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Published November 02, 2009 08:07 am - The Indianapolis Colts proved Sunday they are capable of a letdown. It remains to be seen whether the team is capable of a loss. Running back Joseph Addai threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne on the first snap of the fourth quarter, and the Colts (7-0) gutted out an 18-14 victory against the San Francisco 49ers (3-4) at Lucas Oil Stadium. Colts survive 49ers to stay undefeated Indianapolis gets 18-14 victory over San Francisco By George Bremer, Herald Bulletin Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts proved Sunday they are capable of a letdown.
It remains to be seen whether the team is capable of a loss. Running back Joseph Addai threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne on the first snap of the fourth quarter, and the Colts (7-0) gutted out an 18-14 victory against the San Francisco 49ers (3-4) at Lucas Oil Stadium. “It was one of those days, we kinda call them grinders,” Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning said. “You just have to keep grinding it out. Fortunately, our defense was able to keep them from scoring a lot, and we were able to make some plays at the end. You have to give San Francisco a lot of credit.” The 49ers held Manning without a touchdown pass, but he did complete 31 of 48 attempts for 347 yards — his sixth game with at least 300 yards this season and the 53rd of his storied career. But after a string of dominant victories, the outcome against the 49ers was constantly in doubt. San Francisco struck first on a 64-yard touchdown run by Frank Gore at the 11:16 mark in the first quarter. The Colts answered with field goals from Matt Stover late in the first quarter and early in the second. Then the defenses settled in. Manning looked rusty in the first half, even though he connected on 15 of 24 passes for 175 yards. There were at least two occasions when a Colts receiver broke free for a potential big play, and Manning simply missed him. “I’m sure we’ll see some things on film,” he said. “We didn’t have much of a rhythm out there.” San Francisco took advantage of the Colts’ stumbling late in the half. Quarterback Alex Smith directed a seven-play, 89-yard drive that took just 1:11 off the clock and gave the Niners a 14-6 lead. Smith hit on seven of eight passing attempts on the drive, and San Francisco also got the benefit of a roughing the passer penalty at Indianapolis’ 25-yard line. That gave the Niners a first down at the Colts’ 12, and Smith quickly found Gore for four yards. A surgically-precise eight-yard strike to Vernon Davis in the end zone followed for the touchdown. “I thought the offense came out and did a decent job,” 49ers coach Mike Singletary said. “But you can’t have any missed opportunities. In a game like this, that will bite you in the end, and it did.” 
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