Patriots Team Grades: Big Plays Overcome Shortcomings In Win Over Ravens
A resilient New England team did what was necessary to beat Baltimore.
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A resilient New England team did what was necessary to beat Baltimore.
In the playoffs, it's important for a team to have all their playmakers. That's why earning a first-round bye, like the Denver Broncos did, can set a squad up for success.
The Indianapolis Colts face off against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional round with a healthy roster at just the right time.
After defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in the wild card round, the Indianapolis Colts are in preparation for a familiar foe; the Denver Broncos.
Peyton Manning versus Andrew Luck and his former team, the Indianapolis Colts. It's a dream matchup for the NFL, but a playoff game that could be decided by the play of two relative no-names at running back.
New England and Baltimore are developing an impressive postseason rivalry.
NFL Wildcard weekend has been a fun ride, as per usual, filled with tough defense and a few phenomenal plays. The Indianapolis Colts took care of the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday afternoon, meaning a matchup between Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos and his former team.
Andrew Luck threw for 376 yards and one touchdown, Daniel "Boom" Herron ran for another score and Indianapolis dominated the second half to beat Cincinnati 26-10 in the AFC wild-card round Sunday.
The last time the Cincinnati Bengals won a playoff game, Boomer Esiason was under center and handing the ball off to Ickey Woods.
Arguably the Cincinnati Bengals' best player, wide receiver A.J. Green is iffy for Sunday's playoff game in Indianapolis against the Colts. He didn't practice on Friday and hasn't cleared the league's concussion protocol after suffering the injury in Week 17 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. If Green can't go, the pressure might double for the Bengals to win their first postseason contest since 1990.
The Indianapolis Colts will face the Cincinnati Bengals in the wild card week of the 2014 NFL Playoffs without A.Q. Shipley and Hugh Thornton on the offensive line.
You can make an argument for all four road teams to win in the first round. And isn't that what we want?
The Cincinnati Bengals haven't won an NFL playoff game since January 6, 1990. They beat the Houston Oilers—right there, that tells you it was a long time ago—by a 41-14 score in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs. Since then, the Bengals have lost all five postseason contests they've played in. That needs to change this weekend.
The Indianapolis Colts haven't forgotten their last meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals in week seven of the 2014 regular season, and look to capitalize on Bengals letdown.
When we look back at 2014, these are some of the games — not to mention stock-car races, tennis finals and golf rounds — we'll remember the most.
A late divisional battle could see the Indianapolis Colts take the AFC South crown with two games still left to go, but the Houston Texans are fighting for a playoff spot and still need the win badly. Dan Fouts of CBS Sports took the time to talk on the big AFC match-up and what it means to both teams.
The Giants dropped the ball -- literally -- on a chance to jump back into the middle of the pack in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night.
Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne says his emotions got the better of him Monday night. He probably wasn't alone.
"There is a lot of concern," head coach Tom Coughlin said. "We've lost a player or two in each game, it seems like. That's not a good one. Prince was playing well."
For the past week, Tom Coughlin begged his team to make plays. But the Giants, who dropped their third straight game, didn't get much from anybody until the game was out of reach.
Luck threw for four touchdowns and the Colts' defense kept Eli Manning and the Giants off balance Monday night in Indianapolis' 40-24 romp.
Listen to play-by-play of the Indianapolis Colts against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey this Monday, November 3rd at 8:30PM on WFAN Sports Radio!
The time is now. The Giants (3-4) can't wait any longer to make a move to get back into the NFC playoff picture. That brings us to tonight's game against Indianapolis.
With the playoffs in doubt again, GM Jerry Reese wants to see more -- and Moore -- from the Giants when they return from the bye on Monday night.
Like Ahmad Bradshaw, the Giants let Hakeem Nicks walk away as a free agent, too. But unlike Bradshaw, Nicks' second chance hasn't gone quite as well.
