Colts tie NFL record for regular-season wins
A bit of normalcy returned as the Indianapolis Colts continued to extend a pair of abnormal streaks Sunday afternoon.
Tested during an anxiety-filled November that required five fourth-quarter comebacks to keep their unbeaten status intact, their trek to 12-0 was more conventional and workmanlike.
As time wound down, a Lucas Oil Stadium sellout crowd of 66,321 saluted in unison as quarterback Peyton Manning twice dropped to his knee and the Colts’ historic journey continued. Their 21st consecutive regular-season victory tied New England’s NFL record while their 113th victory since 2000 tied San Francisco’s 1990s record for the most in any decade.
The Colts are just the seventh team in league history to open a season 12-0, and have done it twice. They won their first 13 in 2005.
“It’s not something you take for granted,” Manning said after passing for 270 yards and one touchdown.
His is (Buy Viagra Online) the voice of experience. Manning recalled his rookie season in 1998 when the Colts finished 3-13. In 2001, they ended up 6-10. Sunday, the franchise extended its league record with a seventh consecutive season with at least 12 wins.
“You try to tell these guys, ‘Hey, this is not normal,’ ” Manning said. “It’s not normal to win 10, 11 or 12 games every year. But these guys who have been here for five years kind of look at me and say, ‘It is normal for us.’
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