In a matchup not unlike Hannibal's victory at Cannae, Miami was throttled by Indianapolis. 9 Indy possessions resulted in 7 scores, six of them touchdowns. Two drives lasted less than ten seconds, and only two drives were shorter than 40 yards and one of those resulted in a touchdown. Miami had the ball first and failed on long field goal attempt. Peyton Manning (21-33, 364 yards, 5 tds) opened up with a bomb to Reggie Wayne (4-97, 1 td) -- result: 56 yards, touchdown, and a seven second drive. Indy's next possession after another missed field goal lasted a little longer, 1:39 seconds, but the rsult was the same, a touchdown pass to Austin Collie (3-42, 1 td). After an interception, Indy's next drive consumed a little more three
minutes, with Joseph Addai (6-47, 1 td) getting his licks in with a five yard run. On their next possession, Indy was held to only 13 yards and punted for the only time in the game. Indy got the ball back and covered 84 yards in 2:17 with Dallas Clark (5-80, 1 td) going the last 21 on a pass from Manning. On the opening drive of the second half, Indy had their longest drive of the game, consuming nearly 6 minutes before settling for a field goal. But the Colts made up for that on their next drive. After a Miami fumble, Manning took 8 seconds to hit Pierre Garcon (3-46, 1 td) for a 22 yard td pass. Indy's final score came on a short dump to Donald Brown. It was his only reception of the game and he made the most of it by outrunning the Miami defense for 62 yards and the score. Brown would later have a 56 yard run only to fumble at the end of it. Miami held the ball for over 42 minutes but could only manage 10 points.
--submitted by Tom “Crash” Davis--
