Compiled by Paul Montella
AP Sports Writer
Thursday, Sept. 6
NEW ORLEANS (10-6) At INDIANAPOLIS (12-4)
8:30 p.m. EDT, NBC
OPENING LINE – Colts by 6 1/2.
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Saints 10-6; Colts 8-8.
SERIES RECORD – Saints lead 5-4.
LAST MEETING – Colts 55, Saints 21, Sept. 28, 2003 at New Orleans.
LAST WEEK (PRESEASON) – Saints beat Dolphins 7-0; Colts lost to Bengals 14-6.
SAINTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (19), PASS (1)
SAINTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (23), PASS (3)
COLTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (18), PASS (2)
COLTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (32), PASS (2)
s in rookie season. … WR Devery Henderson averaged 23.3 yards per catch (32-745), tops in NFL. … Indianapolis, which went 1-3 in preseason, has won seven of last eight season openers. … Colts are only team in league history to go 9-0 in back-to-back seasons. … Last September loss for Colts was 2004 opener against New England. … QB Peyton Manning has record seven 4,000-yard seasons and nine straight 25 TD seasons. … Manning needs 25 TD passes to reach 300 and 2,414 yards passing to reach 40,000 in career. … Colts can become first team in league history with five straight 12-win seasons. … Previous defending Super Bowl champs are 26-13-1 on opening weekend. … Tony Dungy is NFL’s winningest coach since 1999 (90-38, .703 percentage). … RB Joseph Addai led all rookies with 1,081 yards rushing last year. … WR Marvin Harrison has eight consecutive 80-reception seasons. … WR Reggie Wayne set career highs in catches (86) and yards receiving (1,310).
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