Baltimore » The unbeaten Indianapolis Colts sidestepped another potential obstacle in their march toward NFL history.
The Colts kept Baltimore out of the end zone Sunday and got the go-ahead field goal from former Ravens kicker Matt Stover in a 17-15 victory, their 19th straight victory over two seasons.
Indianapolis (10-0) overcame three turnovers, including two interceptions by Peyton Manning. The Colts' 19-game streak is the second-longest in NFL history behind a 21-game run by the New England Patriots (2006-08). In addition, their eight consecutive 10-win seasons ranks second behind San Francisco's 16 (1983-98).
Those records, or thoughts of an unbeaten season, are not overly important to the Colts.
"It's really not on anybody's minds. At least not on my mind," Manning said. "We're relieved we got this win. Obviously, it's a great team effort."
The defense forced a field goal after Baltimore got a first-and-goal at the 1 in the fourth quarter, and linebacker Gary Brackett sealed the win with an interception in the closing minutes.
After Stover's field goal made it 17-15, Brackett picked off Joe Flacco's pass at the Indianapolis 13 with 2:42 remaining. "I made a dumb play and threw an interception in a tight situation," Flacco said.
Baltimore's last gasp ended when Ed Reed fumbled on a punt return with 17 seconds left.
| New England | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | -- | 34 |
| Indianapolis | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | -- | 35 |
First Quarter
Ind » Addai 15 pass from Manning (Stover kick), 8:19.
NE » Maroney 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 4:47.
Second Quarter
NE » FG Gostkowski 31, 13:15.
NE » Moss 63 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 11:18.
NE » Edelman 9 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 7:19.
Ind » Wayne 20 pass from Manning (Stover kick), 4:17.
Fourth Quarter
NE » Moss 5 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 14:18.
Ind » Garcon 29 pass from Manning (Stover kick), 12:14.
NE » FG Gostkowski 36, 4:12.
Ind » Addai 4 run (Stover kick), 2:23.
Ind » Wayne 1 pass from Manning (Stover kick), :13.
NE Ind
| First downs | 24 | 25 |
| Total Net Yards | 477 | 407 |
| Rushes-yards | 28-113 | 18-91 |
| Passing | 364 | 316 |
| Punt Returns | 5-117 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 3-82 | 4-90 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 2-17 | 1-19 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 29-42-1 | 28-44-2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-11 | 1-11 |
| Punts | 4-44.0 | 7-48.4 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-72 | 3-20 |
| Time of Possession | 35:02 | 24:58 |
Rushing » New England, Faulk 12-79, Maroney 13-31, Brady 3-3. Indianapolis, Addai 10-41, Simpson 4-36, Brown 4-14.
Passing » New England, Brady 29-42-1-375. Indianapolis, Manning 28-44-2-327.
Receiving » New England, Moss 9-179, Welker 9-94, Stanback 2-17, Maroney 2-15, Edelman 2-14, Baker 2-13, Faulk 2-7, Watson 1-36. Indianapolis, Wayne 10-126, Collie 6-45, Clark 4-65, Garcon 3-50, Addai 2-27, Robinson 2-6, Brown 1-8.
