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People On Twitter Think Colts DB Darius Butler Is Pats DB Malcolm Butler
Darius Butler is a defensive back for the Colts, but he played for the Patriots in 2009 and 2010. He has no relation to Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler, whose interception sealed a Super Bowl win for New England. A few excited fans on Twitter mixed up the two players after the game, and Dariu...

Colts Player: Officials Stopped Using Patriots' Balls In The First Half
Because the NFL investigation is taking its sweet time (they haven't spoken to Tom Brady yet), and because it'll never reveal anything useful anyway, we're forced to piece together the details and the timeline of how the Patriots' deflated-ball scandal played out. This interview helps immensely: it'...

Report: NFL Was Aware Of Patriots Deflation Allegations Before Sunday
This, at least, answers one of the peripheral questions surrounding claims that the Patriots illegally deflated Tom Brady's footballs: just how and when the Colts and the NFL became aware of the funny business....

Reports: D'Qwell Jackson's INT Triggered Deflated Ball Investigation
The NFL's investigation into whether the Patriots deflated footballs during their AFC Championship Game victory over the Colts was triggered by Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson's second quarter interception, according to reports from both WCVB's Mike Lynch and Newsday's Bob Glauber. Lynch reports ...

Pats Win; Gronk Dances
While Packers-Seahawks provided tons of drama, the other game did not. The Patriots scored 31 unanswered points on their way to a 45-7 demolition of the Colts....

We All Make Mistakes
Clearly the Colts feel inspired by the turnover-laden NFC title game....

Trent Richardson Didn't Travel To New England For "Personal Reasons"
As first reported by Kevin Bowen, Colts running back Trent Richardson did not travel with the team to New England for Sunday night's AFC Championship Game, for what were termed "personal reasons." There is no indication yet what those personal reasons are. ...

Colts Linebacker Josh McNary Charged With Rape
Josh McNary, the Colts linebacker known for being a U.S. Army lieutenant before joining the NFL, has been charged with felony rape in Indianapolis, according to documents filed today in a Marion County court. Overall, McNary is charged with one felony count of rape, one felony count of criminal co...

What Do The Broncos Do Now?
Peyton Manning did not look right today. Maybe it was his vague thigh injury, surgically repaired neck, or some other ailment, but his throws were inaccurate and rough. Manning barely completed half of his passes, finishing 26 of 46 with one touchdown and 211 passing yards. The Colts go to the AFC c...

Chuck Pagano's Dad Gnawing On His Cigar, In Slow Motion
Yeahhhh. That's Sam Pagano, father of Chuck Pagano, chomping on his cigar as he watches his son coach the Colts. Never has slow motion been more necessary....

Marvin Lewis Keeps His Streak Of Playoff Losses Alive
The Bengals got unceremoniously flushed out of the playoffs earlier today, losing 26-10 to the Colts. If this sounds familiar, that's because it's happened for the fourth straight season. Cincinnati is performing an admirable exercise in underachievement....

Andrew Luck Is An Affable Weirdo
The Wall Street Journal's Kevin Clark has a delightful examination of the unexpectedly pleasant trash talk of that nice young quarterback in Indianapolis. If you sack Andrew Luck, he's gonna compliment you on it....

The Biggest Two-Yard Run Of Week 14
Glancing briefly at box scores will tell you the Colts beat the Browns and Andrew Luck threw a go-ahead touchdown with 32 seconds remaining. But the box score won't tell you the leverage of the plays leading up to the touchdown, or that Boom Herron's two-yard rush immediately preceding the touchdo...

T.Y. Hilton Nearly Broke Down Talking About His Newborn Daughter
Just hours removed from the birth of daughter Eugenia—Gigi, for short—Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton barely fought back the tears while talking to CBS after the Colts' win, and the touchdown he had promised to his baby girl....

T.Y. Hilton Scores TD Hours After Daughter's Birth, Celebrates Perfectly
T.Y. Hilton's wife gave birth to their daughter early this morning, and with both of them being healthy he was given the O.K. to line up at wide receiver today for the Colts. That led to his touchdown catch in the third quarter, and this priceless baby-cradling celebration....

Colts-Steelers Was Pure, Uncut, High-Grade Offense
The Patriots produced a show for the 1 p.m. slate by hanging 51 points on the Bears, who I would imagine are reading the papers this morning and realizing they had a game yesterday. The Steelers decided to match that total for the 4 p.m. round, the main difference being that a few of the Colts decid...

The Colts Are Beating The Crap Out Of Giovani Bernard
Whatever kind of day you're having, it's not as bad as Giovani Bernard's. These two plays happened in the same series....

Dashcam Video Shows Jim Irsay Stumbling During DUI Stop
The dashcam video of Jim Irsay's stop in March for operating a vehicle while intoxicated was released today, and it shows the Indianapolis Colts owner stumble several times as officers ask him to perform sobriety tests....

Pat McAfee, Just Out Here Playing Football By Himself
Who needs teammates? Who needs an opponent? Colts punter and general badass Pat McAfee doesn't. He can play all by himself....