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Bounce It Off Phil B.:
PLAYERS:
Darren Sproles,
Robert Mathis,
Joseph Addai,
Marvin Harrison,
Quentin Jammer,
Peyton Manning,
Reggie Wayne,
Antonio Cromartie,
Antonio Johnson,
Dwight Freeney,
Anthony Gonzalez,
Antonio Gates,
Melvin Bullitt,
Mike Scifres,
Kelvin Hayden,
Antoine Bethea,
Adam Vinatieri,
Darrell Reid,
Raheem Brock,
Jeff Saturday,
Tony Ugoh,
Ryan Diem,
Marcus McNeill,
Keiwan Ratliff,
Gijon Robinson,
Hunter Smith
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins
Just a quick note before I get to it that my last post for this season will be on Wednesday. Then after that, we will go to "Offseason audibles" mode, with a thread that bloggers can add to on a monthly basis. (Sorry this redux is a bit late. Thought I posted it, but when I checked again today, it was still in unpublished mode. Obvious blogger error!)
Here's what stood out from reviewing the Colts' 23-17 overtime loss to San Diego in Saturday night's AFC wild-card game:
* Watching on television really shows how LaDainian Tomlinson isn't sound. It was only a matter of time before the painkiller wore off and he felt that groin. I'll bet the Colts wished modern medicine would have worked better, so Darren Sproles sat more.
* Great stunt inside by Robert Mathis to get the third-down sack and stop the Chargers' first possession. The Colts sure set the early tone.
* Second-and-2 on the Colts' initial possession and the Chargers just stand up the b...
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