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Determined Manning leads Colts to win against Texans
Indianapolis Colts tight end Jacob Tamme is tackled by Houston Texans cornerback Glover Quin in the first quarter of an NFL football game in Indianapolis on Monday. The Colts won 30-17.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning got Indianapolis' make-shift offense chugging like its old self Monday night.
The four-time league MVP threw for two touchdowns, then watched Mike Hart run for a career-high 84 yards and Jacob Tamme score his first career TD to help Indy get past Houston 30-17.
The victory allowed the Colts (5-2) to get even in the head-to-head series with Houston (4-3) and gave the defending AFC champions sole possession of the South Division lead for the first time this season.
And even though the Colts were missing All-Pro tight end Dallas Clark, receiver Austin Collie and running back Joseph Addai with injuries, Manning and his teammates didn't miss a beat.
"Whoever's in there has to find a way to do the job. It's not always going to be pretty, but we've just got to keep grinding and making some plays," Manning said.
Manning went 26 of 45 for 268 yards. Hart ran with the same determination he used to become Michigan's career rushing leader and provided the Colts with a rare ground game, and Tamme, Clark's replacement, caught six passes for 64 yards.
But it wasn't just the new guys making plays — or only the offense.
Indy's defense put consistent pressure on Houston quarterback Matt Schaub, too.
Reggie Wayne caught a touchdown pass, Manning ran for a first down for the first time in nearly two years, and even became the lead blocker on a first-down catch-and-run by Pierre Garcon in the third quarter.
That's how important Monday's game was to the Colts.
"It's a big win and we needed it," Tamme said.
Texans in the second as defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis applied pressure. Indy had three sacks.
The louder-than-normal crowd created problems for Schaub hearing play calls on his helmet radio, barking out signals to teammates, and even trying to make plays. The 2009 NFL leader in yards passing finished the half 5 of 15 for 37 yards with one interception and a rating of 14.6.
Schaub was better in the second half, finishing 22 of 38 for 201 yards with one TD. But the damage was already done.
Schaub struggled horribly in the first half and couldn't rally the
"What a great job of playing hard and coming back," Colts coach Jim Caldwell said. "When bad things happen to them, they don't take it lightly."
The Colts made sure more bad things wouldn't happen Monday night.
The Colts went 78 yards on their
second series, getting a 2-yard TD pass from Manning to Tamme to make it 7-0.
On the second play of the second quarter, the maligned defense gave Indy the play it desperately needed.
Kelvin Hayden jumped in front of Kevin Walter, picked off Schaub's pass on the dead run and sprinted 25 yards to make it 14-0.
NBA
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Deng scores career high and leads Bulls to victory
CHICAGO — Luol Deng scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 110-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Deng scored 16 points in the first and third quarters and shot 14-of-19 from the floor in the game. He passed his previous career best of 38 with a 3-pointer from the cor-
Derrick Rose, who entered the game as the NBA's leading scored, added 16 points and 12 assists for Chicago (2-1).
points down with a 17-3 run to finish its game in New York on Friday night. Reserves Dante Cunningham and Armon Johnson scored on layups on back-to-back possessions to cut Chicago's lead to nine with 3:51 to play. Was
ner with 5:48 to play. The shot put the Bulls up 101-84. He had 38 points against the Blazers on March 26, 2007.
The Trail Blazers entered the game 3-0, with all three of their victories coming as a result of fourth quarter comebacks. Portland outscored opponents 85-49 in the final quarters of its first three games, but were unable to mount a sustained rally against the Bulls.
Derrick Rose, who entered the game as the NBA's leading scorer, added 16 points and 12 assists for Chicago (2-1).
Portland rallied from nine
Not this time. Kyle Korver's 3-pointer with 3:01 to play put Chicago up 105-92 and the Blazers weren't able to get closer than 12 points
another rally in the offing?
after that
LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 33 points for Portland (3-1), almost singlehandedly keeping the Blazers in the game through three quarters. Aldridge was originally drafted by the Bulls in 2006 but was traded the same day in a deal that sent fellow draftee Tyrus Thomas to Chicago.
Brandon Roy added 17 points for the Blazers on 4-of-12 shooting.
Deng scored 16 points in the first quarter, much of it coming in transition, where Bulls outscored
Chicago's Joakim Noah, who entered the game as the NBA's top rebounder in the season's early going, had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 42 minutes.
the trail Blazers 12-0 and built a 32-21 lead. The Blazers entered the game as the NBAs top three-point shooting team, but went 0-for-3 from there in the opening period and 0-of-14 in the game.
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