Colts hungry for a victory

Slow start out of gate has them expressing urgency against Ravens September and October have belonged to the Indianapolis Colts for as long as Tony Dungy has walked their sideline. In the past three seasons, they didn't lose until November - at the earliest - and opened with winning streaks of seven, nine and 13 games. This September was different. Derailed by July surgery on Peyton Manning's left knee and myriad injuries on the offensive line, the Colts lost twice in the opening month and barely escaped a third defeat. Here's how rare that 1-2 September was for the Colts: In Dungy's previous six years as coach, they lost a total of two games in September (against 18 wins). So it wasn't surprising that as the Colts prepared for Sunday's invasion by the marauding Ravens defense, Dungy sounded a note of urgency. "We normally do... [read full story]