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CHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF 2009 AFC TITLE GAME
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
The 2009 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise's 57th season in the National
Football League and the 26th in Indianapolis. It was the first season since 2002 that the
Colts did not have Tony Dungy on their coaching staff, due to his retirement from
coaching. The 2009 Indianapolis Colts improved upon their 12–4 record from 2008 as
well as winning their sixth AFC South division championship in seven years. The Colts
also clinched the #1 playoff seed in the AFC. The Colts became the sole undefeated
team after week 15. The following week, the Colts lost to the New York Jets. During the
playoffs, the Colts defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round and the New
York Jets in the AFC Championship game, but lost to the New Orleans Saints in Super
Bowl XLIV, 31–17.
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This game was the first time in NFL history that two first-year head coaches met in any
conference championship game.[1] The Colts defeated the Jets for the first time in the
postseason and advanced to their second Super Bowl in the last four seasons. Colts
quarterback Peyton Manning threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns as his team
recovered from an 11-point deficit by scoring 24 unanswered points.After forcing
Indianapolis to punt on their opening drive, New York drove from their own 29 to the
Colts 22-yard line. But the Colts defense tightened up, tackling running back Shonn
Greene twice behind the line of scrimmage and Brad Smith for a 1-yard gain, and then
Jay Feely was wide right on a 44-yard field goal attempt.
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In the second quarter, the Colts put together the first scoring drive of the game, with
Manning completing two passes to Pierre Garçon for gains of 27 and 36 yards on the
way to a 25-yard Matt Stover field goal. New York answered on the first play of their
next drive with the longest play in the Jets' postseason history, as Mark Sanchez
threw a pass to Braylon Edwards, who took off past Jacob Lacey and caught the ball
without breaking stride for an 80-yard touchdown completion.
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Manning led the Colts back on their next drive, completing a 25-yard pass to Reggie Wayne and a
22-yarder to Austin Collie at the Jets 4-yard line. But Indianapolis could not get into the end zone.
Following an incomplete pass, Collie was tackled at the 1-yard line and then Manning was stuffed
for no gain on a QB sneak, forcing them to settle for a second field goal from Stover to cut the
score to 7–6. But New York struck back again. After three carries by Greene for 17 yards, Brad
Smith's 45-yard completion to Jerricho Cotchery from the Wildcat formation moved the ball to the
Colts 12-yard line, setting up Sanchez's 9-yard touchdown pass to Dustin Keller with 4:53 left in
the half. Three plays after the ensuing kickoff, Jets lineman Calvin Pace stormed through the line
and tackled Joseph Addai as soon as he took a handoff, resulting in a fumble that safety Jim
Leonhard recovered and returned to the Indianapolis 29-yard line. New York was unable to gain a
first down with their drive, but Feely kicked a 48-yard field goal to increase their lead to 17–6.
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However, the Colts stormed back with 24 unanswered points. Manning responded
to the field goal with three completions to Collie for 80 yards, the last one a 16-yard
touchdown pass to cut the score to 17–13 at the end of the half. Then after a
missed 52-yard field goal on New York's opening drive of the third quarter, Manning
completed 6 of 7 passes for 57 yards on the way to his second touchdown pass,
this one a 4-yarder to Garçon. Manning added his third touchdown pass, a 15-yard
strike to Dallas Clark, six minutes into the fourth quarter. Then after a punt, a 16-
yard run by Addai and a 23-yard catch from Garçon set up Stover's third field goal
to make the score 30–17. Finally, Indianapolis sealed the game when Kelvin
Hayden picked off a pass from Sanchez with just over two minutes remaining.
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