Week 12 – Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts
Opening Line: Colts – 9
Sunday, 8:15 pm Eastern
NBC

The Indianapolis Colts can now relax a little as they no longer have the pressure of being the only undefeated team in the NFL. Indianapolis had its bid for a perfect season come to an end with last week's 21-14 loss at Dallas. The Colts were the only team in NFL history to start 9-0 in consecutive seasons. Sources at SBG Global report that most wagers are counting on the Colts to pick up right where they left off.

Peyton Manning was expected to be going against Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb for a third time in his career but that will not happen as McNabb suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in the Eagles' 31-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans last week and is gone for the season. McNabb had entered last Sunday's game tied with Manning for the league lead with 18 touchdown passes and was second with 2,569 passing yards.

The Colts are an 8 point favorite with a total of 44 at SBG Global.

Losing McNabb is just the latest bad news for the Eagles, who have lost four of their last five games following a 4-1 start. Eagles Coach Andy Reid said Jeff Garcia will start the Sunday night game against Indianapolis. Garcia completed 26-of-48 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown after replacing McNabb last week.

McNabb also missed the final seven games last season with a sports hernia. Philadelphia went 2-5 with Mike McMahon filling in for McNabb. With McNabb gone, Reid should rely more on his running game. Brian Westbrook, who faces the NFL's last-ranked rush defense, is coming off consecutive 100-yard games.

Peyton Manning also will be looking to bounce back from a rare game in which he struggled. He completed 20-of-39 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions against the Cowboys. Manning has faced the Eagles twice in his career, leading the Colts to a pair of wins by a lopsided 79-30. He has completed 34-of-49 passes for 554 yards and six touchdowns without an interception.

The Colts are 5-0 at home, with three of the wins coming by a total of nine points. Indianapolis, which is tied with Chicago for the NFL's best record, leads Baltimore (8-2) and San Diego (8-2) in the race for the AFC's top spot.

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