Austin American-Statesman

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and kicker rally Indianapol­is to win over Tennessee.

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Andrew Luck and Adam Vinatieri are at it again.

The rookie quarterbac­k led the Colts back from a 13-point secondhalf deficit Sunday, and the veteran kicker made a 53-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to give Indianapol­is the lead and a 40-yarder a little later to seal a 27-23 victory over Tennessee.

Luck has now engineered six fourth-quar- ter comebacks this season, and Indy (9-4) is 8-1 in one-possession games. And Vinatieri, long considered the best clutch kicker in league history, delivered again as the surprising Colts moved a step closer to making the playoffs with recovering coach Chuck Pagano watching his third straight game at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Tennessee (4-9) dropped to 0-5 all-time at Lucas Oil Stadium and wasted a brilliant firsthalf performanc­e from Jake Locker, who finished 22 of 35 for 262 yards with one TD and two intercepti­ons.

Luck certainly did his part Sunday. He went 16 of 34 for 196 yards and one touchdown. And despite throwing two intercepti­ons, he broke Peyton Manning’s franchise record for yards passing by a rookie. Luck now has 3,792 yards, the second most by a rookie in league history behind only Cam Newton (4,051).

Reggie Wayne caught six passes for 64 yards and Indy’s first score, a 4-yard TD catch in the first half, and he passed Andre Reed for 10th on the league’s career receptions list. Reed had 951 catches; Wayne now has 956.

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