September 21st, 2009. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
The Indianapolis Colts are playing in Miami for the first time since winning Super Bowl XLI there about 2 1/2 years ago. The site of this season’s Super Bowl will host the 39th anniversary of Monday Night Football as Indianapolis takes on the Dolphins. Manning has led Indianapolis to 10 consecutive regular-season victories, though the Colts lost to San Diego in the first round of the playoffs. A deeper trip in the 2009 postseason could send the Colts back to Land Shark Stadium for Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7.
The Dolphins haven’t played on a Monday night since Christmas 2006, mainly because they had been one of the league’s worst teams until their turnaround 2008 season. Miami went 11-5 and won the AFC East last year, a 10-win increase that tied the 1999 Colts’ league record for the best one-year improvement.
You should expect a better effort out of the Dolphins, but the Colts are still the sharper team. They aren’t as dominant as they used to be, but they do enough to get the job done.
Pick: Colts -3 -120
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