Colts hold off Bills to remain unbeaten

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11/12/2006 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Peyton Manning threw for 236 yards and a touchdown as Indianapolis held off Buffalo, 17-16, to become the first team in NFL history to open consecutive seasons with nine victories.

Rookie Joseph Addai had 78 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Colts (9-0), who are the only unbeaten team in the NFL. Dominic Rhodes added another 72 yards rushing while Reggie Wayne had four catches for 42 yards and a score.

Anthony Thomas had 109 yard rushing for the Bills (3-6), who have lost four of their past five games. J.P. Losman completed just 9-of-13 passes for 83 yards and Rian Lindell kicked three field goals for Buffalo.

The Bills took the opening kickoff and went 61 yards on 14 plays before stalling at the Indianapolis four-yard line. Buffalo had to settle for a 22- yard Lindell field goal to make it 3-0 with 8:08 left in the opening quarter.

The vaunted Indianapolis offense finally got things going in the second quarter when Manning capped a nine-play, 58-yard drive by finding Wayne for a one-yard TD to put the Colts on top 7-3 with 11:09 remaining before the half.

Less than three minutes later, the Colts extended their advantage to 10-3 on a 31-yard Adam Vinatieri field goal, but Buffalo was able to get right back in the game thanks to their defense.

With less than a minute to go before intermission, Manning found Ben Utecht but the tight end fumbled and Terrence McGee scooped up the football and raced 68 yards to even things at 10.

The back and fourth action continued into the third quarter. The Colts went back in front when Addai finished a nine-play, 74-yard march by taking it in from five yards out.

But, McGee returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards to the Indianapolis 12. The Colts defense stiffened however, and Lindell was called on for a 30-yard field goal to draw the Bills within four, 17-13, with 8:47 left in the quarter.

Lindell's third field goal, a 43-yarder with 10:35 left, made things even tighter, 17-16.

Buffalo then had a great chance to take the lead after Nate Clements recovered a Rhodes fumble and returned it to the Colts 41-yard line. A 19-yard burst up the middle by Thomas got the Bills in field goal position but this time Lindell was not equal to the task, missing a 41-yarder.

That would be the last chance for the Bills as Manning and the Indianapolis offense managed to siphon the final 6:22 off the clock to secure the game.

Game Notes

The Bills still hold a 34-30-1 edge in their series with the Colts, but have lost six straight to Indy since last defeating them in 1999...Buffalo head coach Dick Jauron is now 1-1 in his career against the Colts, with the win coming for his Bears team at Soldier Field in 2000. The Colts' Tony Dungy is 3-0 all-time against the Bills, including a win while with Tampa Bay in 2000.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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