But it’s been our experience during this triumphant run of seven consecutive 12-win seasons that the Colts typically bounce back. I’m inclined to think they will. I’ve seen them play lousy in openers before. Actually, take a look at their openers in recent years. They won just 14-12 at home against Jacksonville last year and lost 29-13 at home to Chicago in 2008 when Manning was coming off knee surgeries and the run defense resembled today’s effort. They did rout New Orleans the night the Super Bowl banner was raised in 2007, but it was tough sledding in a 26-21 road win against the Giants in 2006, a 24-7 win at Baltimore in 2005 which was padded by a late pick six as the offense didn’t exactly dominate, a 27-24 loss at New England in 2004, a 9-6 win at Cleveland in 2003.
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