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Indianapolis Colts VS Tampa Bay Buccaneers at The RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN  October 7, 2007

Game 5

COLTS VS BUCCANEERS
 October 7, 2007

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers At Indianapolis Colts 

October 7, 2007

Start Time: 4:05 PM EST

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Played Indoor on Turf: 

FieldTurf Outdoor Weather: Sunny, 91 degrees

Officials

Referee:  Carey, Mike (94)
Line Judge:  Perlman, Mark (9)
Head Linesman:  Payne, Kent (79)
Field Judge:  Horton, Buddy (82)
Umpire:  Ferrell, Dan (64)
Side Judge:  Fincken, Tom (47)
Back Judge:  Schmitz, Bill (122)

 

Lineups

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

K 3 M.Bryant, QB 5 B.Gradkowski, P 9 J.Bidwell, WR 11 M.Jones, CB 25 B.Kelly, S 26 W.Allen, CB 27 T.Cox, RB 34 E.Graham, FB 35 B.Askew, S 39 K.Pearson, LS 48 A.Economos, DE/LB 54 P.Chukwurah, LB 56 R.Nece, LB 58 Q.Black, G/C 68 M.Lehr, WR 85 M.Stovall, TE 86 J.Stevens, TE 88 A.Becht, DE 90 G.Adams, DE/DT 93 K.Carter, DT 96 G.Peterson

Indianapolis Colts

K 4 A.Vinatieri, WR 15 C.Thorpe, P 17 H.Smith, DB 20 D.Hughes, RB 30 C.Dawson, DB 33 M.Bullitt, DB 42 B.Condren, RB 45 L.Lawton, TE 48 J.Snow, LB 50 R.Boiman, LB 51 V.Worsley, LB 52 R.Guzman, LB 55 C.Session, DE 60 J.Charleston, OT 74 C.Johnson, OT 76 D.Federkeil, DE 91 J.Thomas, DT 95 D.Reid, DE 96 K.Dawson, DT 97 Q.Pitcock

 

First it was Jason David and the New Orleans Saints. Then there was Nick Harper and the Tennessee Titans. Last Sunday; and I still love him, Brandon Stokley with The Denver Broncos.

And now the Indianapolis Colts met up with former Colts Cato June and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 7, they checked him off the list, too.

Tampa Bay came to the RCA Dome with a 3 game winning streak and noted as one of the NFL's more highly regarded defenses.

The Buccaneers are also rated as the number 8 ranked leading rushing offense, averaging 137 yards a game.

The Buccaneers alleged ground attack managed 17 yards on 12 carries October 7, 2007 against The Colts. Yes, in the whole game' ONLY 17 yards.

Tampa Bay had 8 offensive possessions. 5 were 3 and outs.

Oh, your wondering, isn't that the game where they played without their leading rusher, Cadillac Williams?

Oh, isn't that the same game where Colts played without their leading rusher, Joseph Addai?

Hell, The Colts played that whole game without starting outside linebackers Rob Morris and Freddy Keiaho, defensive tackle Dan Klecko and also without Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders. Sanders, considered one of the NFL's top players at his position. Colts Offense was without the 8 time Pro Bowl receiver, Marvin Harrison along with Addai, the Colts' feature back, against Tampa Bay's usually strong defense. Colts were also lacking wide receiver Aaron Moorehead and tight end Ben Utecht.

Also inactive for the Colts Sunday was Cornerback/kick returner T.J. Rushing

9 Colts Starters declared inactive against the Buccaneers game Sunday.

Let me also say that Tampa Bay hadn't allowed a point during the first half of any of its past 3 games. It had allowed 44 points all season.

The Colts took 2:49 to cover 42 yards on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead, and like The Energizer Bunny; they just kept going and going . . .

As the Colts piled up 147 yards for 33 points to Bucs 14 points.

Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden who put it best when he said, "That damn Peyton Manning. He really irritated me today."

 

On With The Show . . .

 

Buccaneers win the Toss and elect to receive.

Adam Vinatieri kicks it off 73 yards into the Buccuneers End Zone (-3) as  M.Jones runs it back for 27 yards toi their own 24.

Colts initiate their Defense without delay as cornerback Tim Jennings limited Joey Galloway to a 5 yard reception on Tampa Bay's first play. Boiman sliced through the line and pulled down Earnest Graham for a loss of a yard on second down. Then on 3rd and 6, Dwight Freeney and Raheem Brock chased down quarterback Jeff Garcia to stop the Bucs drive with a 5 yard sack.


AP Photo/Michael Conroy

Bidwell punts it away for 48 yards to The Colts 29 as 

new roster addition Craphonso Thorpe reads the coverage well and sprints down the Buccaneers sideline for 29 yards to The Tampa Bay's 42. The crowd is loud.

Colts Ball
at 13:08

As did The Colts Defense; Colts Offense also initiated their dealings without delay as Manning hit Clark for a gain of 9 yards on their 1st down and fill in Full Back, Kenton Keith ran it for another 7 to pick up the First Down and some.

Keith ran the ball again on their next play for 4 yards. Although Manning threw incomplete to Reggie Wayne after the ball was tipped at the line, Peyton hit Clark for 10 yards and The First Down on the next play.

Colts are on the Buccaneers 12 yard line knocking on the door as Keith advances the ball for 2 yards.

2nd down and 8 Dallas Clark lined up at tight end on the right side of the line, Clark briefly engaged a defender with a block before releasing. Peyton shuffled the ball out in front of him to what appeared to be an unaware Dallas Clark as he outstretches his reach and snags the ball out of the air. Clark then cut up field where he broke the tackle attempt of safety Jermaine Phillips. Clark was then hit by cornerback Ronde Barber around the 3 yard line, as Clark dragged Barber, and then stretched the football across the goal line.


AP Photo/Michael Conroy

TOUCHDOWN

Colts  7   Buccaneers  0

Vinatieri kicks off for 71 yards to The Bucs End Zone (-1) as Jones runs it back for 30 yards to their own 29.

 

Buccaneers ball
at 10:13

Buccaneers forget which way they were to run the ball as Pittman was stuffed for a loss of 4 yards by Raheem Brock on the first play.


Photo by Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

 Then on 2nd and 14 Pittman was stuffed again for a loss of 2 by Dwight Freeney on the next play.

On 3rd and 16 Garcia connected with a short pass to Pittman as Matt Giordano and Gary Brackett stops him from getting no more than 9 yards on the play. Not even close to move the chains.

Bucs punt again as Bidwell kicks it for 46 yards to Colts 22 and Thorpe returns it for 2 yards.

 

Colts Ball
at 8:02

Kenton Keith was unable to move the ball on their first play, however, Dallas Clark was able to gain 7 yards from a Manning reception, while it took 3 Buccaneers Defenders, including former player Cato June to bring him down.

Anthony Gonzalez picked up the First Down as Manning hit him for 11 yards.

Keith again, this time for 3 yards. Manning from the shotgun, fires a short pass to Reggie for the First Down.

Kenton Keith took the next 4 plays. The first for 1 yard, the second for a 7 yard pass and another run for 1 more yard. 1 yard short of The First Down, Colts go for it on Bucs 36 yard line.

Keith takes the ball to the right and breaks through the Bucs Defense for The First Down plus a yard.

Manning then found Reggie Wayne who jukes his defender and then jumps for the First Down.

Manning then finds Gonzalez for about a 5 yard reception, jukes his defender and gains another 2 yards.

Manning then hits Wayne for another First Down on a 5 yard reception.

Rookie Clifton Dawson came in and gains 4 yards on his first NFL carry putting The Colts within 7 yards from the end zone to close out the First Quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

Colts Ball
continued

First play of the second quarter and its Wayne one-on-one against one of the NFL's elite cover corners, Ronde Barber. Barber holds and then drags Wayne down in The End Zone. Barber is called for pass interference. Wayne is so with it, he actually catches the penalty flag before it can drop. Then he does the dropping of the flag himself.


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1st and Goal and Keith takes the handoff and runs the ball in for the Touchdown.


Photo by Robert Scheer/The Indianapolis Star

Pressure up the middle as The Extra Point is blocked.

Colts  13   Buccaneers  0

Vinatieri kicks it off 69 yards to Bucs 1 and Jones runs it back for 32 yards.

Buccaneers ball
at 14:47

Buccaneers try again, yet to no avail as Garcia did get off a 5 yard pass to Graham, however on the next play Hagler and Bethea stuffs Graham for a loss of 3.

On 3rd and 8 Garcia hits Hillard as Marlin Jackson and Kelvin Hayden stops him from getting the First Down as he picks up 5 yards.

Again The Bucs punt it away as Bidwell kicks it for only 26 yards and it rolls out of bounds at The Colts 34.

 

Colts Ball
at 12:39

Manning threw incomplete on his first 2 passes with Clark paying dearly on the second. On 2nd and 10, Peyton fired one over the middle to a deep Dallas Clark. Dallas actually had the ball in hand as an unknowing Clark was leveled by a Jackson forearm, ball flies loose and Clark went down; hard!


Photo by Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

 I gasped as the whole stadium at the same time did as well. You could just feel the hurt, the hurt that came upon Dallas Clark.

Clark didn't have any time on the seam route pass to see Jackson coming. Jackson gave him an absolutely nasty vicious shot.

Clark stayed on the turf for a few minutes, initially gripping his chest.

"I couldn't breathe for a while and it was kind of freaking me out,'' he said. "I was tossing and turning because I didn't know if I should get up and start running to the hospital.

"I could run, but I couldn't breathe.''

Clark finally got up and jogged off the field. "Once I realized I was OK, I started feeling everything, making sure nothing was broken and I went back to work,'' he said.

This was just a very bad drive for The Colts as Manning tries to go deep to Wayne, who doesn't look back for the ball until it was too late.


Photo by Robert Scheer/The Indianapolis Star

It wouldn't have mattered as Jackson drifts over for the interception and ran it back for 48 yards to The Colts 24 yard line. However, Buccaneers Chukwurah was called for an illegal Block above The Waist and the penalty was enforced at The Colts 46 making it only a 26 yard return.

Buccaneers Ball
at 12:15

Tampa Bay appears to be back in the game with a pretty good run off the turnover.

Pittman ran for 4 yards on their first play and Garcia connected with Pittman on the next play for 7 yards. Buccaneers 1st First Down, wow!

Garcia connected with Galloway for a gain of 5 on their next play yet; Hagler stuffed Pittman for a loss of 3 on the next.

3rd and 8 at The Colts 43 and The Bucs pick up another First Down as Garcia hit Galloway for 13 yards.

Bucs are really making a fine attempt at this as Garcia finds Hilliard for 16 and another First Down.

On Bucs next play, Pittman ran for 4 yards before getting injured.

Michael Pittman is being carted off the field after his right leg got twisted like a pretzel.

On 2nd and 6 Garcia takes a nasty hit after scrambling for 7 yards to The Colts 3 yard line and then he hits Smith for the 3 yard score on the next play.

Colts  13   Buccaneers  7

Bryant kicks it off 61 yards to The Colts 9 as Thorpe runs it back for 35 yards to Their 44.

Colts Ball 
at 6:35

Dallas Clark returned for the Colts' next series.

Peyton hit Wayne for 4 yards and Keith ran for 2 before . . 

Buccaneers call their 1st Time Out at 5:38

Colts pick up a First Down when Manning connected with Wayne for 5 yards. Peyton then dumped a short 2 yarder to Clark and then Keith ran for 5 more yet Lilja was called for Offensive Holding bringing them back 10 yards.

2nd and 18 and Manning dumps one off to Keith for no gain and then threw incomplete to Keith on the next play forcing The Colts to punt for the first time in the game.

 Hunter kicks it away for 33 yards to Bucs 20 and Jones signals for the Fair Catch.

Buccaneers Ball
at 3:00

No biggie as Bucs proceed to go 3 and out after Graham was able to move the ball 4 yards on their first play and Garcia threw 2 incompletions on the next 2 plays.

Bidwell punts 53 yards to Colts 23and Thorpe was only capable of returning it for 1 yard.

Colts Ball
at 2:01

Colts are on the pursuit.

Manning connects with Gonzalez for 9 yards just before . . 

TWO MINUTE WARNING

Colts utilize the 2 minute drill effortlessly as they always do as Keith runs for 6 and The First Down.

Manning connects with Clark for 7 and Keith ran for  2  before . . .

Buccaneers call their 2nd Time Out at 1:18

Keith ran for another 2 yards obtaining another First Down.

Peyton then threw deep to Anthony Gonzalez where he connected for 21 yards.

Colts call their 1st Time Out at 1:04

Peyton went deep again to Gonzalez in The End Zone yet the ball soars well over his head.

Manning then found Fletcher for 9 yards and Keith ran it for 4 more yards to pick up another First Down.

Colts call their 2nd Time Out at 00:31

Manning connected with Keith for 3 and then with Gonzalez for 4 putting The Colts at The Bucs 9 yard line with 5 seconds left in the half.

Vinatieri makes good on a 27 yard Field Goal.

Colts  16   Buccaneers  7

 

 

THIRD QUARTER

 

Colts Receive

Bryant kicks it off for 64 yards to The Colts 6 and Thorpe runs it back for 17 yards to The Colts 23.

Although Keith failed to get any yardage on their first play, he did pick up The First Down when Peyton connected with him for a gain of 14 yards. Keith ran the ball again for an additional 1 yard.

Fletcher picked up a First Down when Peyton hit him for 16 yards.

Keith didn't do too well as he went backwards for a loss of 1. Peyton then found Reggie for 8 and then hit Gonzalez for 13 and The First Down.

Dawson ran for 5 yards and Peyton hit Clark for 4. Dawson then ran 2 more plays gaining 3 yards on both. Colts are sitting on The Bucs 11 yard line.

Keith came back in and ran for 4 yards to the Bucs 7 and then took the next play 7 yards into the End Zone.


AP Photo/Michael Conroy

Buccaneers had 12 men on the field during the play as well as Hovan was caught Offsides. Both penalties were declined.

Colts  23   Buccaneers  7

Vinatieri kicks it off 70 yards to The Bucs End Zone for the Touchback.

Buccaneers Ball
at 7:23

Graham ran for 2, Garcia to Askew for 3, Garcia to Galloway incomplete. Buccaneers have to punt . . .

again.

Bidwell kicks it for 45 yards to Colts 30 as Thorpe only brought back for 2 before being knocked out of bounds.

Colts Ball
at 5:42

Getting kind of frustrating huh, Bucs?

Colts get the ball. Colts score.

Bucs get the ball. Bucs punt.

Colts get the ball. Colts score.

Bucs get the ball. Bucs punt.

Oh, did I hear in the back of your mind . . .

That's the same thing the Patriots are doing.

DON'T GET ME STARTED!

Patriots are unbeaten . . .

To a bunch of Teams that couldn't beat Tech High  School's Junior Varsity League.

The Colts are unbeaten . . .

against Teams that are an NFL challenge.

Brady's going to pass Manning's Touchdown Record.

Please, please, please put Peyton Manning and The Colts in the same pathetic easy ass schedule as The Patriots have and see if Peyton won't put up stats that NOBODY in this lifetime WOULD EVER TOUCH!

AAAGGGGGGGGgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!

 

Back to the game at hand . . .

Yes, The Colts proceed to move on down the field as 

Dawson started this drive off with gains of 1 and then 9 yards for The First Down then another run for 3.

Then Keith came in and he is simply fucking remarkable as he plows through for 13 yards; then on the next play he leaps and bounces through for 12 more yards.

Lawton came in, yet was not very beneficial as he was stopped at the line of scrimmage for no gain.

Manning then went back to the air game as he found Gonzalez for 6 yards.

Kenton Keith again, as he rips off down the field for 15 yards getting the ball just inside the Bucs 10 for a First and Goal.

Colts will take this drive into the 4th Quarter as there are 6 seconds left on the clock in The 3rd Quarter and Manning threw incomplete on the next play and Keith attempted to run the ball, yet made it nowhere on the next.

 

FOURTH  QUARTER

 

Colts Ball
continued

3rd and Goal and Manning connects with Reggie Wayne on a quick slant as Reggie leaves Phillip Buchanon in the dust into the End Zone for the 9 yard Touchdown.


Photo by Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Colts  30   Buccaneers  7

Vinatieri kicks it off for 71 yards to the Bucs End Zone (-1) as Jones brings it out to their 19 for 20 yards.

 

Buccaneers Ball
at 14:53

It just so happens The Bucs actually found rhythm and proceeded to move down the field for a Touchdown and as it just so happens, their last and final score of the game.

Garcia starts out by dumping over the middle to Hilliard for 5 yards then went incomplete on the next play and then another 5 yards over the middle to Hilliard again,

Graham ran for 9 just short of another First Down and Hilliard picked up 6 and The First on a Garcia reception.

Garcia then overthrew trying to go deep to Galloway.

Stevens caught a 5 yard reception and Galloway picked up a huge 27 yards to The Colts 24 on the next play.

Graham made a 13 yard gain off a pass from Garcia yet failed to get anywhere as he tried to run through The Line.

Hilliard picked up 8 yards to The Colts 3 yard line and Garcia found Smith for the Touch Down.

Colts  30   Buccaneers  14

Bucs try for an Onside Kick as Bryant kicks it 12 yards to The Buccaneers 42 where it was recovered by Bucs Defensive Back, Kalvin Pearson . I wonder if he was the first to get to the ball because he was offsides, which was the case and 5 yards were enforced at Bucs 30.

Bryant kicks again from their 25 to The Colts 10 as Thorpe runs it back for 6 to their own 16.

Colts Ball
at 9: 19

Colts are on the march again as Kenton Keith breaks out for a whopping 22 yards then another spurt for 3.

Dawson came in and ran for 2 and Manning went to the skies to Reggie Wayne for 16 yards to move them into Bucs territory.

Dawson ran again, this time for 3 and then Manning threw incomplete to Dawson on the next play.

Kenton Keith moved the ball the rest of the way down the field as he ran the next 4 plays for gains of 12, 2, 1 and then 6 to end up on The Bucs 17 yard line.

4th and 1 and Buccaneers call their 1st Timeout at 2:58

Colts decide to let Vinny have the score as he makes good on a 35 yard Field Goal.

Colts  33   Buccaneers  14

 

Buccaneers Ball
at 2:48

Gradkowski comes in for Garcia and connects with Stevens for 9 yards and then to Hilliard for 4.

Colts, Robert Mathis was called for offsides taking The Bucs to their 42.

Gradkowski then connected with Hilliard for 2 yards.

Two Minute Warning

Bucs reached Colts territory on an 11 yard reception by Hilliard.

Then Gradkowski threw deep to Galloway, however Anthony Bethea intercepted the pass . . .

Colts Ball
at 1:19

Instead of running up a score, The Colts with class simply end the game with Manning taking a knee on the next 2 plays to run down the clock.

Colts  33   Buccaneers  14

Now if this was a game of Buccaneers VS. Patriots; Bill Belicheat and Tom Brady would continue to run up the score.

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Notes 

Indianapolis broke the franchise record for consecutive home victories Sunday. The Colts have now won 12 in a row at the RCA Dome.

Indy is 5-0 for the third straight season

Manning's 2 touchdown passes now give him 285 for his career, two behind John Unitas' franchise record.

The Colts held the ball for 38:15 compared to 21:45 for Tampa Bay

The Colts were without injured Pro Bowl wideout Marvin Harrison, starting linebackers Freddy Keiaho and Rob Morris and former Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders

 

Tampa Bay's running game suffered without Carnell "Cadillac" Williams and left tackle Luke Petitgout, who are out for the season with knee injuries.

Rookie Gaines Adams blocked Vinatieri's second extra-point attempt, giving the Bucs their first blocked extra point since 1986.

Indianapolis Colts (5-0-0)

Total Net Yards

400

Penalties-Yards

2-15

Time of Possession

38:15

Total Turnovers

1

Player Stats

Passing

CP/AT

YDS

TD

INT

P. Manning

29/37

253

2

1

Rushing

ATT

YDS

TD

LG

K. Keith

28

121

2

22

C. Dawson

8

24

0

5

R. Wayne

1

4

0

4

L. Lawton

1

0

0

0

P. Manning

2

-2

0

-1

Receiving

REC

YDS

TD

LG

A. Gonzalez

7

71

0

21

R. Wayne

7

62

1

16

D. Clark

7

49

1

10

K. Keith

5

37

0

14

B. Fletcher

2

25

0

16

C. Dawson

1

9

0

9

Kicking

FG

LG

XP

PTS

A. Vinatieri

2/2

35

3/4

9

Defense

T-A

SCK

INT

FF

A. Bethea

6-1

0.0

1

0

T. Hagler

6-1

0.0

0

0

K. Hayden

5-1

0.0

0

0

G. Brackett

4-3

0.0

0

0

R. Brock

3-1

0.5

0

0

R. Boiman

2-1

0.0

0

0

M. Giordano

2-1

0.0

0

0

D. Freeney

1-1

0.5

0

0

T. Jennings

1-0

0.0

0

0

E. Johnson

1-0

0.0

0

0

M. Jackson

0-3

0.0

0

0

R. Mathis

0-1

0.0

0

0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2-0)

Total Net Yards

177

Penalties-Yards

3-21

Time of Possession

21:45

Total Turnovers

1

Player Stats

Passing

CP/AT

YDS

TD

INT

J. Garcia

18/23

143

2

0

B. Gradkowski

3/4

22

0

1

Rushing

ATT

YDS

TD

LG

E. Graham

6

11

0

9

J. Garcia

1

7

0

7

M. Pittman

5

-1

0

4

Receiving

REC

YDS

TD

LG

I. Hilliard

8

58

0

16

J. Galloway

4

50

0

27

E. Graham

2

18

0

13

M. Pittman

2

16

0

9

J. Stevens

2

14

0

9

A. Smith

2

6

2

3

B. Askew

1

3

0

3

Kicking

FG

LG

XP

PTS

M. Bryant

0/0

0

2/2

2

Defense

T-A

SCK

INT

FF

D. Brooks

11-1

0.0

0

0

P. Buchanon

10-0

0.0

0

0

B. Ruud

9-2

0.0

0

0

R. Barber

5-1

0.0

0

0

C. Hovan

4-2

0.0

0

0

C. June

4-4

0.0

0

0

J. Phillips

4-2

0.0

0

0

G. Adams

3-1

0.0

0

0

T. Jackson

3-1

0.0

1

0

K. Carter

2-0

0.0

0

0

J. Haye

2-4

0.0

0

0

B. Kelly

2-1

0.0

0

0

P. Chukwurah

1-1

0.0

0

0

G. Peterson

1-1

0.0

0

0

G. Spires

1-0

0.0

0

0

G. White

1-0

0.0

0

0

 

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