ScoreBoard: Colts Defeat Broncos, 39-33 admin Monday, October 21, 2013 Scoreboard, The Game The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Denver Broncos, 39-33, in Peyton Manning‘s first return to Indianapolis since being signed by the Broncos last off-season. Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck passed for 228 yards and 3 touchdowns. Luck also rushed for 30 yards and had a rushing touchdown. The Colts went into halftime with a 26-14 lead and never trailed again after the 2nd quarter when they were down, 14-12. The Colts handed the Broncos their first loss of the season. The Colts improved their record to 5-2 and the Broncos are now 6-1. Manning passed for 386 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception in his return to Indianapolis. Denver had the chance to win the game after their Kicker Matt Prater kicked a field goal with 17 seconds remaining, but the Broncos failed to recover the onside kick. Broncos Receiver Eric Decker led the team with 8 catches for 150 yards with 1 touchdown and Wes Walker had 7 catches for 96 yards. The Colts did out-rush the Broncos 121 to 64 yards and the Broncos had 3 turnovers compared to the Colts 1 turnover. The Colts managed to sack Manning 4 times and his former teammate Robert Mathis recording 2 sacks on Manning. The Colts look like they made the right decision by drafting Luck last year and allowing Manning to become a free agent – after missing the whole season two years ago due to neck injury. Article submitted by Abner Jackson III, Content Writer for STACKS Magazine.
