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This Season, the Colts Try to Gather Steam, Not Dust
New York Times, United States - 8 hours ago

Indianapolis had wrapped up home-field advantage so early in December that Coach Tony Dungy had the dubious luxury of resting his starters. By the time the Colts faced Pittsburgh in the divisional playoffs, they had not played a meaningful game in a month.

That is why the Colts were so worried before their 34-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. They had already secured the A.F.C. South title, but had also lost two games in a row and three of four as their offense stalled and their run defense collapsed.

The feeling throughout the N.F.L. was that Indianapolis had been eclipsed by the San Diego Chargers as the premier team in the A.F.C., and that its window of opportunity to win a Super Bowl had suddenly slammed shut.

But with three safeties — including the two starters — on the bench with injuries, the Colts forged what may have been a defining game for their defense. They stopped a Bengals team that had won four games in a row, holding the Cincinnati running game to 133 yards and sacking Carson Palmer four times.

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:34:00 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Indy definitely can't come into the playoffs as cold as they were last season, not if they want to have a legitimate chance of making it to the big dance, right? So how does Dungy keep this team focused without taking the chance of risking unnecessary injury?