Payton Manning will lead the Indianapolis Colts to play against home team 7-5 Jacksonville Jaguars at AllTel Stadium this weekend. The Colts hope to improve their record to 11-2 after a loss to the Titans on a last second 60 yard field goal by Rob Bironas. He wrote his name in franchise history with his boot.
The Jaguars on the other hand had a field day in Miami against the Dolphins. Jacksonville ended a four-game winning streak for the Dolphins (5-7), likely ensuring they will miss the playoffs for the fifth year in a row.
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David Garrard led Jacksonville on touchdown drives of 95 and 91 yards, while Miami's Joey Harrington threw two costly interceptions and was sacked four times. As usual, Garrard did his best work on the run Sunday, throwing for 229 yards and two scores to help the Jacksonville Jaguars beat Miami 24-10.
Poor tackling also hurt the Dolphins, who geared to stop the run but still gave up 150 yards on the ground. Maurice Drew broke three tackles on a 32 yard touchdown run, the rookie's ninth score.
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Garrard was sacked four times, but completed 16 of 22 attempts and ran for three first downs. One came when he was forced 15 yards deep to midfield before zigzagging through the defense for a 17-yard gain.
The Tennessee Titans tied for the NFL's second-biggest comeback in the final 10 minutes last week against the New York Giants. They struck again Sunday against the Colts (10-2), who had lost only four of their previous 36 games.
With the wind at his back, Bironas needed every gust to lift the longest field goal in his short career over the crossbar for his second consecutive game winning kick. He became the sixth kicker in NFL history to connect from 60 yards or better. Peyton Manning said the wind was a big factor for the Titans in the fourth quarter, and never bigger than on Bironas' field goal. "The guy made a heck of a kick," Manning said.
The 5-8 Titans didn't trail by 21 points this time, but they were down 14-0 in the first half before starting this comeback with 10 points just before halftime. They intercepted Manning twice, and Vince Young threw for two touchdowns and used his legs to help keep the ball away from the two-time NFL MVP.
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Indianapolis needed a victory to clinch the division for a club record fourth straight year and its seventh playoff berth in eight years. Seemingly easy enough for a franchise that had won 12 straight divisional games coming into Sunday. Now they're back in Jacksonville trying to define their qualification.
The line is PK and Total 44. Colts and over, this is a no brainer. Yes David Garrard would like to complicate things and he will. The Jaguars could easily win this just as well, but I want to depend on the Colts experience as a team against a good quarterback and a great defense, but still, a little wet behind the ears in what should be considered a play off chance game for both teams.
