September 25th, 2006
Colts, Week 3
Jaguars contain Manning, but still can’t beat Colts
I was a little surprised by this. I expected the Jax Offense to be better. Holding Indy to 21 points is a good showing, even if the Colts are still learning to live life without Edgerrin James. The Colts Defense was in bend but don’t break most of the first half. I thought Jax was kind of lucky that some of the calls that could have been made downfield weren’t called. Indy, as poor as the numbers look for the first half, could have had a 13-7 (or more lead) if the incomplete pass and no call on interfering with Marvin Harrison had gone Indy’s way.
So, I was impressed with Indy. They played tough, even if Jax was beat up. The Indy defense made some big plays, the Jax Defense did not. That more, or less, was the difference in the game (okay, the difference was 7 points, but you know what I meant, smart guy or gal).