, the Patriots come to town with a chance to prevent Indy from matching its original record.

There were plenty of accolades to go around for the Colts on Sunday, too.
Jim Caldwell became the NFL's first rookie coach to start 8-0 since Potsy Clark in 1931.

Manning tied Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton for fourth in career victories (125) and became the first player in league history to throw for 40,000 yards in one decade. Dallas Clark caught 14 passes, the third-highest single-game total by an NFL tight end, and with eight receptions, Reggie Wayne moved past Hall of Famer Raymond Berry and into second on the Colts' career reception list.

Manning had his seventh 300-yard game this season.

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT