Colts win shootout

What a fun game to watch. With home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs already clinched, the Colts continued what they have done all season - win a close game.
The Colts-Jaguars game last night in Jacksonville was a shootout, the complete opposite of the season opening game between the two teams. The Colts won 35-31 in a nearly puntless game.
Maurice Jones-Drew ran over the Colts defense. But Peyton Manning was back to his MVP self, answering every Jaguars score. The Jags would go up by three, but the Colts would respond with a TD to go up by four.
The Colts defense was not as tough as usual, allowing Jones-Drew to accumulate a number of yards after first contact.
What I will remember most about this game is Chad Simpson's 93-yard touchdown return. NFL Network had shown the play on an odd angle, making it even more surreal. The Colts are not known for kickoff returns and our returners are usually down as soon as they run into a defender. But Simpson found the open holes. It was a big play. The angle on TV showed him coming at you while he was scoring.
I remember yelling out during the return, "Is this real?"
Manning hit Wayne for a 65 yard strike just when they needed to on 3rd and long with 5 minutes to go in the game. Then the defense came up with two big stops on Jacksonville's last two posessions just like they had done all year.
Eric Foster had a sack on the penultimate Jags' drive, while Jacob Lacey came up with the game-clinching interception with a minute to go.
It was a relief to watch such a great game with little on the line in terms of seeding for the Colts. It was a game the Colts didn;t need to win, but they did anyway. They are determined to win each game, taking it one game at a time.