AFC Wild-Card playoff game: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, AFC Divisional Playoff Game: at Baltimore Ravens, AFC Championship Game: vs. New England Patriots. After a scoreless third quarter, kicker Martin Gramatica, filling in for the injured Adam Vinatieri, made a 20-yard field goal early in the fourth to give Indianapolis the lead, 17–14.

2006 National Football League season by team, American Football Conference Championship, File:Indy Colts World Champions Banner.jpg, https://americanfootball.fandom.com/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts?oldid=163762. Q1 – IND – 12:28 – Dominic Rhodes 6-yard TD run (Gramatica kick) (7–0 IND), Q2 – NYJ – 10:10 – 33-yard TD pass from Chad Pennington to Jerricho Cotchery (Mike Nugent kick) (7–7), Q2 – NYJ – 4:44 – Kevan Barlow 1-yard TD run (Nugent kick) (14–7 NYJ), Q2 – IND – 0:16 – Joseph Addai 2-yard TD run (Gramatica kick) (14–14), Q4 – IND – 12:58 – Martin Gramatica 20-yard FG (17–14 IND), Q4 – NYJ – 7:55 – Kevan Barlow 5-yard TD run (Nugent kick) (21–17 NYJ), Q4 – IND – 2:34 – 2-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Bryan Fletcher (Gramatica kick) (24–21 IND), Q4 – NYJ – 2:20 – Justin Miller 103-yard kickoff return (Nugent kick) (28–24 NYJ), Q4 – IND – 0:50 – Peyton Manning 1-yard TD run (Gramatica kick) (31–28 IND). Q1 – IND – 6:07 – Vinatieri 26-yard FG (3–0 IND), Q2 – IND – 12:23 – Vinatieri 32-yard FG (6–0 IND), Q2 – IND – 2:25 – 2-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Dallas Clark (Vinatieri kick) (13–0 IND), Q2 – NYG – 0:32 – 34-yard TD pass from Eli Manning to Plaxico Burress (Jay Feely kick) (13–7 IND), Q2 – IND – 0:00 – Vinatieri 48-yard FG (16–7 IND), Q3 – NYG – 7:10 – 15-yard TD pass from Eli Manning to Jeremy Shockey (Feely kick) (16–14 IND), Q4 – IND – 13:13 – Dominic Rhodes 1-yard TD run (Vinatieri kick) (23–14 IND), Q4 – NYG – 8:01 – Brandon Jacobs 1-yard TD run (Feely kick) (23–21 IND), Q4 – IND – 1:12 – Vinatieri 32-yard FG (26–21 IND), In their Week 2 home-opener against AFC South rival Houston, Indianapolis continued its offensive dominance by starting the game with a 10-yard touchdown pass from QB Peyton Manning to WR Brandon Stokley and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Manning to rookie running back Joseph Addai. Q1 – IND – 10:06 – Joseph Addai 15-yard TD run (Vinatieri kick) (7–0 IND), Q2 – IND – 14:55 – Joseph Addai 10-yard TD run (Vinatieri kick) (14–0 IND), Q2 – IND – 8:58 – Joseph Addai 15-yard TD run (Vinatieri kick) (21–0 IND), Q2 – PHI – 1:19 – 1-yard TD pass from Jeff Garcia to L.J. Buffalo could not come up with anything on the rest of the drive and had to settle for another field goal.

In the third quarter, Indianapolis continued where they left off in the first half with rookie running back Joseph Addai running into the end zone for a touchdown from 6 yards out. The offseason marked the dissolution of the trio of Edgerrin James, Peyton Manning, and Marvin Harrison, affectionately nicknamed the "Triplets" by Colts fans. Coming off their Divisional road win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Colts came back to the dome for the AFC Championship Game against the fourth-seeded New England Patriots, who were fresh off of their upset of the top-seeded San Diego Chargers. In the third quarter, the Bengals converted another field goal, and the Colts continued their power with Manning completing another touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison. He cleared the crossbar by almost 3 yards, and made the game-winning field goal for the Titans for the second straight week.

RB Joseph Addai had 25 carries for 122 rushing yards with 1 touchdown. For instance, they usually arrive when teams start to get hot. The Colts came into this game three games ahead of the Jaguars in the AFC South standings, and with a win in this game, the Colts can clinch a playoff spot and the AFC South Championship for the fourth straight year. The game was now tied 28–28 with 13:24 left in the game. Colts QB Peyton Manning finished the game 15 of 30 with 170 passing yards and two interceptions, while Ravens QB Steve McNair completed 18 of his 29 passes for 173 total passing yards and also had two interceptions. That right there, folks, is something that none of the other three types of ‘fans’ can rattle off. When the Colts made it back to the Super Bowl, they lost to the Saints. Manning accomplished this feat on his third completion of the game. Fantasy football players who think that James Conner is the next AP after one (albeit fantastic) season, or that Drew Brees is the greatest player there ever was after not paying attention to him or the Saints for the last five years. ... or that Drew Brees is the greatest player there ever was after not paying attention to him or the Saints for the last five years. Wow, what a heart-wringing night for Baltimore. Smith on that drive. After Chicago went three-and-out on that possession, the Colts were ready to even the score.

Just to be clear, by least of these beasts, I mean most annoying. During this game, the Colts lost SS Antoine Bethea, TE Dallas Clark and OT Ryan Diem all to injuries in the first half, and they did not return. Houston scored one more time in the final moments as David Carr completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to WR Andre Johnson, but the game was never as close as the final score indicated. [1]. Find someone who has been a true fan of a team like the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills or Atlanta Braves since the eighties…they’ve got some stories for you. Scoring summary Edit

As I wrote earlier this week, I threaded the needle with my Indy RBs, starting Kenton Keith for injured Joseph Addai 7 minutes before the cutoff. Showing the resolve that allowed them to come from behind in their two previous games, the Indianapolis offense delivered what turned out to be the game-clinching score with only five minutes left in the fourth quarter on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Manning to WR Reggie Wayne to give the Colts a 14–13 lead. The third quarter witnessed more scoring as Peyton Manning completed a touchdown drive on the first possession of the half, this one a 15-yard touchdown pass to TE Bryan Fletcher. No ma’am. The Colts defeated the Bears 29–17, and finished the season with an overall record of 16–4 and Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy became the very first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl. Q1 – BUF – 6:52 – Rian Lindell 22-yard FG (3–0 BUF), Q2 – IND – 11:09 – 1-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vinatieri kick) (7–3 IND), Q2 – IND – 2:44 – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard FG (10–3 IND), Q2 – BUF – 0:31 – 68-yard fumble return for TD by Terrence McGee (Lindell kick) (10–10), Q3 – IND – 10:30 – Joseph Addai 5-yard TD run (Vinatieri kick) (17–10 IND), Q3 – BUF – 8:47 – Rian Lindell 30-yard FG (17–13 IND), Q4 – BUF – 10:35 – Rian Lindell 43-yard FG (17–16 IND). In the first quarter, an interception in the end zone by Colts rookie FS Antoine Bethea set up the Colts' first scoring drive, a 68-yard march that ended with a 5-yard touchdown pass from QB Peyton Manning to WR Marvin Harrison for the only score of the quarter.

The Colts weren’t even bad the next year, it was just obvious they weren’t going to the Super Bowl…and that’s just not good enough for a frontrunner. After this game, the Colts were now 11–4, having lost 4 of 6 after a 9–0 start and dropped to 4–4 on the road. After two first downs, the Titans had the ball at the Colts' 41 yard line with 31 seconds to go.

The Colts lost SS Antoine Bethea to a shoulder injury, and he would not return. Pretty freaking sweet: I know. The Indianapolis Colts saw a huge influx in popularity after winning the Super Bowl during the 2006 season – and saw a sudden decline when the bandwagoners and frontrunners ran for the hills halfway through the next year when they no longer looked like a Super Bowl contender. This was most likely due to the rain and poor conditions that both teams were playing in.

Both teams committed three turnovers, Peyton Manning threw a season-high three interceptions, two of them picked up by former Patriot Ty Law.

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The Patriots responded on the ensuing possession with a 6-yard touchdown pass to WR Jabar Gaffney in the back of the end zone. Rookie RB Joseph Addai ran the ball 15 times for 100 yards and former Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne finished the game with 153 rushing yards on 32 carries. Five laterals and three fumbles later, the Colts ended any hope of a Jets miracle comeback by recovering the final fumble of the play as time expired. The final drive of the game resulted in an Adam Vinatieri field goal with two seconds left to put Indianapolis up by three. The Colts' 32nd-ranked rushing defense allowed only 83 total rushing yards this game, and proved that their defense had dramatically improved from the regular season. Jackson sealed the win for the Colts, and their 18-point comeback was the biggest in Conference title-game history. Indianapolis cut the lead to one on their next drive, which ended in a 30-yard Adam Vinatieri field goal, but the Broncos answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass from QB Jake Plummer to WR Javon Walker just before halftime to expand their lead to 14–6. With the Colts' win and a loss by the Jacksonville Jaguars, 13–10 to the Houston Texans, the Colts are now four games ahead in the AFC South. There were five turnovers in the first quarter, a first in Super Bowl history. On a day when Manning was almost perfect, he and WR Marvin Harrison connected for two touchdowns. Since I couldn’t think of a better segue, here we are at fan boys. The Texans responded with a field goal of their own, but the Colts tacked on another field goal as time expired to end the half. Fans, fan boys, frontrunners and bandwagoners can all be voracious about ‘their team’ or ‘their player’, if even for a short time. Rookie RB Joseph Addai ran the ball 15 times for 100 yards and former Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne finished the game with 153 rushing yards on 32 carries. While the latter two are signed to long-term contracts, James' contract expired at the end of the 2005 season. Colts WR Reggie Wayne had 7 catches for 111 yards, and Cowboys RB Julius Jones rushed the football 22 times for 79 yards.

RB Maurice Jones-Drew had 103 rushing yards for Jacksonville, and Marvin Harrison had 6 catches for 94 yards receiving. They’ve done it more times than any other franchise, ya know!” or “Tom Brady and the Pats can’t be beat!”…  Yeah, we all know that person too. Also, with 326 yards passing QB Peyton Manning has thrown for over 300 yards in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. The Colts defeated the Buffalo Bills in Week 10, 17–16, becoming the first team in NFL history to start consecutive seasons 9–0. Trent Green completed 14 of his 24 passes for 107 total passing yards with one touchdown also.

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Jacksonville Kicker Josh Scobee missed both of his field goals, and they proved crucial in the game in the late stages. With the win, the Colts improved to 11–3. With the win, the Colts stayed undefeated and expanded their lead in the AFC South to two games over second place Jacksonville. The drive ended with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Wayne, the third time they hooked up for a touchdown in the game. DE Dwight Freeney was credited with half a sack, his first of the season. There are a few fundamental differences though, that really set each apart.

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When the Bills drove down the field on their next possession, they had a chance to take the lead, but Rian Lindell missed his field goal, and the Colts ran out the clock to move to 9–0. In the second quarter, the Colts began their breakout with QB Peyton Manning completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to WR Marvin Harrison. At the half, the Colts had a 17-point lead, 24–7. Coming off a primetime victory over Cincinnati, the Colts flew to Reliant Stadium for an AFC South rematch with the Houston Texans. at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. After a Bears punt, the Colts spent four minutes on their next drive that ended with an Adam Vinatieri field goal. But, within a couple minutes Titans K Rob Bironas made a 25-yard field goal to cut the lead to 11 points. The game's scoring consisted of four touchdowns and three field goals.