Quick Recap: Colts 10-Browns 6

by Brad Wells on Nov 30, 2008 3:52 PM EST in Game Recaps

Like so many games against Cleveland in the past, the results are a muddy, sloppy, low-scoring, physical game. Personally, I thought Cleveland's gameplan screamed of playing scared. Kellen Winslow, Josh Cribbs, and Braylon Edwards, Joe Thomas... and the Browns tried to play keep away all game long. It came back to bite them in the end because the Colts defense stepped up and made a big play to take the lead and win the game on a Dwight Freeney forced fumble on QB Derek Anderson. Robert Mathis picked up the fumble are ran it in for the game winning TD. In this game, the defense and special teams bailed out the Colts offense.

Colts offense ran the ball pretty well, but the short yardage execution was about as bad as it gets. With no Jeff Saturday and no Ryan Lilja, why in God's name are the Colts running ANYTHING on short yardage, especially against the Browns and their wretched pass defense? Give the Browns credit. They manned up and shut down some big short yardage runs. But, for the life of me, I have no idea why Indy is trying to drive the ball into mammoth DT Shaun Rodgers when Saturday is not the one blocking him.

But whatever. A win is a win. Hopefully, this quells the bad feelings between Browns fans and the Colts. To read up on Browns fans and their thoughts on the game, check out Dawgs By Nature.

Let's hope the injuries to Gary Brackett and Freddie Keiaho are not serious. I also hope Derek Anderson is OK. We don't need ANOTHER Pro Bowl QB going down in this league. The bright side is we are winning the games we are supposed to. Go colts!

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Keiaho and Hagler returned to the game

Brackett and Dawson didn’t. Brackett left on a cart, he’s the one that worries me.

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher, Leads FBS
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Nov 30, 2008 4:00 PM EST reply actions

Yeah

Looked like the dreaded “high ankle sprain” (Bill Polian’s words)

by burc on Nov 30, 2008 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

Offense wins games

Defense beats the Browns.

I was also really happy with our run D.

by hoosierdore on Nov 30, 2008 4:18 PM EST reply actions

watching this game on gamecast was maddening since we got the game of the year…miami vs the rams and everytime they gave the ball to addai for one yard I lost it. one more carry for addai and I was about to go through my screen.

by kinnickcolt on Nov 30, 2008 4:23 PM EST reply actions

Anderson

Ouch. That looked bad. That would suck horribly for their 2 QBs to go down in back-to-back weeks.

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by Colts Homer on Nov 30, 2008 4:25 PM EST reply actions

let's hope it isn't such a stressful game

next week at home.. Cincy doesn’t have much of a defense so let’s hope we can SCORE.. chalk up this win entirely to the D

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by bluegirl on Nov 30, 2008 4:52 PM EST reply actions

will someone with photoshop or MS Paint put a cape on Mathis here

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher, Leads FBS
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Nov 30, 2008 4:58 PM EST reply actions

Done...

by AussieColtsFan on Nov 30, 2008 5:27 PM EST up reply actions

you are amazing

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher, Leads FBS
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Nov 30, 2008 5:54 PM EST up reply actions

Anderson’s tweaked his knee, he’s done for the season.

by eltharion_doa on Nov 30, 2008 5:02 PM EST reply actions

Good Win Colts Fans!

This was a very bad offense bailed out by their Defense. I know about games like this. The Titans use to live this way every single game. Lets just hope for your sake this is a one game thing with your “high powered” offense. If not I can tell you it makes for some high drama type games. Anyway just wanted to give some love to the shoes! Good win. See you in the playoffs!

Someone once said "Vince Young bleeds two toned blue!" But I disagree, because The Great One Doesnt Bleed!!

by Vincanity on Nov 30, 2008 5:03 PM EST reply actions