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Indy's Stars Crumple in Clutch

Posted Nov 12, 07 3:47 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Drizzle and disbelief filled the air for most of the San Diego Chargers's 23-21 defeat of the Indianapolis Colts, the Indianapolis Star reports. Peyton Manning threw a career-worst six interceptions, yet managed to dig his team out of a 23-0 hole, only to be foiled when one of the most reliable right feet in football shanked a 29-yard field goal.

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri just as uncharacteristically missed another kick earlier in the game. The Chargers didn't play as well as the score would indicate, however:  the offense only put together 91 yards rushing and 86 yards passing. The nine-turnover game was "the weirdest I've ever been involved in," said Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.

Sources Indianapolis Star, Los Angeles Times

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Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri watches his 29-yard field goal attempt miss during the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007 in San Diego....   (Associated Press)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) calls a play next to running back Joseph Addai (29) as rain falls during the the third quarter of their NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers...   (Associated Press)
San Diego Chargers' receiver Antonio Gates tries for the catch in the end zone as Indianapolis Colts' Gary Brackett, right, and Bob Sanders move in to break up the play during the Chargers' 23-21 victory...   (Associated Press)
San Diego Chargers' Shaun Phillips does a flip celebrating his interception of Indianapolis Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning during the first quarter of their football game Sunday Nov. 11, 2007 in San...   (Associated Press)
Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri walks the sidelines after missing a 29 yard field goal late in the fourth quarter in the Colts' 23-21 loss to the San Diego Chargers during their NFL football...   (Associated Press)
San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, left, and guard Kris Dielman, center, try to recover a ball fumbled by Rivers as Indianapolis Colts' Ed Johnson, right, looks on during the the fourth quarter...   (Associated Press)
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