GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: INDIANAPOLIS (5-0) at JACKSONVILLE (4-1)

NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL
INDIANAPOLIS 29
JACKSONVILLE 7 3:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR

JAC BALL ON JAC 36 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

INDIANAPOLIS 29
JACKSONVILLE 7

JAC BALL ON JAC 16 YD LINE
2ND AND 6</div>

 

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NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

INDIANAPOLIS 29
JACKSONVILLE 7

JAC BALL ON IND 16 YD LINE
2ND AND 6</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
INDIANAPOLIS 29
JACKSONVILLE 7 0:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR

IND BALL ON IND 19 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANAPOLIS 7 10 2 10 29
JACKSONVILLE 0 0 7 0 7 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: IND - TD, KENTON KEITH 3 YD RUN (ADAM
VINATIERI KICK), 14:33. Drive: 11
plays, 66 yards in 5:06. Key plays:
Manning 15-yard pass to Addai on
3rd-and-14 to Jacksonville 44;
Addai 23-yard run on 4th-and-1 to
Jacksonville 12. INDIANAPOLIS 7-0
2ND QUARTER: IND - TD, PEYTON MANNING 1 YD RUN (ADAM
VINATIERI KICK), 9:35. Drive: 11
plays, 76 yards in 5:26. Key plays:
Manning 13-yard pass to Wayne to
Indianapolis 38; Manning 11-yard
pass to Clark to Indianapolis 47;
Keith 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to
Indianapolis 48; Manning 31-yard
pass to Wayne to Jacksonville 10.
INDIANAPOLIS 14-0
IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD, 14:31. Drive:
11 plays, 30 yards in 2:20. Key
plays: 15-yard face mask penalty on
Jaguars' Stroud to Jacksonville 40;
Manning 11-yard pass to Wayne on
3rd-and-7 to Jacksonville 29.
INDIANAPOLIS 17-0
3RD QUARTER: JAC - TD, MAURICE JONES-DREW 1 YD RUN (JOHN
CARNEY KICK), 5:37. Drive: 10
plays, 40 yards in 5:37. Key plays:
Jones-Drew 65-yard kickoff return
to Indianapolis 40; Jones-Drew
6-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to
Indianapolis 25; Gray 4-yard run on
3rd-and-4 to Indianapolis 15.
INDIANAPOLIS 17-7
IND - SAFETY, QUINN GRAY TACKLED BY DWIGHT
FREENEY IN END ZONE 10:25.
INDIANAPOLIS 19-7
4TH QUARTER: IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 20 YD, 1:26. Drive:
13 plays, 55 yards in 5:57. Key
plays: Addai 13-yard run to
Jacksonville 43; Manning 9-yard
pass to Clark on 3rd-and-7 to
Jacksonville 20; Manning 22-yard
pass to Wayne on 3rd-and-18 to
Jacksonville 6. INDIANAPOLIS 22-7
IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 35 YD PASS FROM PEYTON
MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK),
11:02. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards in
1:06. Key plays: Keith 13-yard run
to Jacksonville 41. INDIANAPOLIS
29-7

ATT: 67,174</div>

 

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- The Indianapolis Colts sentan emphatic message to the Jacksonville Jaguars that there willbe no shift of power in the AFC South.


Peyton Manning threw a touchdown and ran for one as the Coltseased to a 29-7 victory over the Jaguars on Monday night toremain perfect on the season.


Indianapolis became just the third team in NFL history to start6-0 for three straight seasons, matching the St. Louis Rams(1999-2001) and Green Bay Packers (1929-1931).


The Colts also avenged a humiliating 44-17 loss to the Jaguarslast season in which they yielded a staggering 375 yardsrushing. It was also the last time Manning failed to throw a TDpass in a regular-season game.


Manning's stats were ordinary by his standards (23-of-37 for 259yards with one TD and an interception), but he continuallymoved the chains as the Colts improved to 3-0 against theirdivision rivals - with each win coming on the road.

Indy's defense bottled up the running game and took advantage ofan injury to quarterback David Garrard in snapping a four-gamewinning streak by Jacksonville (4-2), which entered the contesttrailing the Colts by a game in the AFC South.


Garrard suffered a sprained left ankle when he was sacked byEddie Johnson with 11:42 to play in the second quarter. Hereturned briefly but was replaced by Quinn Gray to start thesecond half.


The Jags, who had allowed just 58 points in their first fivegames, could not slow down Manning and the potent Colts'offense. Reggie Wayne, in particular, had his way againstJacksonville's secondary with nine catches for 131 yards.

Indianapolis dominated the first half, building a 17-0 lead onthree scoring drives of 11 plays each.


The Colts twice turned back the Jaguars on fourth-down gamblessandwiched around an interception by safety Bob Sanders andscored after each stop.


With the Jaguars facing a 4th-and-2 at Indy's 34 with 5:33 leftin the first quarter, Garrard threw high on a short pass totight end George Wrightster.


Manning took over and drove the Colts 66 yards in 11 plays forthe opening score, a 3-yard TD run by former CFL star KentonKeith with 27 seconds left in the period.


The key play, however, was a 23-yard run by Joseph Addai (85yards, 16 carries) on 4th-and-1 that brought the ball to theJaguars' 12.


After Sanders intercepted Gray, the Colts marched 11 plays in 76yards, helped by a 31-yard pass from Manning to Wayne. Manningfinished it off with a 1-yard sneak to make it 14-0 with 5:25left in the half.


With Garrard back in the game and trailing by two touchdowns,Jacksonville went for it again on 4th-and-1 from their own 49,but Sanders tackled Maurice Jones-Drew for a one-yard loss.

The Colts converted again as Adam Vinatieri booted a 36-yardfield goal for the 17-0 cushion with 29 seconds left in thehalf.


The Jaguars scored their only touchdown on a 1-yard plunge byJones-Drew on their opening drive of the second half to pullwithin 17-7. Jones-Drew had a 65-yard kickoff return to set upthe score.


The Colts responded with a safety when defensive end DwightFreeney sacked Gray in the end zone for a 19-7 lead with 4:35left in the third quarter.


After receiving the ensuing kickoff, Indy drove to the Jaguars1-yard line before settling for Vinatieri's 20-yard field goaland a 22-7 lead with 13:34 to play.


Manning capped the scoring with a 35-yard scoring pass to tightend Dallas Clark with 4:05 to play.


Garrard finished 8-of-12 for 72 yards while Gray was 9-of-24 forjust 56 yards and two interceptions - the first picks by aJacksonville quarterback this season.

 

NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANAPOLIS 7 10 2 10 29
JACKSONVILLE 0 0 7 0 7 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

14:33 IND - TD, KENTON KEITH 3 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK).
Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards in 5:06.
Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Addai on 3rd-and-14 to
Jacksonville 44; Addai 23-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Jacksonville 12.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-0.

2ND QUARTER:

9:35 IND - TD, PEYTON MANNING 1 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK).
Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards in 5:26.
Key plays: Manning 13-yard pass to Wayne to Indianapolis 38; Manning
11-yard pass to Clark to Indianapolis 47; Keith 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to
Indianapolis 48; Manning 31-yard pass to Wayne to Jacksonville 10.
INDIANAPOLIS 14-0.
14:31 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD.
Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards in 2:20.
Key plays: 15-yard face mask penalty on Jaguars' Stroud to
Jacksonville 40; Manning 11-yard pass to Wayne on 3rd-and-7 to
Jacksonville 29. INDIANAPOLIS 17-0.

3RD QUARTER:

5:37 JAC - TD, MAURICE JONES-DREW 1 YD RUN (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards in 5:37.
Key plays: Jones-Drew 65-yard kickoff return to Indianapolis 40;
Jones-Drew 6-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 25; Gray 4-yard run on
3rd-and-4 to Indianapolis 15. INDIANAPOLIS 17-7.
10:25 IND - SAFETY, QUINN GRAY TACKLED BY DWIGHT FREENEY IN END ZONE .
INDIANAPOLIS 19-7.

4TH QUARTER:

1:26 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 20 YD.
Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards in 5:57.
Key plays: Addai 13-yard run to Jacksonville 43; Manning 9-yard pass
to Clark on 3rd-and-7 to Jacksonville 20; Manning 22-yard pass to Wayne on
3rd-and-18 to Jacksonville 6. INDIANAPOLIS 22-7.
11:02 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 35 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards in 1:06.
Key plays: Keith 13-yard run to Jacksonville 41. INDIANAPOLIS 29-7.

INDIANAPOLIS - JACKSONVILLE Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS JACKSONVILLE

FIRST DOWNS 14 7
Rushing 7 2
Passing 6 4
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-7-43% 1-5-20%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-2-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 217 109
Total offensive plays 41 25
Average gain per play 5.3 4.4
NET YARDS RUSHING 66 45
Rushing attempts 16 10
Average gain per rush 4.1 4.5
Tackles for loss-yards 0-0 1-1
NET YARDS PASSING 151 64
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 1-6
Gross passing yards 151 70
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 25-15-0 14-9-1
Avg gain per pass play 6.0 4.3
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 3-3-1 1-0-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 2-39.0 1-47.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 39.0 38.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 3 9
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 1-9
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 1-20 2-49
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-3 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-27 1-15
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 3 0
Rushing 2 0
Passing 1 0
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 0-0
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 0-0
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 0-0-0%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 1 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 17:07 12:53


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS JACKSONVILLE

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J ADDAI 9 49 5.4 23 0 F TAYLOR 5 39 7.8 17 0
K KEITH 6 16 2.7 4 1 M JONES-DREW 5 6 1.2 5 1
P MANNING 1 1 1.0 1 1

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
P MANNING 15-25-151 0 1 31 D GARRARD 8-12- 72 0 0 22
Q GRAY 1- 2- -2 1 0 0

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: D GARRARD 1-6.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R WAYNE 7 92 13.1 31 0 E WILFORD 3 28 9.3 11 0
J ADDAI 3 18 6.0 15 0 D NORTHCUTT 2 12 6.0 6 0
M HARRISON 2 15 7.5 8 0 G ESTANDIA 1 22 22.0 22 0
D CLARK 1 11 11.0 11 1 M JONES-DREW 1 5 5.0 5 0
B UTECHT 1 8 8.0 8 0 M LEWIS 1 5 5.0 5 0
K KEITH 1 7 7.0 7 0 F TAYLOR 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B SANDERS 1 3 3.0 3 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
H SMITH 2 78 39.0 0 1 44 A PODLESH 1 47 47.0 0 0 47

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D NORTHCUTT 1 9 9.0 9 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T RUSHING 1 20 20.0 20 0 M JONES-DREW 2 49 24.5 25 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
A VINATIERI 3/3 2/2 J CARNEY 1/1 0/0
Dist.: 36 20

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
Fumbles: None

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
K HAYDEN 5 5 0 0-0 M PETERSON 7 6 1 0-0
B SANDERS 4 3 1 0-0 D SMITH 5 4 1 0-0
E JOHNSON 3 3 0 1-6 R MATHIS 5 4 1 0-0
G BRACKETT 3 3 0 0-0 C INGRAM 3 3 0 0-0
A BETHEA 3 1 2 0-0 B WILLIAMS 2 2 0 0-0
M JACKSON 2 2 0 0-0 R NELSON 2 2 0 0-0
T HAGLER 2 1 1 0-0 S KNIGHT 2 1 1 0-0
T JENNINGS 1 1 0 0-0 M STROUD 1 1 0 0-0
R BROCK 1 0 1 0-0 J HENDERSON 1 1 0 0-0
J THOMAS 1 0 1 0-0 T MCDANIEL 1 1 0 0-0
Q PITCOCK 1 0 1 0-0 K PETTWAY 1 1 0 0-0
D REID 1 0 1 0-0 B MCCRAY 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 67,174</div>

 

NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
INDIANAPOLIS 29
JACKSONVILLE 7 FINAL</div>

 

NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANAPOLIS 7 10 2 10 29
JACKSONVILLE 0 0 7 0 7 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

14:33 IND - TD, KENTON KEITH 3 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK).
Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards in 5:06.
Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Addai on 3rd-and-14 to
Jacksonville 44; Addai 23-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Jacksonville 12.
INDIANAPOLIS 7-0.

2ND QUARTER:

9:35 IND - TD, PEYTON MANNING 1 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK).
Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards in 5:26.
Key plays: Manning 13-yard pass to Wayne to Indianapolis 38; Manning
11-yard pass to Clark to Indianapolis 47; Keith 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to
Indianapolis 48; Manning 31-yard pass to Wayne to Jacksonville 10.
INDIANAPOLIS 14-0.
14:31 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD.
Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards in 2:20.
Key plays: 15-yard face mask penalty on Jaguars' Stroud to
Jacksonville 40; Manning 11-yard pass to Wayne on 3rd-and-7 to
Jacksonville 29. INDIANAPOLIS 17-0.

3RD QUARTER:

5:37 JAC - TD, MAURICE JONES-DREW 1 YD RUN (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards in 5:37.
Key plays: Jones-Drew 65-yard kickoff return to Indianapolis 40;
Jones-Drew 6-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 25; Gray 4-yard run on
3rd-and-4 to Indianapolis 15. INDIANAPOLIS 17-7.
10:25 IND - SAFETY, QUINN GRAY TACKLED BY DWIGHT FREENEY IN END ZONE .
INDIANAPOLIS 19-7.

4TH QUARTER:

1:26 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 20 YD.
Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards in 5:57.
Key plays: Addai 13-yard run to Jacksonville 43; Manning 9-yard pass
to Clark on 3rd-and-7 to Jacksonville 20; Manning 22-yard pass to Wayne on
3rd-and-18 to Jacksonville 6. INDIANAPOLIS 22-7.
11:02 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 35 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards in 1:06.
Key plays: Keith 13-yard run to Jacksonville 41. INDIANAPOLIS 29-7.

INDIANAPOLIS - JACKSONVILLE Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS JACKSONVILLE

FIRST DOWNS 24 18
Rushing 12 9
Passing 10 8
Penalty 2 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-14-50% 5-13-38%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 2-6-33%
TOTAL NET YARDS 384 226
Total offensive plays 72 66
Average gain per play 5.3 3.4
NET YARDS RUSHING 141 117
Rushing attempts 33 27
Average gain per rush 4.3 4.3
Tackles for loss-yards 0-0 1-1
NET YARDS PASSING 243 109
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-16 3-19
Gross passing yards 259 128
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 37-23-1 36-17-2
Avg gain per pass play 6.2 2.8
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-4-1 3-0-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 3-40.3 1-47.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 40.3 38.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 3 13
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 1-9
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-56 5-139
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-3 1-4
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-27 2-20
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 2-1
TOUCHDOWNS 3 1
Rushing 2 1
Passing 1 0
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1
Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 0-0
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 1-2-50%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 1-2-50%
SAFETIES 1 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 34:07 25:53


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS JACKSONVILLE

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J ADDAI 16 85 5.3 23 0 F TAYLOR 11 55 5.0 17 0
K KEITH 15 56 3.7 13 1 M JONES-DREW 13 52 4.0 12 1
P MANNING 2 0 0.0 1 1 Q GRAY 2 8 4.0 4 0
G JONES 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
P MANNING 23-37-259 1 1 35 D GARRARD 8-12- 72 0 0 22
Q GRAY 9-24- 56 2 0 11

Sacked-Yards Lost: P MANNING 2-16. Sacked-Yards Lost: Q GRAY 2-13,
D GARRARD 1-6.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R WAYNE 9 131 14.6 31 0 E WILFORD 6 53 8.8 11 0
D CLARK 4 66 16.5 35 1 D NORTHCUTT 3 20 6.7 8 0
J ADDAI 4 22 5.5 15 0 M JONES-DREW 3 17 5.7 7 0
M HARRISON 3 16 5.3 8 0 M LEWIS 2 13 6.5 8 0
K KEITH 2 16 8.0 9 0 G ESTANDIA 1 22 22.0 22 0
B UTECHT 1 8 8.0 8 0 G WRIGHSTER 1 5 5.0 5 0
F TAYLOR 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B SANDERS 1 3 3.0 3 0 B WILLIAMS 1 4 4.0 4 0
K HAYDEN 1 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
H SMITH 3 121 40.3 0 2 44 A PODLESH 1 47 47.0 0 0 47

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D NORTHCUTT 1 9 9.0 9 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T RUSHING 3 56 18.7 20 0 M JONES-DREW 4 133 33.3 65 0
G WRIGHSTER 1 6 6.0 6 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
A VINATIERI 3/3 2/2 J CARNEY 1/1 0/0
Dist.: 36 20

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
P MANNING 1 0 0 0-0 Q GRAY 1 1 0 0-0
D FREENEY 0 0 2 0-0 F TAYLOR 1 0 0 0-0
R BROCK 0 0 0 0-1 P SPICER 0 0 1 0-0
C JOHNSON 0 0 0 1-0 C NAEOLE 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
K HAYDEN 8 8 0 0-0 M PETERSON 10 9 1 0-0
F KEIAHO 7 5 2 0-0 S KNIGHT 6 5 1 0-0
T HAGLER 6 5 1 0-0 R MATHIS 6 5 1 0-0
A BETHEA 6 4 2 0-0 D SMITH 6 4 2 0-0
B SANDERS 5 4 1 0-0 B WILLIAMS 5 4 1 0-0
G BRACKETT 5 4 1 0-0 P SPICER 4 4 0 2-16
D FREENEY 4 4 0 2-13 R NELSON 4 4 0 0-0
E JOHNSON 4 4 0 1-6 R HAYWARD 3 3 0 0-0
M JACKSON 4 4 0 0-0 C INGRAM 3 3 0 0-0
T JENNINGS 2 2 0 0-0 M STROUD 2 2 0 0-0
J THOMAS 2 1 1 0-0 T COUSIN 2 2 0 0-0
D HUGHES 1 1 0 0-0 D LANDRI 2 2 0 0-0
R BROCK 1 0 1 0-0 T MCDANIEL 2 2 0 0-0
Q PITCOCK 1 0 1 0-0 J HENDERSON 2 2 0 0-0
D REID 1 0 1 0-0 K PETTWAY 1 1 0 0-0
B MCCRAY 1 0 1 0-0

Officials: Referee-Scott Green, Umpire-Scott Dawson, Head
Linesman-Tony Veteri, Line Judge-Ron Marinucci, Field Judge-Boris
Cheek, Side Judge-Larry Rose, Back Judge-Lee Dyer.

Att: 67,164 Time of Game: 3:02</div>

 

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- The Indianapolis Colts sentan emphatic message to the Jacksonville Jaguars that there willbe no shift of power in the AFC South.


Peyton Manning threw a touchdown and ran for one as the Coltseased to a 29-7 victory over the Jaguars on Monday night toremain perfect on the season.


Indianapolis became just the third team in NFL history to start6-0 for three straight seasons, matching the St. Louis Rams(1999-2001) and Green Bay Packers (1929-1931).


The Colts also avenged a humiliating 44-17 loss to the Jaguarslast season in which they yielded a staggering 375 yardsrushing. It was also the last time Manning failed to throw a TDpass in a regular-season game.


"It was really a nice team win," Colts coach Tony Dungy said."We watched the tape of last year. We watched it after the gamewe played last year. We made some corrections. We got somedifferent guys playing."


Manning's stats were ordinary by his standards (23-of-37 for 259yards with one TD and an interception), but he continuallymoved the chains as the Colts improved to 3-0 against theirdivision rivals - with each win coming on the road.

"For us to get our first three AFC South road games and havevictories and to play a team that was hot as they were and comedown here and win, that was huge," Dungy said.


Indy's defense bottled up the running game and took advantage ofan injury to quarterback David Garrard in snapping a four-gamewinning streak by Jacksonville (4-2), which entered the contesttrailing the Colts by a game in the AFC South.


"They certainly answered the challenge," said Manning of histeam's defense. "I was proud of the way they played."

"I think we're a little more physical and a lot faster," saidsafety Bob Sanders, who had a key interception and tackle on afourth-down gamble by the Jaguars.


Garrard suffered a sprained left ankle when he was sacked byEddie Johnson with 11:42 to play in the second quarter. Hereturned briefly but was replaced by Quinn Gray to start thesecond half.


"We were doing well, but we just weren't converting on thirddown," Garrard said. "Whenever you can't do that, it's going tobe a long night for you. Still it was early in the ballgameand we had a lot of time left. But after the injury, I couldn'tbe as effective as I wanted.


"I hated to do this to the team. The guys on offense, I knowthey were counting on me to be out there."


Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio said he expects Garrard to misssome time due to the severity of the sprain and may look tobring in a veteran quarterback.


The Jags, who had allowed just 58 points in their first fivegames, could not slow down Manning and the potent Colts'offense. Reggie Wayne, in particular, had his way againstJacksonville's secondary with nine catches for 131 yards.

"We just do what we do," Wayne said. "We don't try to doanything extra. We just go out and play football and take whatthe defense gives us. I thought our defense did a great job,controlling the run, getting us the ball back, and the offensedid a great job as well."


Indianapolis dominated the first half, building a 17-0 lead onthree scoring drives of 11 plays each.


The Colts twice turned back the Jaguars on fourth-down gamblessandwiched around an interception by Sanders and scored aftereach stop.


"We made far to many mistakes to win that ballgame," Del Riosaid. "Let 'em out of some holes in 3rd-and-long, turned theball over three times."


With the Jaguars facing a 4th-and-2 at Indy's 34 with 5:33 leftin the first quarter, Garrard threw high on a short pass totight end George Wrightster.


Manning took over and drove the Colts 66 yards in 11 plays forthe opening score, a 3-yard TD run by former CFL star KentonKeith with 27 seconds left in the period.


The key play, however, was a 23-yard run by Joseph Addai (85yards, 16 carries) on 4th-and-1 that brought the ball to theJaguars' 12.


After Sanders intercepted Gray, the Colts marched 11 plays in 76yards, helped by a 31-yard pass from Manning to Wayne. Manningfinished it off with a 1-yard sneak to make it 14-0 with 5:25left in the half.


With Garrard back in the game and trailing by two touchdowns,Jacksonville went for it again on 4th-and-1 from their own 49,but Sanders tackled Maurice Jones-Drew for a one-yard loss.

"We were going to need to make plays to win this game and we hada good plan coming in and thought we could take advantage ofthat situation and make a big play, and it didn't come off likewe had hoped, obviously," Del Rio said.


The Colts converted again as Adam Vinatieri booted a 36-yardfield goal for the 17-0 cushion with 29 seconds left in thehalf.


The Jaguars scored their only touchdown on a 1-yard plunge byJones-Drew on their opening drive of the second half to pullwithin 17-7. Jones-Drew had a 65-yard kickoff return to set upthe score.


In the waning minutes of the game, Jones-Drew limped off thefield with what Del Rio termed a "little sprain on his knee.But nowhere like David (Garrard). He's going to be a littletender but we will know more tomorrow."


The Colts responded with a safety when defensive end DwightFreeney sacked Gray in the end zone for a 19-7 lead with 4:35left in the third quarter.


After receiving the ensuing kickoff, Indy drove to the Jaguars1-yard line before settling for Vinatieri's 20-yard field goaland a 22-7 lead with 13:34 to play.


Manning capped the scoring with a 35-yard scoring pass to tightend Dallas Clark with 4:05 to play.


Garrard finished 8-of-12 for 72 yards while Gray was 9-of-24 forjust 56 yards and two interceptions - the first picks by aJacksonville quarterback this season.


"It'll be a challenge for us to get turned around and get downto Tampa and play our next opponent and that'll be where ourfocus is," Del Rio said.