Indianapolis may have had a boatload of inactives for last Sunday's game, among them 3 of Peyton Manning's top 4 receivers and rookie offensive lineman Tony Ugoh. Then one of the Colts' (& the NFL's) top defensive stars, Dwight Freeney, went down with a season-ending injury...ridiculous, right? Perhaps these factors may have been the reason why Indy fell to the Chargers 23-21 but I beg to differ.
First of all, San Diego didn't beat Indianapolis. To be honest, the Colts beat themselves & have no one else to blame for this defeat but themselves alone. Secondly, it all comes down to playing mistake-free football which Indy obviously didn't do: allowing an opening kickoff return for a TD as well a punt return later on, Peyton's 6 INTs, a shanked Adam Vinatieri field goal which could have won the game for good...the truth has to hurt but Indianapolis did themselves in with silly mistakes they could have avoided.
Now it's time to move forward & without Freeney leading the charge on defense, how will the Colts respond? Will the receiver corps which Manning delights in throwing to be ready to rock against the Chiefs? Will the offensive linemen be at the ready & give Peyton some time to find targets who aren't wearing the opposition's uniforms?
Let's hope so; let's pray that the Colts bounce back in every way possible this weekend.
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