Colts-Falcons Preview
| Matchup |
| | W-L | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF |
| IND | 13-3 | 450 | 262 | 6-2 | 7-1 | 5-1 | 9-3 |
| ATL | 4-12 | 259 | 414 | 3-5 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 3-9 |
| · Complete Standings |
| | Atlanta Passing | | | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | | Ryan | 59.3 | 2276 | 16 | 12 |
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| Indianapolis Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | | Addai | 145 | 514 | 3.5 | 7 | | Brown | 54 | 236 | 4.4 | 2 |
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| Indianapolis Receiving | | | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Wayne | 76 | 968 | 12.7 | 8 | | Clark | 65 | 771 | 11.9 | 4 |
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| TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS |
| TEAM OFFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Total Yards | IND | 359.0 |
| ATL | 301.0 |
| Yards Passing | IND | 252.1 |
| ATL | 206.0 |
| Yards Rushing | IND | 106.6 |
| ATL | 95.0 |
| TEAM DEFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Yards Allowed | IND | 279.7 |
| ATL | 355.5 |
| Pass Yds Allowed | IND | 172.8 |
| ATL | 228.4 |
| Rush Yds Allowed | IND | 106.9 |
| ATL | 127.1 |
| HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUPS (SINCE 2001) |
| Indianapolis leads 3-0 |
| Dec 14, 2003 | IND 38, @ATL 7 |
| Dec 16, 2001 | IND 41, @ATL 27 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison missed his fifth straight game with a bruised left knee Thursday night.
Harrison was inactive against the Atlanta Falcons, the sixth game he's missed because of the injury. The Colts did get some good news, however: Rookie receiver Anthony Gonzalez returned from a broken thumb and was in the starting lineup after sitting out two games.
Indianapolis also listed two starting offensive linemen as inactive: left tackle Tony Ugoh (neck) and right tackle Ryan Diem (ankle). Charlie Johnson started for Ugoh, and Jake Scott moved over from right guard to start for Diem. Dylan Gandy started for Scott at right guard.
The Falcons started rookie receiver Laurent Robinson for Joe Horn, inactive with hamstring and foot injuries.
Atlanta also started D'Anthony Batiste at right guard for Kynan Forney, inactive with an undisclosed illness. Batiste, a second-year player, made his first appearance of the season.
The Falcons already were adjusting for the absence of tackle Todd Weiner with a knee injury. Quinn Ojinnaka made his second start for Weiner, who was inactive.
Backup tight end Dwayne Blakely (concussion) also was inactive.
Atlanta listed Byron Leftwich (tailbone) as the No. 3 quarterback. Leftwich started in last week's loss to Tampa Bay but struggled with two interceptions and two fumbles and was replaced by Joey Harrington, who started against the Colts.
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Indianapolis 31, 
Atlanta 13