INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Pierre Garcon was smiling again.
The Indianapolis Colts’ wide receiver spent the week worrying about family members in Haiti after a devastating earthquake Tuesday. He has heard from some relatives, but many are still missing.
A divisional playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens provided a needed diversion for Garcon. He caught five passes for 34 yards in the Colts’ 20-3 win Saturday night that moved them within one victory of the Super Bowl.
“Winning the game always helps you forget about your problems a little bit,” Garcon said. “Sports does that a lot. Hopefully, us winning helps the people back (in Haiti) feel a little bit better. It’s now back to reality, but sports helps you forget a little bit.”
Garcon caught back-to-back passes for 8 and 7 yards on the Colts’ opening drive, which ended in Matt Stover’s field goal.
a nifty 38-yard return, but Garcon caught up with him and punched the ball out. Indianapolis tight end Dallas Clark recovered, and Stover made a 33-yard field goal to make it 20-3.
“We had him beat,” Garcon said. “He took my touchdown away, so I had to go get it back.”
Even as Garcon enjoyed the win, his mind was on his family. He carried a Haitian flag to the podium for the postgame news conference and talked about how people have responded to his fundraising efforts on Twitter and Facebook.
“We’ve gotten a lot of support,” he said. “Support from all over. People in Indianapolis, on the team, everybody has handed out a hand to help me help the country and help us get back on our feet.”
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