To say that the Chargers out-coached the Colts in this game is a bit of a cop out. If that were true, the Colts would have never scored on the long bomb to Reggie Wayne. The Chargers were in the midst of substituting and Peyton picked up on it and quick-counted them.

Darren Sproles and Mike Scifres were the true stars of this game. Sproles essentially dominated on the offensive side and on special teams returns. Maybe it was me, but the guy just seemed to be running at twice the speed of everyone else on the field.

As for Scifres, enough cannot be said for the importance of the kicking game and special teams in the game of football. I constantly remind people that the name of the game is still “FOOT”ball, meaning that kicking is (and will always be) king, regardless of how much the pundits and friends at cocktail parties make fun of kickers. Field goal kickers almost always score the most points every year and punters can mean the difference between a win or a loss on any given Sunday. Scifres’ booming punts looked as though the footballs were filled with helium and they gave the Chargers a commanding edge in field position.