Peyton Manning left the field a few minutes before halftime Sunday at the RCA Dome for a quick medical check. He had been hit hard, and he came back like he was angry
Where they once tailgated in the South Lot, a bunch of nicknamed Colts fans now party across Missouri Street in the shadow of construction on Lucas Oil Stadium.
RUN OFFENSE: B
Dominic, bench. Bench, Dominic. Seriously, if it's not apparent by now that Joseph Addai is a special player who needs to run and catch the ball a whole lot more often than Dom Rhodes, then we're all watching a completely different game. The moment Addai began gashing Washington's run defense in the third quarter, it set up the play-action and made everything go -- the way it used to with Edgerrin James. One complaint, though: They still don't run well in the red zone.
Former Howard Star Starting to Have Impact for Colts
Before being a sixth-round draft pick by the Indianapolis Colts, Antoine Bethea was unknown nationally while playing for Howard University. Making the opening-day starting lineup wasn't his projected future, but he did just that, joining other later-round draft selections or free agent pickups to make an impact on the Colts. A starting safety every game so far for the unbeaten Colts, Bethea is fourth on the team in tackles with 38 after making two on Sunday.
"You have to prove you belong here, and he's done that," said Colts starting linebacker Gary Brackett, an undrafted free agent from Rutgers. "There's a learning curve for guys. Athletically, a lot of guys have the ability. It's being able to relax and do it consistently, and he's been able to do that."
The Colts tackle blocked for former NFL rushing leader Edgerrin James and now is seeing the emergence of James's projected replacement, rookie Joseph Addai.
He dressed slowly this time, meticulously pulling on tan corduroys, checked shirt and a tweed jacket with the little Colts pin already attached to the lapel. Then Peyton Manning picked up a towel and wiped the NFL's most famous face before letting out a long, deep sigh.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning doesn't like to talk about getting shaken up.
"I go to the Bill Belichick school of injuries," Manning said, referring to the tight-lipped New England coach.
Manning got hit hard twice in the second quarter yesterday against the Washington Redskins. But he managed to shake it off and throw three touchdowns in the second half to rally the Colts to a 36-22 victory at RCA Dome after the Redskins led 14-13 at halftime. All told, Manning completed 25 of 35 passes for 342 yards and four touchdowns.
Indianapolis Colts news 10/23
Indianapolis Colts news 10/23
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