Category: Colts

Brunt: Five things to watch now that Reggie Wayne is out for Colts

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Here are five things to watch for from the Indianapolis Colts now that we know Reggie Wayne will be out for the season with a torn ACL. 1. Can Wayne recover? Wayne caught 38 passes for 503 yards and two touchdowns in seven starts this season. He posted an NFL-record […]

Andrew Luck, Colts beat Peyton Manning, Broncos 39-33

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — No matter how much he wanted to make it just another game, Andrew Luck couldn’t deny there was something different about his matchup with Peyton Manning. Manning won four MVP awards and a Super Bowl title in 13 years with the Indianapolis Colts before they allowed […]

Colts Notebook: Bradshaw out, Herron in; Faulk, Dickerson to be honored

From the Indianapols Colts The Indianapolis Colts have placed running back Ahmad Bradshaw on injured reserve. Bradshaw was signed by the Colts as a free agent on June 11, 2013. He played in three games (two starts) this season, rushing 41 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns, while catching seven passes for 42 yards. […]

Notes from the Colts’ 34-28 win over Seahawks

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — A few leftover items from the Indianapolis Colts’ 34-28 win over the Seattle Seahawks: What the Colts said: “We survived on the play of our defense keeping it close for us. Special teams creating a score, building momentum, getting a great crowd into it.” — Colts […]

Luck leads another rally as Colts beat Seahawks 34-28

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports XChange INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts recovered from a slow start and some uncharacteristic mistakes to defeat the Seattle Seahawks 34-28 on Sunday afternoon. The Colts fell behind by 12 points, had a punt blocked for a safety and gave up 423 yards, yet rallied to give the Seahawks […]

Video: Colts defensive coordinator Greg Manusky talks Seahawks

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Colts defensive coordinator Greg Manusky talks about Robert Mathis at the start of this video, then goes on to discuss the challenges of defending Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch. The Seahawks enter Sunday’s game ranked fifth in the NFL in yards rushing per game. Though the […]

Cliff’s Notebook: The weekend in Indiana sports

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ahmad Bradshaw ran really angry against the San Francisco 49ers. Who could blame him? How would you feel if you were the guy who was supposed to take your new team’s running game to the next level and all of a sudden, the Colts trade for Trent Richardson, the No. […]

What does deal for Trent Richardson mean? 10 questions for Colts

By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent After a week of disappointments, the Indianapolis Colts got a lift Wednesday when they traded their 2014 first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Browns for running back Trent Richardson. The Colts had a need after losing starting running back Vick Ballard for the season, and boy did they fill it. […]

Irsay calls out team with tweets as Colts prepare for Dolphins

By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay injected himself back into more controversy this week when he took to Twitter to implore the team to do a better job protecting franchise quarterback Andrew Luck when the Colts face the Miami Dolphins Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium (1 p.m., CBS).   Raider/Colts– we […]

The good and the bad: Breaking down Colts-Raiders

By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent Breaking down the Colts’ 21-17 win over the Raiders Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium: THE GOOD Quick Start Indianapolis opened the game just as most had expected against the Raiders, who were coming off a 4-12 season and had more questions than answers coming into the year. Colts cornerback Greg […]

Brunt: Colts are who they were, not who we thought they were

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are who they were. Not who we thought they were. And that’s OK. They defeated the Raiders 21-17 on Sunday in another nailbiter. Andrew Luck made it happen again, scoring on a 19-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the Colts the lead that they […]