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The final numbers aren't that great , but Joseph Addai and Donald Brown had 23 for 84, a 3.7 average, and that's not bad against one of the best rush defenses in football.

Sports are all about competition and between that competition you can always find rivalries.

Indianapolis Colts running back Donald Brown practiced for the third consecutive day Friday and looks to be a go Sunday, when New England visits Lucas Oil Stadium.

QUESTION: With New England up next, do you expect the Colts to add depth to the defense, particularly to the secondary? Do you think players will be added in time to suit up against the Patriots? It is probably a delicate subject because the people called in to step up have done so and the Colts do not want to tip their hand.

There are no awards given for half- season accomplishments, and even if there were, Jim Caldwell's name likely would be overlooked in any Coach of the Year discussion.

Even on a day when the Indianapolis Colts effectively wrapped up the AFC South, the penetrating questions came.

Halfway through the season, the Indianapolis Colts are perfect. Or I should say their record is perfect.

For all the hoopla the New Orleans Saints are getting for their 8-0 start, the reality is that, statistically, the Patriots and the Colts are more impressive.

So much for being hindered by the dreaded injury bug. Despite one grim piece of news after another on the injury front last week, the Colts somehow managed to win their 17th straight regular-season game Sunday - good for the third-longest run in league history.

I think this loss today in Indianapolis typifies the struggles of the Texans. The past couple years, you felt as if they were getting close, but they just can't seem to get over the threshold.

Entering what has become an annual November showdown with the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell said there obviously is much to like about the Colts.

First, the good news: Nobody on the Indianapolis Colts' active roster got injured Saturday.

Bob Sanders is lost for the season again, but I'm not sure the Indianapolis Colts will miss his play too much.

Indianapolis Colts S Bob Sanders officially is out for the season. Sanders, who sustained a left elbow injury against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, has been placed on injured reserve, the Colts announced Friday afternoon.

Eyebrows were raised all over Central Indiana on Friday when the Indianapolis Colts practice report listed quarterback Peyton Manning as a 'limited participant' with the qualifier: 'not injury related -- rested.' Get used to it.

A person with knowledge of the injury says Indianapolis Colts cornerback Marlin Jackson will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee.

The Houston Texans spent all decade dreaming of this opportunity. All they really wanted was a chance to establish themselves as a playoff contender and finally take down their old nemesis, the Indianapolis Colts .

Colts linebacker Tyjuan Hagler has been placed on injured reserve with a ruptured biceps tendon.

The Kansas City Chiefs placed starter Jarrad Page on injured reserve Wednesday, ending his season.

After a tough win over a better-than-their-record 49ers team and with the improving Texans looming, there's a lot of Colts football to discuss.