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The record isn't as eye-catching as usual. The injuries that have depleted the roster are even uglier.
But this hasn't changed: The Indianapolis Colts control the AFC South.
Again.
The Jacksonville Jaguars could have clinched the division with a win Sunday inside Lucas Oil Stadium. But as battered and bruised as the Colts are, their pride is healthier than ever, where to buy Cheap NFL Jerseys? maybe ujersy is a good choice.
"There's no way we wanted them to celebrate on our field," Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne said after his team's 34-24 victory. "We wanted them to pack them (AFC South championship) hats back up."
The boxes of lids are returning to Jacksonville as well as a Jaguars team that lost their heads in too many key situations.
The Jaguars (8-6) squandered the chance to claim their first division title since 1999 with poor defense, a botched goal-line opportunity and three critical third-quarter errors that Indianapolis (8-6) converted into 13 points. The final gaffe came with 1:54 remaining when Indianapolis linebacker Tyjuan Hagler scooped up a Jaguars onside kick attempt and returned it 41 yards untouched for the game-clinching touchdown.
"We left a lot of plays out there," Jaguars wide receiver/punt returner Mike Thomas said. "It was right there for us to take. We just weren't able to finish the deal."
But to say the Jaguars blew this game wouldn't be giving the Colts enough credit. This matchup was won largely with Indianapolis doing what it usually can't rushing the football and stopping the run.
The Colts limited Jags star running back Maurice Jones-Drew to 46 yards on 15 attempts, including two carries that lost three yards after Jacksonville had a first-and-goal from the Indianapolis 1-yard line. Ultimately forced to settle for a second-quarter field goal, the Jaguars finished with only 67 yards on 22 rushes, if you want to buy Pittsburgh SteelersJerseys, go to ujersy.
"[The Colts] heard all week how they couldn't stop our running game," Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said. "I thought they did a pretty good job."
The same applies for the output from what was the NFL's 32nd-ranked rushing attack. Indianapolis' Donald Brown had a third-quarter scoring run of 43 yards and another 49-yard jaunt in the first quarter to set up another touchdown. Considered a 2009 first-round bust to this point, Brown finished with 129 yards to become the first Colts running back to break the century mark since 2007. Such production helped keep Jacksonville's defense off-balance, as quarterback Peyton Manning completed 29 of 39 attempts for 229 yards and two touchdowns through extensive use of a short passing game.
It also was appropriate that two areas where the ...
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