Dwight Freeney News

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Our Monday feast of quality numbers from ESPN Stats & Information The Colts won their 17th straight regular-season game, which ties them for the third-longest such win streak in NFL history.

Peyton Manning threw 25 passes in the first quarter, the most in an opening quarter since 1991.

The roof of Lucas Oil Stadium will be open for the game against the Houston Texans today.

Who needs Ed Johnson ? Certainly not the Colts, who have been able to get by very well without him thanks to the low-profile but highly effective trio of Dan Muir , Antonio Johnson and Eric Foster .

That's how many times the Houston Texans have beaten the Colts. When the Texans visit Indianapolis on Sunday, they will carry a 1-13 mark against the Colts since Houston joined the NFL as its most recent expansion team in 2002.

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Marlin Jackson will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury he suffered in practice.

The NFL season is approaching the midway point and five teams have stepped forward as the league's elite: the New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots.

Forty-nine degrees was the temperature at kickoff for the Colts-49ers game Sunday afternoon, and the paid attendance was 66,229. The Colts looked as if they just came off a bye week when they actually were coming off a domination game against the St.

The Indianapolis Colts can look almost any place these days and hear the calls of perfection.

The Indianapolis Colts' penchant for timely defensive plays began with heroics from one Pro Bowl star and ended with another.

Indianapolis' 16th straight regular-season victory will fit neatly into the Colts' record book.

The Indianapolis Colts received some good news heading into Sunday's home game against the 49ers.

Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney said no way does his knee injury keep him from playing this week.

Peyton Manning and Alex Smith both have the distinction of being former No. 1 overall draft picks, but the careers of the two quarterbacks couldn't have gone any more differently up to this point.

We've got the final injury report for the week, but there remain a lot of question marks.

The Indianapolis Colts received some good news heading into Sunday's home game against the San Francisco 49ers.

It was toward the end of a wandering interview on Boston radio station WEEI last week that the question was posed: "Who is the most intimidating player you face?" "Dwight Freeney," New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady replied.

The Indianapolis Colts were without a slew of regulars at practice Thursday on both sides of the ball, most notably wide receiver Reggie Wayne and defensive end Dwight Freeney.

Alex Smith's first NFL start was a putrid affair. Looking jittery and overmatched, the 49ers rookie threw four interceptions, was sacked five times and had an 8.5 passer rating.

Colts Defensive End Talks About 2009 Season, Upcoming Game Against 49ers Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney has registered at least one sack in every game this season.