"(Against Baltimore) you expect things not to go as expected. What you do expect is a tough, gritty, down-to-the-wire (game),Jerseys From China," Luck said. "We survived our mistakes,Cheap Jerseys Online, in a sense. We made our plays enough to get a win."
Luck threw one touchdown pass, ran for another Sunday and masterfully milked the clock late before Indy's suddenly stout defense snuffed out the Ravens' final chance with a daring deflection to preserve a 20-13 victory.
"I'm pretty sure he (Chuck Pagano) is trying to instill the same traits in us with being a physical team," cornerback Vontae Davis said of Indy's coach, who spent four seasons on the Ravens' staff. "It was a physical game."
"They (Baltimore) do such a great job of standing strong in the red zone and not giving up touchdowns," Luck said. "We knew that coming in. We talked about if we weren't getting (scores) early, stick with it. Don't get frustrated."
But it was a strange game.
The predictable result: Baltimore's three-game winning streak ended as it dropped to 0-5 all-time in Indianapolis.
Both teams missed scoring chances in the first half when they couldn't convert on fourth down. Both coaches, Pagano and John Harbaugh,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, lost first-half challenges as they attempted to get spots overturned. The teams combined for seven turnovers, and Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was sacked a season-high four times — one more than his combined total in the first four weeks this season.
But in the second half, the Colts applied even more pressure with Luck and the ground game taking charge on offense and the defense holding fast, a strategy Baltimore prefers.
Even Lucas Oil Stadium's retractable roof was closed at halftime because of the threat of rain, the first time that's happened during a regular-season game since the stadium opened in 2008.
"They came after us a pretty good amount. When they do that, when they come after us, it's tough to throw the ball, and we weren't quite able to make those plays," Flacco said. "We needed to hurt them a little bit more. We needed to take advantage of that."
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis made a tactical choice to imitate Baltimore on Sunday.
The biggest surprise might have been Indy's surging defense, which allowed a season-low 13 points, limited Baltimore (3-2) to just 1 of 11 third-down conversions and helped produce a 17?-minute disparity in time of possession.
Indy also lost two fumbles and two of those four turnovers — Luck's third-quarter interception at the Baltimore 18 and Ahmad Bradshaw's fumble at the Ravens 10 with 1:49 left — made the finish infinitely more difficult. It wasn't over until cornerback Greg Toler's diving deflection prevented Torrey Smith, who had gotten behind him on fourth-and-3 with 32 seconds left.
Indianapolis (3-2) has won three straight and now owns a share of the AFC South lead thanks to Houston's overtime loss to Dallas,NFL Jerseys Store.
NOTES: Recently reinstated Colts linebacker Robert Mathis watched the game from the sideline. ... Reggie Wayne caught seven passes for 77 yards and passed Cris Carter for No. 8 on the NFL's career list in yards receiving. Wayne now has 13,950 yards. ... Ravens left guard Kelechi Osemele left briefly in the third quarter with a sprained right knee, but did return.
Vinatieri made it 6-0 late in the second quarter after one defensive penalty gave the Colts' a second chance to score a touchdown,cheap nfl jerseys outlet, and an offensive penalty later wiped out a touchdown pass.
Flacco finished 22 of 38 for 235 yards and no touchdowns,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, and his top two receivers — Steve Smith and Torrey Smith — combined to make eight catches for 72 yards. Baltimore's only touchdown came on Justin Forsett's 11-yard TD run with 7:16 to go.
The Colts patience paid off with Luck's 6-yard TD pass to Dwayne Allen with 10:33 left in the third quarter, and then with Luck's TD run with 8:56 left in the game that made it 20-6.
In the first half, it was all defense — and all field goals.
Andrew Luck played keep away. The Colts' running backs overpowered defenders. And when defensive stops were needed, Indy came up with the biggest plays of all.
Steve Smith's fumble on the Ravens' first offensive play led to Adam Vinatieri's 38-yard field goal.
Baltimore finally got on the scoreboard with Justin Tucker's 52-yard field goal as time expired in the first half
