Manning, Colts visit Rodgers, Packers

Oct 14, 2008 - 5:54 PM
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Indianapolis (3-2) at Green Bay (3-3), 4:15 pm EDT

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Peyton Manning, who appears to be heating up, will travel to the cold of Lambeau Field.

Manning and the Indianapolis Colts seek their third straight win Sunday when they visit the Green Bay Packers.

The Colts finally looked like the team that has dominated the AFC South for the past five seasons last week. Manning threw three touchdown passes in the first half - two to Marvin Harrison - as Indianapolis routed the Baltimore Ravens, 31-3, for their first win at Lucas Oil Stadium.

"It is certainly fun to get a win, especially here at home," said Manning, whose team had been 0-4 in its new home, including a pair of preseason losses. "It's kind of disappointing that we hadn't won a home game yet."

The Colts have won consecutive games for the first time this season to climb over .500, which they are fortunate to be.

Indianapolis erased a 15-point deficit to beat Minnesota, 18-15, on a last-second field field in Week Two, then erupted for 21 answered points in the final 4:04 to stun the Houston Texans, 31-27, last week.

On Sunday, Indianapolis did not have to worry about falling into an early hole. The Colts picked up where they left off a week ago, putting away the contest early.

"It has been a long time in coming," Colts coach Tony Dungy said. "It was really good to see us play from the opening whistle."

For the Packers, Aaron Rodgers' sore right shoulder seems to be healing just in time.

Nursing a sprained right shoulder that he suffered in Week Four against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rodgers responded with one of his best performances of the year last week.

Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as Green Bay snapped a three-game losing streak with a 27-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.




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