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The Best Colts’ Games of the Decade

Posted: 31st December 2009 by Nick South in NFL
Okay, so maybe the last Indianapolis Colts game of 2009 won't make anyone's list as the team's best of the decade, but it can't overshadow the fact that it's been one helluva decade for the Colts. A record number of wins for a franchise in a decade. A record number of consecutive wins in the regular season. A Super Bowl championship. Considering the Colts only had one season with more than 10 wins in ...

Colts’ Decision to Rest Goes Horribly Wrong

Posted: 27th December 2009 by Nick South in NFL
Champagne is a hot seller in South Florida tonight. The dream of a perfect season, inspired by so many spectacular plays throughout the Colts' 14-0 start, were dashed in a little more than a quarter. It ended up dying with little more than a whimper as the Jets pulled away to a 29-15 win. I call it a dream, but it's obvious now that Colts' coach Jim Caldwell and GM ...

The Indianapolis Colts Love the Holidays

Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Nick South in NFL
You have to wonder how NFL players and coaches feel about the holiday season. When most of us are enjoying time with family, giving and receiving gifts, and relaxing from another year's worth of work, NFL personnel have other things on their minds. Some are fighting for the playoff lives. Less fortunate ones are fighting for their jobs. The Colts, however, are enjoying the best ever record heading into the holidays. ...

Why Peyton Manning Is the 2009 NFL MVP

Posted: 9th December 2009 by Nick South in NFL
The 2009 NFL season has been nothing short of phenomenal so far. For the first time ever, two clubs have made it to 12-0 in the same season. A 40-year-old quarterback is guiding the best team in the NFCáNorth. And the race for NFL MVP is a very tight one. Or is it? There's no shortage of names when it comes to players having MVP-like seasons. Quarterbacks Drew Brees and Brett Favre ...

Dime Package: Challenges Keep Coming for Comeback Colts

Posted: 1st December 2009 by Nick South in NFL
With the sale of heart medication at an all time high in Indiana, it's time for a weekly look at the Colts last game and the preview of what's coming up. 10. How long can the Colts keep living on the edge? Who knows. The Colts won their fifth straight game in which they trailed in the fourth quarter. No team has ever done that in the NFL before. Most fans would ...
The Colts reached their 10th win in 10 tries this year with a tough 17-15 win over the Ravens. I've never known a 10-win team to be labeled with so many questions, which kind of helps this week's column write itself. á 10. Simply put, what is up with the offense? For the fourth straight game, the Colts had a mediocre offensive performance. Peyton Manning threw two picks that, unlike the ones in ...

Dime Package: Pats Bobble Game, Colts Steal Victory

Posted: 16th November 2009 by Nick South in NFL
Forgive me if I ramble at times. I'm working on four hours of sleep. I got back home about 12 hours ago and simply couldn't sleep. Normally, I have the basis of a column worked out toward the end of the game. With the Colts trailing 31-14 after Randy Moss caught his second touchdown from Tom Brady, I had a pretty good idea of what a majority of my questions ...

Dime Package: Patriots and Colts Renew NFL’s Best Rivalry

Posted: 12th November 2009 by Nick South in NFL
Bears-Packers? Please. Giants-Cowboys? Nice try. No, right now the best rivalry in football is the annual tilt between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots. The NFL knows this which is why the league has, yet again, scheduled the AFC showdown for November sweeps. Time to look at the big questions concerning this year's match up. 10. Before we begin, exactly why is this rivalry the best in football ...

Dime Package: Colts Win, but Struggle Against Texans

Posted: 9th November 2009 by Nick South in NFL
There's something somewhat comforting about reaching the midway point at 8-0. It means that even a 4-4 meltdown to end the season would mean the Colts would reach that historic 12-win mark. Still, there's plenty of questions for a team that's yet to taste defeat in 2009. 10. So much for the offensive fireworks, huh? There should have been plenty of fireworks to start the game. The first four Colts offensive ...
It's been somewhat of a tough week for the Indianapolis Colts' defense. I'm almost positive that there were less casualties in the first 15 minutes of Saving Private Ryan than what the Colts have had in the past week. Before we discuss it, here's a run down of this week's injury list. Tyjuan Hagler, out for the year. Kelvin Hayden, out at least a month. Marlin Jackson, out for the year. Bob Sanders, out for ...