Manning, Colts ignore layoff as four turnovers doom Ravens
Posted by GameSetMatch on January 18th, 2010
Peyton Manning beat the Ravens and buried a myth.
Say goodbye to the bye-week blues.
In his first game since winning an unprecedented fourth NFL MVP award, Manning threw for two touchdowns Saturday night in the Indianapolis Colts’ 20-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. The decisive win came after a playoff bye, something that had been a plague, not a respite, for Manning and his teammates.
“I don’t think it matters if you’ve had a bye or you’re playing home or away,” Manning said when asked about Indy’s previous 0-3 record after sitting out the wild-card round. “This myth that you can’t win after a bye week, I haven’t believed in it.”
The Colts (15-2) will host the AFC championship next Sunday against San Diego or the New York Jets.
“Whoever it is, we know it’s going to be a challenge and we have to step it up another notch,” coach Jim Caldwell said.
Manning and the other Colts starters got lots of rest when the rookie coach sat them for long portions of the final two regular-season games, both losses after they had opened 14-0. Then they had the bye, a reward for owning the league’s best record.
Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press of ESPN.com
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