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Despite Injuries, Colts Give Birthday Gift To Dungy With Win Over Former Team
Published on October 07, 2007 at 10:34PM
Indianapolis- What do you give a selfless man who hardly seems to retain anything but compassion for those around him? Well, if you’re the Indianapolis Colts, a win for Tony Dungy is always a good way to start. A day after his 52nd birthday, Dungy’s Colts defeated his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 33-14 Sunday afternoon at the RCA Dome. Although tailback Joseph Addai and wideout Marvin Harrison were sidelined with injuries from last week’s win over the Broncos, their replacements filled in adequately to say the least. Kenton Keith, a one-time Saskatchewan Roughrider in the CFL, ran for 121 yards and two scores, while Harrison’s absence wasn’t missed as Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark each snared a touchdown pass from QB Peyton Manning, while rookie Anthony Gonzalez also had seven receptions for 71 yards. The underrated Colts defense also rose to the occasion as they only allowed 177 offensive yards to a Buccaneers offense which has found new life under QB Jeff Garcia. While Garcia threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns, it wasn’t enough as Indianapolis won easily. With the win, the Colts improved to 5-0 for the third consecutive season, and have now won 12 consecutive games at the RCA Dome. In other NFL action, Arizona got past St. Louis, 34-31, Baltimore squeaked by San Francisco, 9-7, Carolina edged New Orleans, 16-13, New England doubled up Cleveland, 34-17, San Diego shellacked Denver, 41-3, Washington decimated Detroit, 34-3, Chicago surprised Green Bay, 27-20, Houston held off Miami, 22-19, Jacksonville humbled Kansas City, 17-7, the New York Giants smacked the New York Jets, 35-24, Pittsburgh blanked Seattle, 21-0, and Tennessee defeated Atlanta, 20-13. The Monday Night game features the Dallas Cowboys on the road against the Buffalo Bills.
Trojans Committ Cardinal Sin in Shocking Upset
Published on October 07, 2007 at 01:33AM
Los Angeles-Throughout a storied NFL career, Jim Harbaugh earned the moniker Captain Comeback for his ingenuity in the clutch which led to numerous victories for teams he quarterbacked. Now, as the coach at Stanford, he hasn’t lost his touch. Tavita Pritchard, filling in for the injured T.C. Ostrander, threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mark Bradford with 2:02 left in the 4th Quarter and the Stanford defense stonewalled USC in the closing minutes to help the Cardinal upset the #2 Trojans, 24-23, at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Trojans were 40-point favorites coming into the game, and hadn’t lost a home game in six years, but that all changed when John David Booty was intercepted by Wopamo Osaisai to quell a last-gasp comeback attempt. In other Top 25 action, #1 LSU got past #9 Florida, 28-24, #4 Ohio State smacked #23 Purdue, 23-7, Illinois stunned #5 Wisconsin, 31-26, #6 South Florida held off Florida Atlantic, 35-23, #7 Boston College shellacked Bowling Green, 55-24, #10 Oklahoma surged past #19 Texas, 28-21, Tennessee blitzed #12 Georgia, 35-14, #13 West Virginia obliterated Syracuse, 55-14, #15 Virginia Tech ripped #22 Clemson, 41-23, #16 Hawaii defeaed Utah State, 52-37, #17 Missouri decimated #25 Nebraska, 41-6, #18 Arizona State squeaked past Washington State, 23-20, #20 Cincinnati handled #21 Rutgers, 28-23, and Kansas remained unbeaten by humbling #24 Kansas State, 30-24