The Peterborough Examiner

Colts, Luck use efficient air show to blow out Bills, 37-5

- MICHAEL MAROT

INDIANAPOL­IS — Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes and Marlon Mack had his first rushing scores of the season as the Indianapol­is Colts blew out Buffalo, 37-5, on Sunday.

The Colts (2-5) snapped a four-game losing streak and finally won their 300th game since moving to Indianapol­is from Baltimore in 1984. Adam Vinatieri scored five points to move within five of breaking Morten Andersen’s National Football League career record (2,544).

The Bills (2-5) lost their second straight, playing this one without injured starting quarterbac­k Josh Allen.

Luck was 17-of-23 with 156 yards and extended the league’s longest active streak of consecutiv­e games with a TD pass to 30 — breaking a tie with Dan Marino, Ben Roethlisbe­rger and Matt Ryan for No. 8 all-time. It’s the third time in four weeks he’s thrown four TDs in a game. Mack added 19 carries for 126 yards.

Derek Anderson made his first start since December 2016 and the 35-year-old quarterbac­k was 20-of-31 with 175 yards, three intercepti­ons and lost a fumble.

Playing Anderson instead of turnover-prone Nathan Peterman and putting offensive coordinato­r Brian Daboll on the field didn’t change anything for the struggling Bills. They’ve scored two touchdowns and 31 points over the last four weeks.

It wasn’t nearly enough as Indy posted its most lopsided victory margin since a 37-3 victory at Jacksonvil­le on Sept. 29, 2013.

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