...and replayed the first half. When someone mentioned that to Jets Pro Bowl defensive end Shaun Ellis, a teammate of Manning's at Tennessee, he didn't even pretend to be surprised. Against two teams that blitz...

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...the lead 17-13. Hartley remained perfect near the end of the third quarter when he made good on his third field goal from beyond 40 yards (44, 46, 47), pulling the Saints within one, 17-16. Indianapolis Colts...

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...said, "Even if I had the answers for you, I would never tell you." Figuring that out will be the Colts' super problem on Super Sunday. This story appears in Feb. 4's edition of Sporting News Today. If you...

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...Manning. Many observers believe the worst thing the 25th rank unit should do is throw multiple blitz packages at Manning, who has been a master of exploiting the strategy throughout his career. Well, the...

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...with comedian Ross Matthews of the 'Jay Leno Show.' On Leno, Matthews said they had an idea to make football a little more fun -- playing with scented footballs. And on cue, Matthews produced a cinnamon-scented...

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... offensive coordinator Cam Cameron that ``he did not attack the Colts. Against a defense as fast as the Colts, you cannot just hand it off.'' Johnson recalled how when he was talking to Jerry Jones last spring,...

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...fashion with 44 pass plays to 32 run plays. Or of how committed Koetter was to the run and how the play selection showed a faith in his quarterback and his line. The talk about Garrard would be his play...

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By quarter three, the narrative was in place. The Patriots had attacked Indy's secondary, scored a bunch of points, and thus a "W" for New England was guaranteed. Then, the fourth quarter happened, forcing all...

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...are going to make it tough on him, particularly in shutting down the Colts' running attack. Texans 24, Colts 30. finally score on their opening drive this week. Starts the D off in a good position, will be a...

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...and Colts between showers and meals? How would Erik Spoelstra devise a way to slow Lebron James, Dwight Howard, Allen Iverson and the Celtics without much time to sleep? Coach Frank Haith and the Hurricanes...

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