Luck played angry and frantic, turning a steady stream of halftime boos into a chorus of cheers. Hilton broke franchise playoff records with 13 catches and 224 yards, and also caught two TDs.īut it was the way Indy won that made it stunning. He also matched his career high with three interceptions. Luck was an incredible mix of good and bad, finishing 29 of 45 for 443 yards, the second-highest yardage total in franchise history for a playoff game. The Colts, winners of four straight, travel to either Denver or New England next weekend for the divisional round. Buffalo rallied from 32 points to beat Houston 41-38 in January 1993, though that one required overtime. Indianapolis (12-5) became only the second playoff team to rally from that big a deficit. I guess 21 wasn't large enough at half, so we thought we'd give them another seven, you know, just to make it interesting."Īctually, rallying from 28 down made the latest of Luck's amazing comebacks one to remember. "I think somebody said that it was the second-largest comeback or whatever in the history of whatever. "One for the ages," said Pagano, Indianapolis' coach. Hilton on a 64-yard TD pass to give the Colts an improbable 45-44 wild-card victory Saturday. He threw three of his four touchdowns in the second half, scored on a fumble return and connected with a wide-open T.Y. On a day Luck appeared to be pressing and, at times, as bad as he ever has played while putting Indianapolis in a 28-point deficit, the Colts quarterback somehow turned things around. Colts fans couldn't believe the scoreboard, and the Kansas City Chiefs couldn't believe their incredibly bad luck. INDIANAPOLIS - Chuck Pagano couldn't believe his eyes. NFL, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs My teen-ager roots for the Patriots, and that is enough to deal with.Andrew Luck, Colts shock Chiefs with 2nd-largest playoff comeback
Rootability Index: Sorry, not allowed to root for the Patriots. Hilton set team playoff records with 13 catches for 224 yards and two scores. Quarterback Andrew Luck threw for 443 yards and four touchdowns - and added a fumble-return TD - and wide receiver T.Y. We did just enough to advance in the tournament." They stuck to the process and never doubted. "A great team victory and one for the ages. "Incredible, incredible victory," says Colts head coach Chuck Pagano. The victory by Indianapolis was the first time ever that a team won a game in regulation after trailing by at least 28 points and it tied for the second-largest comeback of any kind in league history.
In the Wild Card round, the Colts erased a 38-10 second-half deficit and won 45-44 in the third-highest scoring playoff game in NFL history. When you play a good team, it's hard to beat a good team when you don't play your best." "In the playoffs, you're playing the best teams. "When it comes down to it, the team that plays the best is going to win," says Brady. "You have to lay it all out there because if you don't win the game, you go home."īrady has won 17 games in the playoffs, the most in NFL history, and has a 17-7 (.708) postseason record. "The playoffs means it's a one-game season each week," says New England defensive end Rob Ninkovich.
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The Patriots had four players selected to the Pro Bowl: QB Tom Brady, G Logan Mankins, ST Matthew Slater, CB Aqib Talib. The Patriots won at least 10 games for the 11th consecutive season, joining the San Francisco 49ers (1983-1998) as the only teams to accomplish the feat. Radio: Westwood One - Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Tony Boselli Sirius: 88 (WW1), 92 (Ind.), 86 (NE). TV: CBS (Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf, Allie LaForce). Use this as an open thread to discuss Saturday night's action. Let's get you caught up on everything you will need to know. The divisional round of the 2014 NFL playoffs continues Saturday night with an AFC matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots.
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