Peyton Manning delivered another milestone performance, Joseph Addai produced a second straight winning score, and the Colts found another unconventional way to win when the Houston Texans' Kris Brown missed a 42-yard field goal as time expired, keeping Indy's winning streak intact 20-17.
"I think that's the mark of a great football team," center Jeff Saturday said, referring to the close calls. "We've won eight games so far, and we're ahead in our division, which is really our main focus and goal."
The implications of Sunday's victory are monumental.
Indy is the fourth team in league history with 17 straight regular-season wins. New England did it twice - winning a record 21 straight from 2006-08 and 18 in a row from 2003-04. Chicago won 17 straight from 1933-34.
