Today at 1:00 p.m. ET the Indianapolis Colts (6-3) will try to take care of business against the struggling St. Louis Rams (3-6) without wide receiver Reggie Wayne, lost for the season three weeks ago to a torn ACL. The game can be live streamed here; Rams fans can listen to the game on 101 ESPN, while Colts fans can do the same on 1070 The Fan.
The Colts are the frontrunners to win the AFC South at the moment, but the loss of Wayne, and the ineffectiveness of Trent Richardson at running back has made Indy reliant on the heroics of quarterback Andrew Luck.
"We feel, obviously, good about where we're sitting right now, but again, we've got a long way to go," coach Chuck Pagano said. "We just stress to our guys take a beginner's mentality. Let's treat it like it's the first game of the season, practice, whatever. You've got to come to work with intentionality, find the things that you need to work on to get better and never be satisfied with where we're at."
They have a major showdown with Tennessee in Week 11 that will go a long way toward determining the AFC South champion, but like the Titans mustn't look past the Jaguars, the Colts can't sleep on St. Louis.
The Rams are hungry to get back on a winning path, according to defensive end Chris Long.
"The more (the losses) stack up, I think the more they hurt," Long said. "Our defense had a chance to win the game and we were out of our gaps." The Rams have also received stellar play from running back Zac Stacy, so if the Colts start off slow and fall behind, the Rams may be able to use ball control to snuff out any Luck comebacks.
"It's the big pink elephant in the middle of the room," Pagano said. "You can walk around it and avoid it, but we don't do that. We'll get the mistakes corrected, get the communication cleaned up and get the technique cleaned up."
Rams Injury Report:
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G |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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LB |
Hip |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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TE |
Hand |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
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RB |
Foot |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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QB |
Hip |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
Colts Injury Report:
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LB |
Shoulder |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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CB |
Groin |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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G |
Calf |
Full Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
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RB |
Ankle |
Full Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
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WR |
Shoulder |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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DT |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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CB |
Groin |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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S |
Neck |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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LB |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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