In the end, an Indiana kid broke the Indianapolis Colts’ hearts.
Cornerback Tracy Porter’s fourth-quarter “pick-6” against Peyton Manning turned a thriller into a stunner, a 31-17 New Orleans Saints victory.
Along the way:
- The game’s first points came from Colts kicker Matt Stover, the last original Cleveland Brown (pre-1996) still playing in the NFL.
- The next points came from wideout Pierre Garcon, who helped lead Mount Union to two college national championships. Garcon beat Kent State product Usama Young on the play.
- Stover missed a late 51-yard field goal, forced when Malcolm Jenkins, a rookie out of Ohio State, made a tackle that stalled a Colts march.
- The Saints took a 24-17 lead with five minutes left when Lance Moore caught a controversial 2-point conversion pass.
- Drew Brees, who played college ball in Indiana, at Purdue, had a monster game against Indianapolis. It’s not as if the Saints’ hero, Porter, will be too broken up about disappointing the Hoosier State. He grew up in Louisiana.
