Talking Out Your Ass Again
National Football League playoffs, 2006-07
Although the Colts' rushing defense looked extremely weak during the season, it ended up being a key factor on their road to the Super Bowl. First, Indianapolis defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 23-8, holding Chiefs running back Larry Johnson (who rushed for 1,789 yards during the season) to just 32 yards on 13 carries. Then, they defeated the Baltimore Ravens 15-6, winning on a playoff record-tying five field goals by Vinatieri and holding running back Jamal Lewis (who rushed for 1,132 yards during the season) to just 53 yards.
Then the Colts faced their arch-rival New England Patriots in the AFC title game. New England jumped to an early 21-3 lead, but Indianapolis stormed back in the second half, outscoring the Patriots 32-13 with an additional field goal late in the first half. The Colts' final scoring drive did much to help Manning lose his image of always choking in big games. With 2:22 left in the game, the Colts had the ball on their own 20-yard line trailing 34-31. On the first four plays of the drive, Manning completed three passes, moving the ball 69 yards to the Patriots 11-yard line in just 24 seconds. Three plays later, Addai scored a 3-yard touchdown run to put them in the lead, 38-34 with only 60 seconds left in regulation. The Patriots responded with a drive to the Colts 45-yard line, but defensive back Marlin Jackson ended the drive with an interception to give Indianapolis the win. This happened to be the biggest comeback in AFC-NFC Conference Championship history.
First off, I give Peyton Manning almost all the credit for Colts success and never said I didnt! Second, you can mingle with the annual stat nerds, but what matters is how your DEFENSE plays when it matters! The Colts held teams to a minimal until they faced The Patriots which became a shoot out!
For the Run DEFENSE to hold Jamal Lewis to only 53 yards is saying a lot about your DEFENSE!!! Then The Colts were lucky to face a easy opponent who had no offense and a garbage QB Rex Grossman in The Super Bowl! So don't tell me their Defense didn't step up in their Super Bowl run that year!!!
National Football League playoffs, 2006-07
Although the Colts' rushing defense looked extremely weak during the season, it ended up being a key factor on their road to the Super Bowl. First, Indianapolis defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 23-8, holding Chiefs running back Larry Johnson (who rushed for 1,789 yards during the season) to just 32 yards on 13 carries. Then, they defeated the Baltimore Ravens 15-6, winning on a playoff record-tying five field goals by Vinatieri and holding running back Jamal Lewis (who rushed for 1,132 yards during the season) to just 53 yards.
Then the Colts faced their arch-rival New England Patriots in the AFC title game. New England jumped to an early 21-3 lead, but Indianapolis stormed back in the second half, outscoring the Patriots 32-13 with an additional field goal late in the first half. The Colts' final scoring drive did much to help Manning lose his image of always choking in big games. With 2:22 left in the game, the Colts had the ball on their own 20-yard line trailing 34-31. On the first four plays of the drive, Manning completed three passes, moving the ball 69 yards to the Patriots 11-yard line in just 24 seconds. Three plays later, Addai scored a 3-yard touchdown run to put them in the lead, 38-34 with only 60 seconds left in regulation. The Patriots responded with a drive to the Colts 45-yard line, but defensive back Marlin Jackson ended the drive with an interception to give Indianapolis the win. This happened to be the biggest comeback in AFC-NFC Conference Championship history.
First off, I give Peyton Manning almost all the credit for Colts success and never said I didnt! Second, you can mingle with the annual stat nerds, but what matters is how your DEFENSE plays when it matters! The Colts held teams to a minimal until they faced The Patriots which became a shoot out!
For the Run DEFENSE to hold Jamal Lewis to only 53 yards is saying a lot about your DEFENSE!!! Then The Colts were lucky to face a easy opponent who had no offense and a garbage QB Rex Grossman in The Super Bowl! So don't tell me their Defense didn't step up in their Super Bowl run that year!!!
