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Boyd’s 1997 Game 128 (Week 10) Tampa Bay at Indianapolis
Colts get lucky; Blanchard kicks them to victory
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. That might have been the case Sunday afternoon in the RCA Dome as the Indianapolis Colts stunned the Tampa Buccaneers with a 27-24 victory.
The game should have gone into overtime, but the Buccaneers made a crucial mistake. With 4 seconds left in the game and the game tied at 24, the Colts lined up for a game-winning field goal; however, Cary Blanchard missed the 43-yarder wide-right! It seemed as if the game was going into overtime, BUT there was a yellow flag on the play. The Bucs were offsides!
The referees moved the ball 5 yards closer and then Blanchard kicked the game-winning kick with no time on the clock. The Colts won 27-24 winning their 4th game of the year!
The Colts won despite having a backup quarterback on the field in Paul Justin, who took over because Jim Harbaugh broke his hand punching out former Bills’ QB Jim Kelly. Justin had the best day of his career. He was 17-31 passing for 196 yards and 3 TDs against one of the best defenses in the NFL in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Colts also got a great day from RB Marshal Faulk, who rushed for 116 yards on 24 carries. Faulk also caught 4 passes for 39 yards.
Defensively, the Colts got another solid day from pass rushing DE Dan Footman. He had two sacks in the game and now has 11.5 on the season, which puts him in the top 3 in the NFL.
As for the Buccaneers, they fell mainly because they could not get their running game going, which has been their strength all season. Warrick Dunn, Mike Alstott and Erict Rhett combined for 85 yards on 26 carries.
The Colts (4-5) will host the red-hot Cincinnati Bengals next week, while the Buccaneers (6-3) will try to get their season turned around after losing 3 of 4 as they travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons.
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Boyd’s 1997 Replay Game 117 (Week 9) Indianapolis at San Diego
Blanchard kicks the Colts to victory
At Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, Indianapolis Colts’ kicker Carey Blanchard went 4 for 4 and the Colts beat the San Diego Chargers, 19-16, for their third victory of the season.
The Colts backup QB Paul Justin replaced starter Jim Harbaugh because Harbaugh punched out former Bills’ QB Jim Kelly and broke his throwing hand. Justin did a great job replacing Harbaugh. He threw for 229 yards on 17 of 28 passing with a 3-yard TD to Lamont Warren and he had no interceptions.
The Colts also got a good day from RB Marshall Faulk, who rushed for 78 yards on 22 carries. As a team, the Colts rushed for 126 total yards.
As for the Chargers, they had two crucial turnovers on strip, sack and fumbles against QB Stan Humphries. LB Quentin Coryatt and Tony McCoy had the strip and sacks. DE Dan Footman has been terrorizing QBs this season. He had three sacks in this game and has 9.5 sacks on the season, which leads the AFC and is third in the league.
Humphries threw for 221 yards in this game with 2 TDs to WR Tony Martin, who caught five passes for 79 yards. The Chargers only rushed the ball 16 times but had 111 yards. RB Gary Brown had 60 yards on 9 carries.
Next week, the Colts (3-5) will take on the tough Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home next Sunday, while the Chargers (1-7) travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals.
