Divisional Playoff: DEN 36, IND 33

Indy carried a 27-21 lead into the 4th quarter, but could not hold off the hard charging Broncos.  Robert Smith caught a 9 yard TD pass from Jake Plummer to give the Broncs a 1 point lead with 10:22 left to play.  Matt Stover nailed a 42 yarder at the 5:37 mark and a 39 yarder at the 3:48 mark to give the Colts a 33-28 edge.  Denver was not done and Plummer led his on a 9 play / 72 yard drive that took just over 2 minutes to culminate in a Ashley Lelie 17 yard TD grab.  On that drive the usually enigmatic Plummer looked like his counterpart Peyton Manning.  Speaking of Manning, he still had 1:32 left on the clock and the ball on his 36.  On the first play from scrimmage he hit Reggie Wayne for 15 to cross midfield.  On the following play he hit Pierre Garcon for 17 yards to get to Denver's 32 with 1:14 left to play.  Garcon caught a short dump off for 2 yards, but wound up injured on the play, thus robbing Manning of a valuable and reliable target.  On third down Manning overshot a flare pass to Joseph Addai.  That setup a 47 yard game tying FG attempt for Matt Stover who came up a few yards short.  Plummer took 3 knees and the Broncs were headed to the Conference championship in Foxboro.