Manning would lead the Colts offense onto the snowy field.
The Raven defense was ready, forcing a 3 and out.
Baltimore would get good field position at their 47.
A 10 play,4 minute drive with a heavy diet of L.McClain running
the ball would end with a 3yd TD run by W.McGahee. 7-0 Ravens
Manning suddenly woke up in the 2nd quarter,
and led the Colts on an 11 play 74yd scoring drive.
Ending with a 6yd TD catch by WR A.Gonzalez.. 7-7
Again McClain featured heavily with runs to the right on the Ravens
next drive,the 5 play 61yd drive was capped by TE T.Heap
for 29yds. 14-7 Ravens
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| Heap struggles into the endzone. |
Halftime stats
Flacco 5 of 5 68yds 1TD 0INT's
L.McClain 10 rushes 48yds 0TD's
A.Boldin 2 rec 25yds 0TD's
Colts
P.Manning 13 of 17 134yds 1TD 0INT's
J.Addai 8 rushes 3yds 0TD's
R.Wayne 6 rec 73yds 0TD's
The smiles on the Raven fans faces soon disappeared with Flacco
being inrtercepted on the Ravens opening drive of the 3rd quarter.
Colt rookie free safety S.McCorkle jumped infront of TE T.Heap
and returned the ball 22yds to the Raven 41.
Raven DT T.Cody sacked Manning for 6yds and forced the Colts
to punt.Baltimore stuttered on offense and went 3 and out giving
the Colts another shot at the Colt 40 yard line.
Raven CB L.Webb downed Collie for a 1yd reception on 3rd & 3
at the Raven 42 and forced another punt.But again the Raven
offense could not find any success and went 3 and out.
Manning under heavy pressure moved the Colts 70yds in 9 plays.
Finally finding TE D.Clark for a 24yd TD with 5.38 left in the game.
17-14 Colts
Panic started to set in amongst the Raven fans, and gasps were heard
as Flacco was sacked for 7 yards on 2nd & 9 at the Colt 34.
Raven kicker N.Rackers lined up to try his longest FG of the season
from 50yds to tie the game up.The ball bounced off the crossbar.And the Colts
remained in the lead.With 1.55 and no time outs.Flacco led the Ravens
down the field and allowed Rackers to tie the game up with an 18yd FG
with 5 seconds left. 17-17
Manning looking confident led the Colts offense out in OT.
1st & 10 at IND 24 1yd run by Addai.
2nd & 9 at IND 25. Manning drops back to pass,scans the
middle of the field, looks to his right,under pressure,throws...
Raven CB T.Williams breaks on the ball,leaps and catches
the ball.Time slows down for Raven fans as he races 27yds
into the endzone for the win.And M&T erupts with noise and celebration.
23-17 Ravens
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| T.Williams with the all important INT. |
L.McClain 15 rushes 71yds 0TD's
T.Heap 4 rec 71yds 1TD
T.Cody 4 tackles 2 for loss 1 sack
Colts
P.Manning 22 of 31 227yds 2TD's 1INT
J.Addai 16 rushes 17yds 0TD's
R.Wayne 9 rec 100yds 0TD's
M.Bullet 9 tackles
other results
Rams 6 - 17 Cowboys [M.Barber 19 rushes 136yds 1TD for Cowboys]
Pats 39 - 29 Chargers [T.Brady 20 of 31 373yds 3TD's 0INT's for Patriots]
Saints 24 - 20 Packers [D.Brees 28 of 54 377yds 3TD's 1INT for Saints]
Conference matchups
That was one heck of a nerve tingling game when Rackers missed that 50 yarder.I thought it was all over and Manning would just move the Colts downfield.However they chose to run,which we had stopped all day.And they gave us a small chance.
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