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Colts put Donald Brown on IR, sign Mewelde Moore Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Needing to add some bodies to the backfield for their surprising playoff run, the Colts signed running backs Mewelde Moore and Deji Karim Tuesday, placing Donald Brown and fullback Robert Hughes on injured reserve. Injuries have kept Brown from being th…
	Colts lose RB Donald Brown for the season Dec 11, 2012 indystar.com The Indianapolis Colts are limping into their showdown at Houston on Sunday.
	Kerry J. Byrne: Inside the Numbers: Week 14 Dec 11, 2012 Kerry Byrne, CNNSI.com Seattle is a great place to play if you want to grab a double latte or a Pyramid IPA. It's not a great place to play if you want to grab coast-to-coast NFL headlines.
	Tagliabue’s ruling suggests Saints were targeting Peyton Manning, too Dec 11, 2012 Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com …
	Breaking down the Colts playoff picture Dec 11, 2012 indystar.com The quick and easy version is this: the Indianapolis Colts (9-4) will clinch a playoff spot by winning at Houston (11-2) on Sunday. If you're interested in the other combinations of circumstances that could occur Sunday to deliver the Colts to the posts…
	Houston's clinching scenarios Dec 11, 2012 ESPN.com The Texans have already clinched a playoff spot. They clinch more Sunday when they host the Colts if this stuff happens. Houston clinches AFC South division with: 1) HOU win Houston clinches a first-round bye with: 1) HOU win + NE loss or tie + DEN loss
	Texans, Ravens, 49ers, Packers can clinch divisions this week Dec 11, 2012 Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Two of the NFL’s eight division titles have already been clinched. By Sunday night, that number could grow to six. The Texans, Ravens and Packers all clinch their divisions if they win on Sunday, while the 49ers will clinch the NFC West if they win and …
	Paper Tigers: The Texans and Falcons look likely for the No. 1 … Dec 11, 2012 CNNSI.com The Texans and Falcons look likely for the No. 1 seeds, but is anyone scared? Both teams look vulnerable, Peter King writes, and having home-field isn't all it's cracked up to be.
	Cops: Valet lifts Wayne's car, arrested for DWI Dec 11, 2012 Associated Press, ESPN.com An Indianapolis hotel valet faces drunken driving charges for allegedly taking Colts receiver Reggie Wayne's luxury car from the hotel and driving it while intoxicated.
	Awards Watch: Who's new OPOY favorite? Dec 11, 2012 CNNSI.com The pulse of the NFL season changes weekly. Every Tuesday, SI.com will break down the front-runners for the major NFL awards.
	Hotel valet arrested after police say he stole car owned by Colts' Reggie Wayne Dec 11, 2012 indystar.com A hotel valet employee was arrested after, police said, he took a car owned by Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne and drove it while he was drunk.
	5 storylines as the Colts prepare to face the Texans Dec 11, 2012 indystar.com Who would have thought the Indianapolis Colts, one season removed from a 2-14 record, would control their own AFC South destiny with three games to play?
	Jim Trotter: Awards Watch: Week 14 Dec 11, 2012 Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com The pulse of the NFL season changes weekly. Every Tuesday, SI.com will break down the front-runners for the major NFL awards.
	Peter King: Texans, Falcons ugly losses give Super Bowl race wide-open feel Dec 11, 2012 Peter King, CNNSI.com Not too excited about the top seeds in the NFC and AFC, are you, in the wake of bad losses by the Falcons and Texans in Week 14? There's a reason. Atlanta and Houston are clearly vulnerable entering the last three weeks of the regular season.
	Valet takes Reggie Wayne’s car for joy ride, gets arrested for DWI Dec 11, 2012 Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com When you give your car to a valet, you’re trusting him to park it and have it ready to give back to you when you return. Colts receiver Reggie Wayne gave his car to a valet who apparently didn’t understand that tacit agreement. The Indianapolis Star r…
	Luck play wasn’t reversed because referee didn’t see conclusive video Dec 11, 2012 Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Sunday’s game between the Titans and Colts, during which Tennessee owner Bud Adams apparently opted for an end-zone suite, featured a controversial call that became less problematic after the home team won. For a while, though, it appeared that the clea…
	Don Banks: AFC-leading Texans make poor statement in blowout loss to Pats Dec 11, 2012 CNNSI.com The Texans made the wrong kind of statement in a 42-14 drubbing by the Patriots. Houston might still claim the AFC's top seed, says Don Banks, but Monday proved who's the real No. 1.
	Don Banks: AFC-leading Texans make poor statement in blowout loss to Pats Dec 11, 2012 Don Banks, CNNSI.com FOXBORO, Mass. -- Okay, let's do what you're never supposed to do in the NFL, and get ahead of ourselves. It's allowed. Week 14 is over and it's practically mid-December.

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