Luck Rallies Colts to Down Browns
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Joe Robbins/Getty Images(CLEVELAND, Oh.) — Andrew Luck lead a thrilling second half rally to defeat the Cleveland Browns 25-24.
Saturday, with the Indianapolis Colts trailing 21-7 entering the third quarter, Luck engineed four scoring drives to earn the Colts their ninth win. The final march went 11 plays, 90 yards and was capped by a one-yard touchdown toss to T.Y Hilton with :36 second remaining.
Luck struggled early as the Cleveland defense harrassed him to the tune of three sacks and two interceptions; including one to Browns rookie corner Justin Gilbert that was returned for a touchdown. The Colts signal caller rebounded though finishing the say completing 24 of 53 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns.
T.Y Hilton found his groove, connecting with Luck ten times for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The speedy wideout brought the momentum back to the Colts when he escaped several defenders for a 42 yard score late in the third quarter.
The Colts will host their division rival Houston Texans next week with an opportunity to clinch the AFC South.
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