The Indianapolis Colts kept their unbeaten record with a 20-17 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday when Kris Brown was wide to the left on a potentially game-tying 42-yard field goal attempt.
The victory was the 17th consecutive regular season triumph for the Colts, who have started the current season 8-0.
“It was a huge win,” Colts quarterback Peyton Manning told reporters after completing 34 of 50 passes for 318 yards and one touchdown, a seven-yard toss to Joseph Addai in the first quarter.
“We had a great effort hanging in there,” Manning said. “Everything wasn’t perfect, but we did a great job fighting, and we came away with a big win.”
New Orleans, the NFL’s only other unbeaten team, also improved to 8-0 on Sunday when the Saints overcame a 14-0 deficit to defeat the Carolina Panthers 30-20.
Indianapolis tight end Dallas Clark sparked the Colts’ win, catching a career-high 14 passes for 114 yards.
“No matter who is guarding him, we think he’s tough to cover,” said Manning.
Houston (5-4) held a 17-13 lead over their AFC South rivals early in the fourth quarter but Indianapolis rallied to go ahead 20-17 on Addai’s two-yard run with 7:11 to play.
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