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Published February 01, 2010 11:50 am - A stunning gamble by Bill Belichick set up a stunning win for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. After the New England Patriots were stopped short on fourth down deep in their own territory, Manning took advantage by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left that rallied the unbeaten Colts to a 35-34 win Sunday night. Week 10: Colts 35, Patriots 34 Indy, Manning capitalize on Belichick's gamble By Michael Marot, The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A stunning gamble by Bill Belichick set up a stunning win for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.
After the New England Patriots were stopped short on fourth down deep in their own territory, Manning took advantage by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left that rallied the unbeaten Colts to a 35-34 win Sunday night. Manning's toss to Reggie Wayne completed the Colts' comeback from a 17-point deficit. A decision by the Patriots coach put them in position for their 18th straight regular-season win. Belichick decided to go for it on fourth-and-2 from their own 28 with 2:08 to go. Tom Brady threw to Kevin Faulk, who made a juggling catch but was pushed backward and came up just short. Manning needed just four plays before hooking up with Wayne for the winning score. "We were preparing to go 60, 70 yards," Manning said. "It was a great play by the defense, shortened our field." It was the most improbable victory for the Colts (9-0) in their winning streak, tied for the second-longest in NFL history with New England. It was the first time Belichick's Patriots had lost when leading by at least 13 in the fourth quarter. The Colts trailed 34-21 with four minutes left and seemed all but written off — just as they have in several other prime-time games this decade. Manning threw four touchdown passes and Brady had three in the matchup of AFC division leaders, and longtime rivals for the conference title. While it was another magical comeback for Manning, this one was set up by Belichick's bungled play-calling. Belichick called two timeouts on that key series, the second to set up the fourth-down play. Faulk came up about a half-yard short of the first-down marker, giving Manning the ball at the New England 29 with 1:57 left and all three timeouts — an eternity for the three-time MVP. Manning ran three plays before finding Wayne for the winning score and left New England with virtually no chance to rally. New England (6-3) has now lost five of the last six in this series. Manning passed Fran Tarkenton on the career victory list with No. 126, a win that Manning certainly will remember for a long time and many reasons. 
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