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Depleted Colts Tumble, 23-10

Indy D, lacking six Super Bowl starters, susceptible in preseason loss to Dallas

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Aug 10, 2007 6:21 AM CDT

(Newser) – In their preseason opener, Dallas romped over an Indianapolis defense already decimated by injury and free agency, chewing up 17 minutes on two early drives that ended in field goals. Peyton Manning and the first-string offense were given only one drive to show off, mustering a long field goal after Manning overthrew Marvin Harrison in the end zone.

Three starters from last year's Colts secondary were missing, including both corners, who departed for lucrative offers elsewhere; the defensive line had two out due to injury, including Anthony "Booger" MacFarland, whose season is already over. The Colts are now 1-10 in their last 11 preseason games, an admittedly meaningless statistic.

Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy looks up at the scoreboard during a pre-season NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. The Cowboys won, 23-10. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy looks up at the scoreboard during a pre-season NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. The Cowboys won, 23-10. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai (29) tries to break a tackle by Dallas Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman in the first quarter of a pre-season NFL football game, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, in Irving, Texas. Dallas won, 23-10. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai (29) tries to break a tackle by Dallas Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman in the first quarter of a pre-season NFL football game, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, in...   (Associated Press)
Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III (24) runs the ball and evades tackle-attempts by Indianapolis Colts defensive end Keyunta Dawson (61) Brandon Archer (49) and others in the first half of a pre-season NFL football game in Irving, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III (24) runs the ball and evades tackle-attempts by Indianapolis Colts defensive end Keyunta Dawson (61) Brandon Archer (49) and others in the first half of...   (Associated Press)
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