These games were selected based upon the quality of the actual game,
and not solely on its significance to the team. Defeating the Bears in
Super Bowl XLI was the most significant win in franchise history, but
it really wasn’t that great of a game to watch. If there is a game you don’t see here, it might be listed under our Most Important Wins list. Check there first before you write us. We understand that this
list is weighted heavily in favor of the Manning era, but let’s face
it, that is how it should be.
1. New England Patriots 2007 Playoffs Colts 38
Patriots 34
A tremendous game that will go down for all time as one of the great
NFL games, let alone Colts games. This is simply the greatest game in
Indy Colts history. From Manning putting up 32 in the second half to
Brady’s INT to Marlin Jackson, no Colts fan will ever forget where they
were when the boys in blue sealed the deal and headed on to the Super
Bowl
Hero: Peyton Manning. This game was a
referendum on him as a player, and he came through in the biggest of
ways.
Factoid: Demond called, dejected, at
halftime from the Dome and wanted to know if he should leave and come
home. Deshawn wisely urged him to stay for at least one drive into the
2nd half.
2. At Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2003 Colts 38 Buccaneers
35 (OT)
I suppose almost everyone at least threatened to turn this
one off at some point during the night. The Colts trailed 21-0 at the
half and by 21 at 35-14 with just 5:09 left to go in the game. Then
something weird started to happen. Brad Pyatt ripped off a long kickoff
return. The Colts pounded it in for a quick score. An onside kick
actually worked. Manning hit Harrison on 4th down for another score.
Tampa ran an offensive possession as if they were on crack, garnering a
bizarre personal foul call to stop the clock before the two minute
warning. Then, with the game on the line, Manning and Harrison hooked
up yet again for 52 yards to set up a short TD run. The Horse survived
an OT possession by the Bucs, and then Manning went to work carving
them up on 3rd down, moving the ball into Vanderjagt field goal range.
Like most big kicks he had with the Colts, Vandy shanked it. However,
the officials stepped in with a ‘leaping’ penalty on the Bucs to give
Vandy a second try. This time he slammed it off the upright and home
for one of the most improbable comebacks of all time.
Heroes: Manning and Harrison. Harrison was called
out by a ‘miked up’ Keyshawn Johnson in the first half. By the end of
the game, Keyshawn was on the bench nursing a hammy and Marvin was
triumphant with 176 yards rec and 2 scores. Manning was as clutch as
they come down the stretch and seemed to be willing the team to victory.
Factoid: The game was Dungy’s return to
Tampa and his birthday. It was also nearly ruined by my visiting
mother-in-law who proclaimed the ‘Colts will come back’. It was sort of
one of those Pollyanna-ish expressions by non-fans that drive the
die-hards crazy. Then when they did come back, she said the next day,
“Well, I knew they would”. I wanted to die.
3. San Diego Chargers 2004 Colts 34 Chargers 31 (OT)
Played the day after Christmas in 2004, this game had plenty of
significance and drama. The Colts and Chargers were playing to settle
the 3 seed in the AFC playoffs, and Peyton Manning was stuck on 47
touchdown passes, one short of the single season mark held by Dan
Marino. The Chargers started strong and Manning threw a pick near the
goal line. When LT scored to put the Chargers up 15 early in the
fourth, things looked bleak. Dom Rhodes answered the bell and ran back
the ensuing kickoff for an 88 yard touchdown. The teams traded empty
possessions (including a missed FG by Vandy), and Indy took over with
3:42 to play and three timeouts. Faced with a 4 and 4 almost
immediately, Manning then took off his blue and white jersey to reveal
that he is in fact Superman. He waved the punt unit off the field and
promptly converted the 4th down with a pass to Reggie Wayne. He marched
the team down field finally hitting Brandon Stokely for the record
breaking pass on a post route the two made up at the line of scrimmage.
Still down two, the Colts tied the game on a conversion by Edge, and
when they won the toss in OT, everyone in the building knew the
Chargers would never see the ball. A scant four plays later, Vanderjagt
converted the game winner.
Hero: Duh. Manning owned that game. The pass to
Wayne on 4th down was ballsy, and the strike to Stokely was amazing. I
leaped in the air as the ball left Manning’s hand, because everyone in
the Dome could see Stokely was totally uncovered.
Factoid: I attended this game with my
parents-in-law. My father-in-law is a huge Chargers fan and drove me a
little crazy that day. He cheered every random play (All Right! Gain of
4!). This made the comeback all the sweeter.
4. At Dallas Cowboys 1996 Colts 25 Cowboys 24
The ’96 Colts were a seriously great team who were destroyed by
injuries. Their amazing
come-from-behind-on-the-road-vs-the-defending-Super-Bowl-Champions-and-apparently-a-ton-of-hyphens
was truly one of the great games in franchise history. The Harbaugh-led
Colts started the game with a long crushing drive that lasted nearly 11
minutes, but ended with a field goal thanks to a horrible offensive
pass interference call on Ken Dilger. The Cowboys then ripped off 21
straight points and the Colts were given up for dead. Harbaugh led a
pair of field goal producing drives that pulled Indy to 21-9 at the
half. The Colts put together a pair of touch downs to pull ahead 22-21.
Dallas got a long field goal to go up 24-22 with 13 odd minutes left in
the 4th quarter. Carey Blanchard banged home the eventual game winner
with 51 seconds left, but that left almost enough time for Hall of
Famer Troy Aikman to bring back Dallas. They made it to the Indy 40 and
tried a 57 yard field goal to win it at the gun. Chris Boniol’s try was
dead on, but hit the cross bar and bounced harmlessly away. The Colts
had pulled a major stunner, and looked prime to roll early in ’96.
Hero: Blanchard. He hit 4 field goals including the
game winner. He accounted for 13 of the 25 Colt points.
Factoid: Even though I attended college
only two hours from Indianapolis, there were no Colts fans on campus.
As I watched the game in the commons with other students, there were
more Dallas fans than Colts fans. This is one of the single biggest
changes over the past 10 years. Colts fans can be found in all corners
of Indiana now.
5. At Houston Texans 2008 Colts 31 Texans 27
On some very rare occasions, one game can become a microcosm of the larger state of the team. This was the case early in 2008. The Colts were struggling early in the season, coming off their by at 1-2. Injuries were mounting, and it was becoming clear to everyone that perhaps the 2008 weren’t going to be the juggernaut we all foresaw. Facing a backup QB in Sage Rosenfels, the Colts squandered an early 10-0 lead, and rolled over, playing dead for more than two quarters. With just over 8 minutes to go in the game, Houston’s Steve Slaton scored from a yard out (after busting a demoralizing 41 yard run a few plays earlier). The Colts were dead at 27-10 with 8 minutes to play. Then one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history began. Manning capped what seemed like a cosmetic drive with a fourth down TD to Rookie Tom Santi, but with just 4 minutes on the clock, the Colts were still down 10 and didn’t recover the onside kick. On third down, as he dove toward the sticks for the first down that would have ended the game, Sage Rosenfels was hit by Freeney and Brock. The ball came loose and Gary Brackett returned it 68 yards for a score. On the Texans next possession, Robert Mathis played the role of Superman, and executed one of the most amazing strip sacks in Colts history. The Colts quickly took the ball 20 yards for their TD in just 2:10, as Manning hit Wayne for acrobatic score just before the two minute warning. Melvin Bullitt then sealed the game with pick. The Colts had won, and the 2008 season was back on.
Hero: Freeney and Mathis. Though Brock was originally credited with the first forced fumble, replays would show it was Freeney who knocked it loose. Along with Manning, these two players time and again lifted the 2008 Colts to improbable wins.
Factoid: Angry and frustrated by the obvious flaws with the team, I posted a game recap declaring the season “Done” at the five minute mark. It was quickly replaced with a picture of Reggie Miller.
6. At Denver Broncos 2002 Colts 23 Broncos 20 (OT)
This game was always ignored by those who questioned the Colts ability
to win on the road in bad weather. On a snowy Sunday night in November,
the Colts and Broncos played a classic back and forth game that marked
one of the last times that Mike Vanderjagt was clutch. Denver jumped to
13-3 lead in the 3rd quarter, but the Colts responded with a pair of
lightning quick touchdown drives. After another Denver score midway
through the fourth put the Colts down three, they failed on a couple of
attempts to even up the game. When Manning and the offense took over at
the 20 with 1:40 to play, they still needed a field goal. Manning
worked the ball down field, to put the team in range for a 54 yard try
with just seconds on the clock. Vandy came out onto the snow covered
field and buried the tying kick. The Colts won the toss in OT and
marched down field stalling out around the 34. Vanderjagt came on again
and 51 yards later, he delivered the Colts an incredible OT win.
Hero: Mike Vanderjagt. He’s an ass, but on that
night he was great. He hit 3 FGs, including 2 from beyond 50 yards to
tie and win the game. For a kicker, it doesn’t get better than that. Factoid:
Dungy was originally going to punt in OT, but Justin Snow convinced him
to let Vandy try again. In this game (the 11th of the season), Harrison
went over 100 catches for the year. He would later go on to break the
record for most receptions in a season.
7. At Miami Dolphins 1999 Colts 37 Dolphins 34
After the debacle that was the first Dolphins/Colts game of the season,
the Colts were hungry for revenge and their first division title since
1987. The Colts jumped out to an early 17-3 lead thanks in part to an
insane run by Edgerrin James. The Dolphins battled back and the game
was largely back and forth all day with the Colts staying just a step
ahead. With just seconds to go, Marino put the Fins in position for a
Mare field goal to tie the game. Manning got the ball with 29 seconds
to play and two time outs. After a couple of quick strikes and
timeouts, Vanderjagt banged home a massive 53 yarder at the gun to win
the game. This game featured a young Manning out dueling an aging
Marino and was an instant classic
Hero: Edge was sick in the first half of this game.
He finished with 131 yards rushing and 2 TDs. Manning’s drive was
clutch as was Vandy’s kick.
Factoid: Chad Cota made a rare play in this game
when he recovered a fumble. Realizing that he was surrounded only by
Colts, he stood up, and walked untouched 20 yards into the end zone for
a first quarter TD.
8. Green Bay Packers 1997 Colts 41 Packers 38
During one of the worst Colts seasons ever (one so bad that it sewed up
the number 1 pick and Peyton Manning), an 0-10 Colts team faced off
against the defending champion Green Bay Packers. The crowd was at
least 40% Packer fans, and the game seemed to start according to
script. The Pack was up 14-3 when Paul Justin, a forgotten connector
between the Harbaugh and Manning eras, drove the Horse down field for a
score. Then things got crazy. A pair of Favre turnovers (fumble and
INT) were both returned for scores, the second on a nifty lateral from
Blackman to Classic Colt Jason Belser. The Colts inexplicably led
24-14. The Pack roared back with two straight touchdowns to make the
score 28-24. A Blanchard FG made the score 28-27 AT THE HALF. The Colts
and Packers traded FGs into the early fourth quarter, before a Lamont
Warren touchdown and a 2 point conversion with just over 6 minutes to
go gave the Colts a 7 point lead. Favre responded very quickly to tie
the game. Justin then moved the Colts downfield and picked up a key
first down to Dilger at the one yard line with 1:22 left. The Colts
then smartly killed the clock and Blanchard banged home the game
winning FG as time expired. The devastated Packer fans left the dome
with chants of, “If you can’t beat us, you’ll never win the Super
Bowl!” ringing in their cheese coated ears.
Hero: Paul Justin 24 of 30 for 340 with a TD and a 2
pt conversion. Totally unexpected, but he had the best day of his
career.
Factoid: This was the Colts third consecutive win
over the defending Super Bowl champs (49ers, Cowboys, Packers). The
Packers wouldn’t lose again until the Super Bowl. Mike Holmgren decided
to let Terrell Davis walk into the end zone for the go ahead touch down
because he was afraid the Broncos would run out the clock like Indy
did. Also, I brought a friend from college to this game who was a guy
who sort of lived a charmed life. He seemed to skate by on luck. All
the guys at school became convinced that the Colts would win just
because he went to the game. Sure enough, his presence touched off the
upset of the year.
9. At Denver Broncos 2006 Colts 34 Broncos 31
Last team with the ball wins sounds like a cliché, but it
summed up so many games the 2006 Colts played. This late afternoon
classic was no exception. The Broncos had the lead at the half, 14-6.
The Colts went on a long drive to start the second half, and then
converted a short field after recovering a Jake Plummer fumble for a
20-14 lead. The infamous run defense then almost took over for the
Colts. They gave up a rushing score at the end of the 3rd quarter and
trailed again 21-20. Vinatieri nailed a long FG, but the Broncos rammed
the ball down the field for a 28-23 lead with less than 7 to play.
Manning and Wayne responded by completely abusing a young Denver corner
and with 3:56 to play, the Colts took a 31-28 lead after a 2 point
conversion. Gilbert Gardner struck back by abandoning his hole and
letting Denver rip off a 48 yard run. Fortunately, the defense
stiffened, and Denver settled for a long field goal and a tie with just
1:49 to play. 1:49 is waaaay to long to give #18 however, and
unfortunately for the Denver, Darrent Williams was still on the field.
Manning calmly moved the Colts down field to set up a game winning
field goal try from Adam Vinatieri with just two seconds on the clock.
By the time the dust had settled, the Colts were 7-0 for the second
straight season.
Hero: Reggie Wayne and Peyton Manning. Manning was
unstoppable and Denver knew it. Wayne finished with 10 catches for 138
and 3 scores. The third touchdown to Wayne was a thing of beauty.
Factoid: Heading into the game the Denver defense
had been nearly impenetrable allowing only 44 points through 6 games.
Denver had specifically designed their defense to beat Manning and the
Colts.
10. At Kansas City Chiefs 2004 Playoffs Colts 38 Chiefs 31
This classic matchup in the AFC divisional round pitted two blistering
offenses against each other. The Colts marched into Arrowhead as
underdogs, but were carrying momentum from their blowout of the Denver
Broncos a week prior (Manning’s first playoff win). Very little defense
was played all day as each team mounted long drive after long drive.
Priest Holmes was his usual dominating self as he ran for 176 yards and
two scores. Despite his best efforts the Colts were in control most of
the game, and a 19 yard touchdown pass to a young Reggie Wayne put the
Colts up 14 points near the end of the third quarter. Dante Hall
answered right back with a 92 yard kickoff return for a score. The
teams would trade touchdowns in the fourth quarter and the Colts were
able to hang on for a breathtaking win.
Hero: Peyton Manning was nearly flawless as he
threw for 304 yds and 3 touchdowns. This game will go down as one of
his most impressive playoff performance given the hostile crowd of
nearly 80,000.
Factoid: This game lived up to its billing on its
way to becoming the first NFL playoff game that featured no punts.
11. At Pittsburgh 2008 Colts 24 Steelers 20
The Colts were in real danger of
not making the playoffs in 2008 thanks to injuries at almost every key
position. Entering at just 4-4, the Colts trailed by a 17-7 score
before rallying thanks to gritty play by Manning and a pair of timely
picks from Ratliff and Tim Jennings. With 3:04 to play, Manning hit Dom
Rhodes out of the backfield for the go ahead score. The Colts had come
from behind to win in Pittsburgh for the first time in 40 years. The
Steelers would later go on to win the Super Bowl. Manning threw for 3
TDs and no picks against the best passing defense in the league.
Hero: Manning, Tim Jennings, and Eric Foster. Foster made back to back plays on the goal line to stone the Steelers on 3rd/4th and goal from the 1. Jennings late pick of Roethlisberger was a big time play and gave the Colts the ball down three. Finally, Manning played a brilliant game against a brutal defense.
Factoid: This was the first Colts win in Pittsburgh in 40 years. To pull it off, the Colts had to: 1. Out rush the Steelers 2. Come up with a goal line stand. 3. Overcome a 10 point deficit. This was one of the most unlikely wins of all time.
12. At Minnesota 2008 Colts 18 Vikings 15
battered psyche following an opening game home lose to the Bears and a rash of
injuries on both sides of the ball, Indy found itself down 15-0 late in the
third quarter on the road to Minnesota. At this point, Peyton Manning connected
with Anthony Gonzalez on third and six. Gonzo scampered 58 yards before leaving
Colts fans with their hearts in their throats as he lateraled to Reggie Wayne,
who took it to the one yard line. The short TD run and a Manning to Wayne
TD followed by a two point conversion by Dominic Rhodes tied the game. With
time winding down, Indy’s D for only the second time all day, forced the Vikings
into a three and out. When the Colts got the ball, Manning literally drilled a
pass by a Viking defender’s ear to Wayne on third and eight. This play set up
Adam Vinatieri’s game winning 47 yard FG with 3 seconds left (made all the
more nerve wracking for Colts fans, because he had missed earlier from 30
yds).
Manning This is the kind of game that Manning haters never seem to notice or
appreciate. The Colts couldn’t rush the ball at all (19 carries for 25
yards) making them totally one dimensional. Playing virtually on one leg after
missing all of the pre-season with a knee injury, and with Jeff Saturday, Dallas
Clark and Tony Ugoh not available, Manning stood up to a relentless Vikings pass
rush to help deliver this win. It is an overused cliché, but 18 really did will
this victory.
outnumbered roughly 15 to one by Viking fans in the Florida bar I was watching
this game at, I wisely kept my mouth shut, even during the Colts frantic
comeback. However, my involuntary scream of “YES” with an accompanying fist
pump following the dramatic Manning to Wayne pass, quickly dispersed the
despondent purple clad crowd, even before AV’s Game winner.
13. Buffalo Bills 1988 Colts 17 Bills 14
Going into the last game of the 1988 season, the
Colts desperately needed a win and a Cleveland loss to make the
playoffs. A quarterback controversy had been brewing all year between
Jack Trudeau and Gary Hogeboom, and in the last game of the season, one
faction had its revenge. With the Colts trailing 14-3 in the fourth
quarter, Trudeau got hurt and Hogeboom replaced him. He threw two
touchdown passes to seal up a comeback win. Simultaneously, Houston was
beating Cleveland in Cleveland 23-7. The playoffs seemed assured.
Unfortunately, as we filed out of the dome the crowd was informed that
the Oilers had collapsed and Cleveland won 28-23 scoring the last 21
points of the game. We were all depressed, but the game itself was
great.
Hero: Gary Hogeboom. His late game drives gave the
Colts a chance.
Factoid: My dad claimed this was the only time in
his life that he rooted for a player to get injured. Starting in the
3rd quarter, he shouted “get hurt! Get hurt!” every time Trudeau
dropped back to pass. He claimed an injury was our only chance. He was
right.
14 At Miami Dolphins 1995 Colts 27 Dolphins 24 (OT)
A Captain Comeback classic, the Colts trailed 24-3 at the half. Harbaugh rallied the team with three second half touchdown passes (two in the fourth quarter). He hit Aaron Bailey with 1:17 to play to tie the game and force the OT. The Colts roared back to steal the win in OT on a chip shot by Blanchard. Still looking for more info on this game.
Hero: Harbaugh. He won the starting job with a similar miracle comeback a couple of weeks before against the Jets, and quickly established himself as the leader of the team with this clutch win.
Factoid: Blanchard hit his second GW FG of the season. He would hit another the next week, and total four different game winners on the season.
15. Washington Redskins 1990 Colts 35 Redskins
28
This game was played on a Saturday night, three days before Christmas, because Christmas Eve was a Monday. In Jeff George’s Rookie year, the Colts had a rough back and fourth game with the Skins. The Colts took an early lead, but Washington closed the gap thanks to two long field goals by Chip Lohmiller; the second was a 56 yarder as the half expired that clanged off the crossbar and went through. The Skins opened a 25-14 lead in the fourth quarter, but the Colts roared back on the strength of 21 points in the fourth. Jeff George started the rally with two TD passes sandwiched around a FG for Washington. Then, with just minutes remaining and the score tied, Alan Grant picked off a Mark Rypien pass taking it 25 yards for the game winning TD.
Hero: George. The rookie had 252 yards and 3 TDs to move the Colts to 7-8 on the year, and keep hopes of a .500 rookie season alive.
Factoid: The Colts passed out weird masks of the MNF announcers. This was meant to mimic the prank they pulled during the Halloween Massacre. Instead it just came out creepy as I was given a Dan Dierdorf mask, with dog ears and an elf hat. It made absolutely no sense. This game made the list especially because at 14 years old, I declared it to be the best game I had ever seen live.
16. At San Diego 2008 Colts 23 Chargers 20
The Colts season had already begun
to turn the corner thanks to hard fought wins in the previous three
weeks, but few wins in 2008 were as difficult or dramatic as the Sunday
night game against the Chargers. The Colts had built a modest cushion
of 20-10, but the defense flagged late and the Chargers came back. With
time running out, and overtime a near certainty, Manning rallied the
Colts for a final drive. Taking the ball with just 1:26 on the clock,
18 positioned the Horse at the San Diego 48 with :26 seconds left.
Facing a fourth and 1, Tony Dungy went for it, and 18 hooked up with 88
who broke free down to the San Diego 34. Adam Vinatieri got redemption
for missing a game winner the year before and drilled the 51 figgie to
give Indy a huge win.
Hero: Robert Mathis, Dungy, Vinatieri. With the Chargers driving early in the second half, Mathis had a brilliant sack strip of Rivers to change the momentum of the game. Dungy deserves credit for his ballsy fourth down attempt, and finally Adam Vinatieri drained the game winner.
Factoid: The officials almost blew the game. With 26 seconds left, the clock was temporarily stopped for a measurement. Dungy’s decision to go for it hinged on the officials running the clock (per the rules) once the ball was spotted. That would have forced Norv Turner to call a time out, or give the Colts a chance to run a play with only about :10 on the clock (and a time out). A running clock greatly reduced the risk to the Colts of giving the ball back to the Chargers with time for them to throw for a FG. Instead, the officials mistakenly didn’t wind the clock, and Manning snapped the ball with :26 instead of :10 left. Fortunately, he hit Harrison for a huge first down, and they quick snapped Addai for a yard before stopping the clock in time for AV to hit the FG.
17. San Francisco 49ers 1995 Colts 18 49ers 17
The defending champion 49ers came to down, and showed little respect for the Colts. Leading 7-6 late in the first half, the 49ers eschewed a field goal that would have put them up 4 points at the half. Instead, the Colts stopped the fourth down play, and ensured that a back and fourth game would ensue. The Colts gave up the lead on a 51 yard field goal, but Captain Comeback, Jim Harbaugh was just coming into his own. He drove the Colts downfield, where Carey Blanchard buried a 41 yard field goal. The 49ers had a chance to win the game with 41 seconds left, but Doug Brien missed a 46 yarder, and the Colts hung on. “HE MISSED IT! HE MISSED IT! HE MISSED IT! HE MISSED IT!” was the call from Bob Lamey.
Hero: Blanchard. He hit four field goals and propelled the Colts to huge upset win.
Factoid: The Colts had 6 sacks in the game, including two by one of the most hated Colts ever, Trev Alberts. This would mark the first of three straight years in which the Colts would knock off the defending Super Bowl champion.
18. At New York Jets 2006 Colts 31 Jets 28
Riding high after conquering the “Manning Bowl” and two
division opponents, the Colts headed to the Meadowlands to face Chad Pennington
and the Jets. A promising 7-0 start was soon wasted as the Jets rode a rare
onside kick and the Colts’ horrific run defense to a 21-17 lead with 7:55
remaining in the game. Then, as he often does, Peyton Manning took over the game
with a spectacular 12 play, 68 yard drive that was so efficient that it only
required two 3rd down conversions; a 10 yard pass to Dallas Clark on
3rd and 6 from the Colts’ 48 and a 2 yard TD pass to lesser-known
Colt Bryan Fletcher. The Colts led 24-21 with 2:34 remaining and victory seemed
assured. Then, as often happened in 2006, the special teams royally screwed up.
The one good kickoff that day by Martin Gramatica was returned 103 yards for a
touchdown by Justin Miller. Just seconds after leading his team 68 yards for the
go-ahead touchdown, 18 had to do it again. No problem. Peyton delivered again
with an equally impressive 61 yard drive that included a sick 19 yard pass to
Marvin on 3rd and 6 that Peyton threaded after avoiding the rush,
starting to run, and then somehow seeing 88 get open at the sideline during all
of this. Peyton then finished the drive by running it in himself from the 1 yard
line and put an exclamation mark on it by getting up and spiking the ball in a
rare show of pure emotion. The Jets’ last gasp with 8 seconds left proved futile
as their multi-lateral final play finally ended near the Colts 30 with Jason
David intercepting one of the laterals.
Hero: Peyton Manning. When the pressure was on him
the most, Manning was at his best, completing 11/14 passes for 96 yards over the
final 2 drives as he single-handedly willed his team to
victory…twice.
Factoid: This was Reggie Wayne’s first game after
his brother, Rashad, was killed in a traffic accident. Dungy and the team told
Reggie that he didn’t have to play in the Jets game, that he could come back
when he was ready, but Reggie was adamant that playing and helping out his
teammates was what his brother would want him to do. His numbers during the game
were modest (4 catches for 74 yards), but the courage he showed playing in a
football game a little less than a week after was brother died was
admirable.
Submitted by Cass
Honorable Mention
At Jacksonville Colts 31 Jags 24
Peyton plays a perfect game, and seals up the MVP award on quasi-national TV. Garrard throws a late pick 6, and the Colts complete a 14 point comeback.
At Miami 1992 Colts 31 Dolphins 20
A back and forth game ends on Steve Entman’s 90 yard Int return to end the game. Dan Marino was driving for the winning score when the rookie #1 pick took it the distance to seal the game.
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