TAMPA, Fla. - Mike Vanderjagt (news)'s 29-yard field goal with 3:47 remaining in overtime capped one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history and gave the Indianapolis Colts (news) a 38-35 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (news) on Monday night.
Peyton Manning (news) rallied the Colts from a 35-14 deficit with four minutes left in regulation, sending the game into overtime on Ricky Williams (news)' 1-yard touchdown run with 35 seconds to play. Marvin Harrison (news), who had two touchdown catches, set up the tying score with a 52-yard reception to the Tampa Bay 5.
Manning realized the difficulty of his task.
"Twenty-one-nothing in here at Tampa on Monday night is not an ideal situation," he said. "What a game, what a win."
Harrison scored on second-half receptions of 37 and 28 yards, the latter trimming Tampa Bay's lead to 35-28 with 2:29 remaining in regulation.
Indianapolis (5-0) became the first team in NFL history to win after trailing by 21 or more points with less than four minutes to play in regulation.
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Peyton Manning (news) rallied the Colts from a 35-14 deficit with four minutes left in regulation, sending the game into overtime on Ricky Williams (news)' 1-yard touchdown run with 35 seconds to play. Marvin Harrison (news), who had two touchdown catches, set up the tying score with a 52-yard reception to the Tampa Bay 5.
Manning realized the difficulty of his task.
"Twenty-one-nothing in here at Tampa on Monday night is not an ideal situation," he said. "What a game, what a win."
Harrison scored on second-half receptions of 37 and 28 yards, the latter trimming Tampa Bay's lead to 35-28 with 2:29 remaining in regulation.
Indianapolis (5-0) became the first team in NFL history to win after trailing by 21 or more points with less than four minutes to play in regulation.
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