Colts Clinch Playoff Spot (Wizbang Sports)

The Colts were dominant in every phase against the Falcons, winning 38-7,

Peyton Manning was doing his best, but his heart wasn't in it. His eyes kept wandering, and so did his answers.

Buffalo was driving and Manning couldn't help watching. Reporters surrounded him. They peppered him with questions while he stole glances at the television set mounted above running back Edgerrin James' stall in the Indianapolis Colts locker room. Down the line, players clustered around two other televisions.

The Bills couldn't deliver Sunday, but the Colts sure did.

They splattered Atlanta 38-7 to lock up at least a wild-card slot in the playoffs. Home field will have to wait, at least until Sunday when Denver visits. The Colts (11-3) need to win only one of their final two games, but their quest involves more than that.

"We just want to play well," said Manning, mindful that the Colts stumbled into the playoffs last year coming off a blowout loss to the New York Giants and a middling victory over Jacksonville, and were excused in the first round, 41-0, by the New York Jets. "Like (coach) Tony (Dungy) said, gain some momentum."

Mission accomplished.

Crossposted at The World Around You

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Comments (1)

What, no article to announc... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Tom | December 27, 2003 11:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Tom:

What, no article to announce the Colt's humiliation at HOME at the hands (or should I say feet) of the Broncos? Mwa ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Posted on December 27, 2003 11:38