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Colts Tennessee Game- The Colts were never a smash-mouth football team. After 14 straight losses, 50 weeks without a win and 14 years between non-Peyton Manning victories, the Colts don’t have to worry about 0-16 anymore. They’re 1-13. Dan Orlovsky threw a touchdown pass and had the key block to spring an 80-yard touchdown run that sealed Indianapolis’ 27-13 victory over Tennessee, giving Orlovsky the first win of his NFL career. “To finally get one, and in the aspect of a lot of certain situations, it feels great,” Orlovsky said. “I’m very humbled to be a part of it. I’m happy for a lot of people on this team, for a lot of people in this organization. It is a lot better than the feeling we have had lately.”
And for a change, the Colts had plenty to smile about.
Orlovsky had lost his nine previous NFL starts including the season-finale in Detroit’s 0-16 season. He’s the first quarterback not named Manning to win a game for the Colts since December 1997 when Jim Harbaugh was the quarterback.
Brown ran 16 times for a career-high 161 yards, tying Tom Matte’s franchise record for longest run, set in 1964. The breakout performance might also temporarily quiet some of Brown’s biggest critics, who have labeled him a first-round draft bust.
Indy’s much-maligned defense forced three turnovers, scored a touchdown on Jacob Lacey’s 32-yard interception return and stopped Tennessee (7-7) on fourth down with less than 2 minutes left so Orlovsky could run out the clock with the traditional kneel-down.
And for a change, the Colts had plenty to smile about.
Orlovsky had lost his nine previous NFL starts including the season-finale in Detroit’s 0-16 season. He’s the first quarterback not named Manning to win a game for the Colts since December 1997 when Jim Harbaugh was the quarterback.
Brown ran 16 times for a career-high 161 yards, tying Tom Matte’s franchise record for longest run, set in 1964. The breakout performance might also temporarily quiet some of Brown’s biggest critics, who have labeled him a first-round draft bust.
Indy’s much-maligned defense forced three turnovers, scored a touchdown on Jacob Lacey’s 32-yard interception return and stopped Tennessee (7-7) on fourth down with less than 2 minutes left so Orlovsky could run out the clock with the traditional kneel-down.
