Colts Recap Week 5

Another late night televised game. . .another victory. The Colts worked over the woeful Tennessee Titans on Sunday night, 31-9.

The Good:

Peyton Manning continues his MVP season by throwing for his fourth consecutive 300+ yard game. He is just completely locked in. And when he does make a mistake. . .he then goes out and more than makes up for it. He threw a pick in the first quarter and then went on to complete his next14 passes in that first half. Austin Collie continues to gain favor with Manning and I think it's beginning to look like that when Gonzo comes back (and assuming that he's healthy and ready to play) Garcon is going to be the odd man out or maybe more specifically the fourth wide receiver in the rotation. Contrary to popular belief in the national media Gonzo is more comfortable and has had better games when he's on the outside and not in the slot. But anyway Collie is looking great. Hats off to the defense for shutting the Titans and their running game down. I had thought Chris Johnson was going to have a strong day (as I played him in a few fantasy leagues) but he was held in check and I'll take that. It's beginning to look like the Miami game was just a fluke (and I hope that is the case).

The Bad:

As a Colts fan you've come not to expect much from special teams. Basically. . .don't lose the game. Thankfully that didn't happen on Sunday night but there were some cringe worthy moments. When your punt returner calls for a fair catch it's smart not to bump into him as he's trying to catch the ball. And also for some reason our kick return guys like to run into people instead of missing them. I can't even remember the last time a kick or punt was returned for a touchdown. But as far as I'm concerned I'm satisfied with the return game if they just don't turn the ball over.

The Ugly:

Not really much to say here until I read on Monday evening that Peyton's knee was sore (from a cheap shop from Kyle Vanden Bosch). Obviously that's a cause for alarm especially when it's the knee that he had surgery on last year. But Caldwell and Polian didn't see to concerned about it on Monday and the fact that Manning played the rest of the game is a good sign that there's nothing seriously wrong with it.

It looks like the bye is coming at the right time.