The Denver Broncos are headed to the Dome for a Sunday, September 30th, 4:15PM start.

One loss between them and two wins by the Indianapolis Colts the Denver Broncos surely remember. Those came in successive Wild Card games in 2003 and 2004 (the last time they played) in Indianapolis. But now they meet in Denver, where the Broncos have won their past 13.

It will be the usual high-powered Colts offense (No. 3 in the NFL) against the Broncos’ No. 4 defense that has surrendered a league-low 7.3 points per game, allowed two TDs, and held five consecutive opponents to single digits.

It’s the first time all season that Tony Dungy’s team has gone into a game and not been considered the favorite. But the Colts are considered, in some quarters anyway, to be a something akin to paper tigers when it comes to playing games in the great outdoors.

in 2007 RCA Dome Preseason Opener
from Colts.com

The Colts didn?t get exactly what they wanted Monday.

What they wanted in their 2007 preseason opener was a victory in a game that featured the teams that met in Super Bowl XLI this past February.

But the Colts did get some things they wanted, Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy said.

They got good play from several players.

They got a good drive from their starting offense.

And they got physical play from the starting defense.

What they didn?t get yet again was a preseason victory. Instead, the Chicago Bears ? the team the Colts beat in Super Bowl XLI last February ? beat Indianapolis, 27-24, in the teams? second preseason game in front of 56,769 at the RCA Dome Monday night.

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