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Colts Capitalize on Late Mistakes
Reggie Wayne makes a one-handed catch to give Indianapolis the lead in the final two minutes. "I thought we had that passion at the end," Colts Coach Tony Dungy said.
(By David J. Phillip -- Associated Press)
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Houston got the ball back with almost two minutes remaining, but Rosenfels was intercepted by Melvin Bullitt.
The five-time AFC South champion Colts were off to their worst start since starting the 1998 season 0-4 when Manning was a rookie. Manning was looking for his team to get back on track with this game. Manning moved into a tie with Terry Bradshaw for seventh on the NFL's all-time victories list with 107.
"The encouraging thing is we feel like we can find a little more consistency, we're capable of scoring more points and we have the players to do it," he said. "The idea today was to get a little swagger back. . . . I was proud of the guys for never giving up and fighting till the end."
The Texans played the 100th game in franchise history in their hurricane-damaged stadium with the retractable roof open; the roof couldn't be repaired in time for Sunday's game.
Rosenfels's miscues ruined good days by rookie Steve Slaton and Andre Johnson. Slaton ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns and Johnson bounced back from two poor games with nine catches for 131 yards. Johnson, who had 67 yards in the last two games combined, scored his first touchdown of the season on a five-yard reception just before halftime for a 17-10 lead.
Mario Williams had two sacks as he stayed in Manning's face most of the day. Manning was 25 of 34 for 247 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
Williams, who has four sacks this season, still seemed to be in shock after the game.
"I've never seen anything in my life like that," he said of the fourth quarter.
