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Week 13 Game Recap: Indianapolis Colts 10, Cleveland Browns 6
What you need to know
| Indianapolis Colts |
QB Peyton Manning did not move the ball against the Browns successfully. He threw two interceptions and only threw the ball 21 times for 125 yards. He did not face much pressure but did face tough wind and great coverage, which led to a couple of mistakes.
RB Joseph Addai ran the ball well, but the Colts hardly utilized him in the second half as they relied upon Dominic Rhodes, who got 11 carries compared to Addai's 15. Addai did have more success on the ground than Rhodes did, though.
WR Reggie Wayne caught eight of Manning's 21 targets on the day, including one ball that was knocked out of his hands in the end zone. No other receiver or running back was targeted more than three times.
| Cleveland Browns |
QB Derek Anderson left the game with a leg injury late in the fourth quarter. He was not having much success going downfield, but did manage the game well when he was in.
RB Jamal Lewis got a lot of carries on the day, as the Browns established the run early and often. He kept the chains moving and carried most of the load in the backfield throughout the day.
TE Kellen Winslow left the game early in the third quarter with a lower ankle injury, which may be serious as he left after the game without talking to reporters. WR Braylon Edwards looked like an NFL caliber WR once again, managing to get through a game without a dropped pass.
What you ought to know
| QB Peyton Manning, Pass: 15 - 21 - 125 - 0 TD / 2 INT, Rush: 3 - -2 - 0 |
Manning was not impressive against the Browns. He could not consistently move the ball and seemed to have to constantly force the ball into tight spots. This led to two interceptions, and he never really moved the ball down the field like everyone has come to expect from him. He also attempted a QB-sneak from the goalline, but failed to get in.
| RB Joseph Addai, Rush: 15 - 57 - 0, Rec: 1 - 6 - 0 (2 targets) |
Addai was running the ball well in the first half, and continued to see some playing time in the second half -- but much of the playing time in the second half went to Dominic Rhodes. Addai was spinning off of hits and weaving through the defense, but he did fumble on his first carry of the day and the Colts may have been worried about his ball security once they got the lead.
| RB Dominic Rhodes, Rush: 11 - 35 - 0, Rec: 2 - 6 - 0 (2 targets) |
Rhodes saw quite a bit of action against the Browns, getting 11 carries. He got a lot of action in the second half and ran the ball okay, but was not impressive. He did not make many people miss but he did hit holes really well.
| WR Reggie Wayne, Rec: 4 - 46 - 0 (8 targets) |
Wayne ran a low of deep routes and got a few deep targets, but did not see much success on those routes. This likely is due to a combination of coverage and the wind, holding Wayne's longest reception to 16 yards. He nearly came down with what would have been a great catch in the end zone. Wayne was not able to get separation from the Cleveland defensive backs consistently.
| WR Marvin Harrison, Rec: 3 - 27 - 0 (3 targets) |
Harrison caught all three passes thrown his way, but was not able to get anything big once again. He still has great hands but it was clear watching him that he had lost a step.
| WR Anthony Gonzalez, Rec: 2 - 13 - 0 (2 targets) |
Gonzalez played the slot for most of the day but did not see much action, as he only was targeted two times, catching both of them. He ran a lot of routes over the middle but it did not seem like Manning had any chance to complete the passes over the middle to him.
| TE Dallas Clark, Rec: 2 - 24 - 0 (3 targets) |
Clark caught a couple of balls on short passes and had a nice run after the catch to lead the Colts into the end zone on one of them. He blocked extremely well when he was asked to, but was running routes the majority of the day.
| TE Gijon Robinson, Rec: 1 - 3 - 0 (1 targets) |
Robinson was not used much and served as a blocking tight end most of the game, but did get a target from Manning for a nine yard catch.
| PK Adam Vinatieri 1 - 2 FG, 1 - 1 XP, 4 points |
Vinatieri missed a short field goal as he may have been fazed by Shaun Rogers coming up the middle. He did make his other field goal attempt, though.
| IND Rush Defense |
The Colts let the Browns get first downs by the bunches, but really tightened up in the end zone. Jamal Lewis was able to rush for 77 yards by weaving through their defense.
| IND Pass Defense |
The Colts did not allow the Browns to do too much through the air, holding them to 110 yards through the air. They got pressure on Derek Anderson frequently and caused the game defining play on a fumble recovery returned to a touchdown.
| QB Derek Anderson, Pass: 16 - 26 - 110 - 0 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 2 - 5 - 0 |
Anderson sprained his MCL late in the game. He was leading the Browns through a lulling victory type of game plan until he had the football knocked out of his hands -- leading to a touchdown return for the Colts' defense. Anderson looked accurate on all of his short throws but he really did not try many passes down the field. He seemed particularly focused on not turning the ball over with his arm.
| QB Ken Dorsey, Pass: 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 TD / 1 INT |
Dorsey came in when Derek Anderson got hurt on a sack and tried to lead the Browns to victory down by four with under two minutes on the clock. He was unable to do anything with the tough situation.
| RB Jamal Lewis, Rush: 24 - 77 - 0, Rec: 1 - 7 - 0 (3 targets) |
Lewis saw one of his largest workloads, and started off really strong. He did slow down as the game went on, though. In the first half he was able to get the Browns going by stringing together first downs. He really did not maintain that though as it seemed the Colts toughened as the game went on.
| RB Jason Wright, Rush: 2 - 11 - 0, Rec: 3 - 18 - 0 (4 targets) |
Wright saw some garbage time action, but really was not used much. The Browns like him as a receiver out of the backfield, but that is about all the action Wright has had lately.
| RB Jerome Harrison, Rush: 2 - 6 - 0 |
Harrison saw little action on the day a week after being heavily utilized. This may have been because Jamal Lewis had success on the ground early.
| RB Lawrence Vickers, Rush: 1 - 2 - 0, Rec: 1 - 3 - 0 (1 targets) |
Vickers was the fullback and snuck out for one short reception on the day.
| WR Braylon Edwards, Rec: 2 - 36 - 0 (5 targets) |
Edwards did not see 16 targets like he saw the previous week, but he did hold onto the balls he was supposed to. He only caught two balls, but the other three passes were not catchable -- two coming from Ken Dorsey while Edwards was double covered with under a minute on the clock. Edwards likely saw less action due to the big crosswind and the increased attention he got when Winslow went out.
| WR Donte Stallworth, Rec: 1 - 4 - 0 (3 targets) |
Stallworth was overthrown by Derek Anderson when he smoked the Indianapolis secondary on a double move. He did not see many targets as the Browns really tried to establish the run.
| WR Josh Cribbs, Rush: 1 - 0 - 0 |
Cribbs was used again in the wildcat formation but failed to run for a first down as WR Syndric Steptoe missed a block.
| WR Syndric Steptoe, Rec: 1 - 3 - 0 (2 targets) |
Steptoe saw little action as the third wide receiver for the Browns. He caught one pass for three yards.
| TE Steve Heiden, Rec: 3 - 15 - 0 (6 targets) |
Heiden saw a lot of balls thrown his way in the second half when Winslow went down. He only caught three of the six targets he got, though. He was not extremely impressive.
| TE Kellen Winslow, Rec: 3 - 15 - 0 (4 targets) |
Winslow caught a few passes for first downs in the first half, but saw no passes that were down the field. He left the game with an ankle injury that did not seem that bad, but he did go to the locker room without returning.
| PK Phil Dawson 2 - 3 FG, 0 - 0 XP, 6 points |
Dawson missed another field goal this week, making it two weeks in a row with a miss. He did however have to deal with some brisk wind in Cleveland and made two other field goals on the day.
| CLE Rush Defense |
The Browns held the Colts rushing attack to 92 yards on 26 carries, an impressive effort. They also stopped the Colts on the goalline to keep the game in the Browns favor in the first half.
| CLE Pass Defense |
The Browns did not allow Peyton Manning to get anything going and largely were responsible for keeping the Browns in the game. They intercepted the ball twice, but really did not get much pressure on Manning.
