Peyton Manning Throws Two Touchdowns in Huge Win Over Patriots

The Indianapolis Colts have been a huge disappointment this year.

Before Sunday they were 3-4 and had the worst rushing offense and the fifth worst rushing defense. The offensive line is huge reason why they have been struggling. Even with Pro Bowler Jeff Saturday at center, the line has not made holes for the running game or given Peyton the time he needs to read the defense.

But Peyton looked solid in a huge game against New England on Sunday. He threw for two touchdowns, both to Anthony Gonzalez, in a must win for Indianapolis.

Bob Sanders returned from injury and the Colts defense had a huge game against Matt Cassel and the Patriots. Adam Vinatieri also proved to be worth the money after he sealed an 18-15 win with a 52-yard field goal.

In my opinion, Matt Cassel was way too conservative in the game, but who can blame him after Jabar Gaffney dropped a sure touchdown catch. 

A huge penalty also hurt the Patriots late in the game when tight end David Thomas pancake blocked Colts defensive end Robert Mathis after the play, drawing a flag for unnecessary roughness. A team that rarely makes mistakes, had far too many late in the game on Sunday.

If the Colts lost that game they would be 3-5 and would probably be out of the playoff picture with half of the season already over. Since they won, they are 4-4 and still very alive in the playoff hunt.

They can't beat The Titans in the division, but a wild card spot is very possible. With Joseph Addai and Bob Sanders back in the mix, who knows what's going to happen with the Colts.

Maybe they could go to the Super Bowl as a 10-6 wild card team and win in a huge upset. One manning brother already did that, why not Two?