13. 1964 GREEN BAY PACKERS at 4. 2007 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
4. 2007 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 3rd
Def: 1st
1st AFC South
lost Chargers Div Rnd 28-24
HC Tony Dungy OC Tom Moore DC Ron Meeks
RCA Dome
Bob Lamey/Will Wolford
Offense
QB Peyton Manning 31 Tenn
RB Joseph Addai 24 LSU
WR Anthony Gonzalez 23 R Ohio St
WR Reggie Wayne 29 Miami
TE Dallas Clark 28 Iowa
TE Ben Utecht 26 Minn
LT Tony Ugoh 24 Arkansas
LT Ryan Lilja 26 Kansas St
C Jeff Saturday 32 All Pro UNC
RG Jake Scott 26 Idaho
RT Ryan Diem 28 N Illinois
Defense
LDE Robert Mathis 26 Ala A&M
LDT Raheem Brock 29 Temple
RDT Edward Johnson 24 R Penn St
RDE Dwight Freeney 27 Syracuse
LLB Rocky Boiman 27 N Dame
MLB Gary Brackett 27 Rutgers
RLB Freddy Keiaho 25 S Diego St
LCB Kelvin Hayden 24 Illinois
RCB Marlin Jackson 24 Mich
SS Bob Sanders 26 All Pro Iowa
FS Antoine Bethea 23 Howard
K Adam Vinatieri 35 S Dakota St
P Hunter Smith 30 N Dame
KR/PR TJ Rushing 24 Stanford
4 Colts teams have moved on; the 4th seed in the region is the '07 Colts and they come in with the best defense in football and the third best offense. 26 year old Bob Sanders is an All Pro and 26 year old Robert Mathis had 7 sacks. On offense, Peyton Manning's 31, 34 scores and 14 picks. Joseph Addai's 24 and rushed for over a thousand yards, 28 year old Reggie Wayne caught 104 balls, 10 scores and over 1500 yards. 11 TDs for 28 year old Dallas Clark and 32 year old Jeff Saturday is an All Pro. Top 3 in offense and defense for a 21st century squad, the Colts might be a tough out.
13. 1964 GREEN BAY PACKERS
Record: 8-5-1
Pythag: 10-4
Off: 5th
Def: 2nd
2nd NFL West
HC Vince Lombardi
Offense
QB Bart Starr 30 Alabama
RB Paul Hornung 29 N Dame
FB Jim Taylor 29 LSU
WR Boyd Dowler 27 Colorado
WR Max McGee 32 Tulane
TE Ron Kramer 29 Mich
LT Norm Masters 31 Mich St
LG Fuzzy Thurston 31 Valpo
C Bob Skoronski 30 Indiana
RG Dan Grimm 23 Colorado
RT Forrest Gregg 31 SMU
Defense
LDE Willie Davis 30 All Pro Grambling
LDT Ron Kostelnik 24 Cincinnati
RDT Henry Jordan All Pro 29 UVA
RDE Lionel Aldridge 23 Utah St
LLB Dan Currie 29 Mich St
MLB Ray Nitschke All Pro 28 Illinois
RLB Lee Roy Caffey 23 Tex A&M
LCB Herb Adderley 25 Mich St
RCB Jesse Whittenton 30 UTEP
LS Hank Gremminger 31 Baylor
RS Willie Wood 28 All Pro USC
K Paul Hornung 29 N Dame
P Jerry Norton 33 SMU
KR Herb Adderley 25 Mich St
PR Willie Wood 28 All Pro USC
8 Packers squads are safely through and Region 14 will give them two shots at tying the 49ers current high mark of 9. 2nd in defense, 5th in offense. 4 All Pros on defense, 30 year old Willie Davis, 29 year old Henry Jordan, 28 year old Ray Nitschke, 28 year old Willie Wood. On the other side of the ball, 30 year old Bart Starr 18 TDs and 4 picks. 29 year old Jim Taylor had 13 starts and over 1500 yards from scrimmage. 15 Touchdowns. 31 year old Forrest Gregg was an All Pro.
The '11 Saints wait the winners - lets go to Indianapolis for the kick.
1st Qtr
Colts at the 27.
1/10 - Peyton Manning goes to Anthony Gonzalez, 10 yards.
1/10 - Joseph Addai for 2.
2/8 - 5 more for Addai.
3/3 - Manning - Picked Off by Willie Wood! Wood intercepts Manning on the 4th play of the game - the Packers take over at the Indianapolis 47.
1/10 - Jim Taylor rumbles for 27 yards.
1/10 - Taylor stopped at the line.
2/10 - Paul Hornung gets a yard
3/9 - Incomplete.
39 yard FG for Hornung....no good -- the Colts survive the pick and take over at the 26.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - 13 yards for Addai.
1/10 - Manning to the veteran Marvin Harrison, 21 yards for the 35 year old Harrison to the Packer 40.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Manning to Kenton Keith, Keith picks his way for a first down at the 28.
1/10 - Addai for 2.
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Manning picks it up again, 16 yards to Gonzalez and the Colts have a first and goal at the 10.
1/10 - Joseph Addai busts through the line -- Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS - 10 yard run for Addai, the Colts go 74 yards here and go up 7-0.
Pack at the 31. They get a first down, Taylor runs for 13. The drive ends -- and after the punt, the Colts are at the 8.
1/10 -Keith goes for a dozen.
1/10 - Manning to Addai for 7
2/3 - Addai is stacked up.
3/3 - Keith 8 yard run, first down at the 35.
1/10 - Addai stopped at the line and that ends the qtr.
2nd Qtr: Colts 7 Packers 0
Long Colts TD drive the game's only score, Colts at their own 35.
They get a first down, Manning 11 yards to Aaron Moorehead.
But the drive ends - Packers take over at the 18.
1/10 - Taylor for 12
1/10 - Hornung is stacked up
2/10 - Bart Starr hits Elijah Pitts in space, 11 yards to the 31.
1/10 - Pitts for 2
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Starr - Bob Long -- 21 yards and the Pack reach the 36. a holding call takes them back ten yards.
1/20 - Taylor for 5.
2/15 - Paul Hornung Breaks One -- The Golden Boy is Gonna Go....All - the - Way - TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - a 41 yard scamper for Horning ties this game, less than 7 to play in the half.
Colts at the 24.
1/10 - Manning to Harrison, 7 yards
2/3 - Manning to Addai, 7 yards
1/10 - 3 for Keith
2/7 - Manning back to Harrison, 14 yards and the Colts cross midfield.
1/10 - 11 for Addai
1/10 - 13 for Addai, the Colts are at the 21 yard line.
But the drive ends with a Willie Davis sack - Vinatieri with the FG, the Colts take the 10-7 lead.
Packer ball, just under 2 minutes left.
3 and out. Colts get the ball back at the 26 with a minute to go - Manning hits a 14 yarder to Wayne and a 12 yarder to Wayne -- but Ray Nitschke picks off Manning, the Pack has just a few seconds ledft - Starr hits Boyd Dowler with a 52 yard bomb - the the half ends there.
Third Qtr: Colts 10 Packers 7
Manning's thrown 2 picks, but the Colts hold on to the lead.
Pack at the 32.
One first down, Taylor 11 yard gain. Another punt though, Colts at the 15.
1/10 - 10 yards for Addai.
1/10 - Manning to Gonzalez - 18 yard pickup, Colts at the Packer 43.
1/10 - Keith breaks a 21 yard gain - Colts at the 20.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Manning hits Craphonso Thorpe who makes a circus catch, stays in bounds - he is all the way down to the 3 yard line! First and goal to go for the Colts.
1/goal - Addai stopped.
2/goal - Manning - End Zone -- Reggie Wayne -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS -- that's an 85 yard TD drive for the Colts - and now, halfway through the 3rd qrr the Colts have a 10 point lead.
Pack at the 40 after the good Herb Adderley runback.
1/10 - 2 for Taylor
2/8 - 20 for Pitts, Pack quickly to the Colt 38.
1/10 - Taylor is stopped, a holding penalty then moves GB back 10.
2/20 - Starr in trouble, able to get back to the line.
3/20 - Paul Horning with another big run, 38 yards - big, big gainer on 3rd and 20, the Pack at the Colts 9 yard line.
1/goal - Tom Moore is stopped
2/goal - Incomplete
3/goal - Starr - out to Taylor -- Jim Taylor running hard -- Taylor bowls over a defender and just bulls his way into the end zone -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - if the Pack come back and pull this 13/4 upset, that drive - the Hornung run on third and 20 -- that's the play right there that might put them into round 2.
Colts, still up 3, at the 30.
3 and out. Pack take over at their own 42 with a minute left in the third.
They get 2 yards on 2 plays, it's 3rd and 8 and the qtr ends.
4th Qtr: Colts 17 Packers 14
Green Bay scores to cut the deficit to 3 and now has a 3rd down near midfield.
3/8 - Starr -- downfield - Max McGee --- Caught! McGee's first reception of the day, big 21 yard gain to the 35.
1/10 - Taylor is stopped
2/10 - Starr, 5 yards to McGee.
3/5 - Starr -- downfield again to McGee - he's got it -- a 24 yard pickup and the Green Bay Packers have a first and goal to go at the 6 yard line!
1/goal - Taylor is stopped
2/goal - Horning is stopped.
3/goal - Starr - End Zone In Traffic -- Tom Moore- -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - Bart Starr to Tom Moore - 6 yard score -- the Packers take the lead - but the XP is botched - meaning it remains a FG game, Packers 20 Colts 17, Colts down just a FG, less than 11 to play, Colts take over at the 20 yard line.
1/10 - Manning is sacked, Henry Jordan getting home.
2/12 - Manning to Addai in space - big, big play, Addai gets to the 44 for the first down.
1/10 - Nothing for Addai.
2/10 - Keith for 6.
3/4 - Manning finds Addai again, first down to the Packer 41.
1/10 - 10 yard gain for Addai and the Colts have a first down at the 31, field goal range now, halfway through the 4th, trailing by 3.
But - the drive ends on a huge Ray Nitschke sack - the Colts have a 4th and 19 at the 40 - Dungy, down a FG with 5 to play - decides to punt.
Pack ball at the 20 - they're 5 minutes from the 13/4 upset.
1/10 - Taylor for 2.
2/8 - Starr finds Dowler, 14 yards, it's a first down at the 36.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Starr to McGee - Lombardi keeps throwing - 10 yards to the 46, a holding call on the next play makes it a 1st and 20 at the 36.
1/20 - Taylor for 11, that's the 2 minute warning, Pack at the 47.
1/10 - Paul Hornung runs for 17, now they're at the 36 and the Colts have to start using timeouts.
1/10 - 5 for Hornung.
2/5 - Hornung is stopped, the Colts use their final timeout, there's 1:40 left - this then becomes the big play - 3rd and 5 at the 31 - if the Pack picks it up, the Colts can't stop the clock and it is over.
3/5 - Taylor -- running hard --- he picks up the first down and that is it.
Starr can run out the clock - the Packers pull the upset and the 9th GB squad moves forward to round 2.
Final: Packers 20 Colts 17
Indianapolis had a 10 point lead midway through the 3rd - but the Pack scores 13 unanswered and moves on - they will head to NO to face the '11 Saints in round 2.
Starr: 10 for 15 173 yds 2 TD
Manning: 17 for 24 224 yds, 1 TD/2 INT
Hornung: 10 carries, 105 yds, 1TD
Addai: 21 carries, 87 yds, TD, 4 catches, 49 yds
McGee: 4 catches, 60 yds
Wayne: 4 catches, 36 yds, TD
Nitschke: sack, INT
Brackett: 11 tackles
Player of the Game: Bart Starr
Moving on from the top half of the region:
1994 49ers
1974 Steelers
2011 Saints
1964 Packers
