Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, FL
| Indianapolis Colts at Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Jan 24, 2016 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indianapolis Colts (#1 15-1, 7-1 Away) | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (#1 14-2, 7-1 Home) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Top Performers
Passing : A. Luck (IND) - 288YDS, 3TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 17CAR, 181YDS, 2TD
Receiving : T.Y. Hilton (IND) - 12REC, 104YDS
TAMPA - After a week of stories, interviews, hype, and more hype, the Superbowl was finally here. Fans couldn't have wished for a better matchup, both #1 seeds made it to Tampa to face off for the title. The Colts and Eagles dropped 3 games between them, but one team would leave this game wondering how they ever lost at all.
It's hard to say this was an outright beating, because the Eagles played so well, but the Colts scored on the first offensive play of the game and never looked back. Trent Richardson took a handoff and ran 80 yards for a TD, giving Indianapolis a 7-0 lead that would keep them ahead for the rest of the day.
Richardson essentially put this one away on the very first play.
The Eagles defense came prepared today, and opened the game with a solid showing in the 1st quarter. Aside from the 80 yard rushing score, the Colts had issues moving the ball. Both teams swapped FG and the 2nd quarter started with a reasonable 10-3 score. Nick Foles struggled, but the Eagles had the Colts number with LeSean McCoy and Darren Sproles. McCoy ran well, and the two caused headaches out of the back field, which has been a problem for the Colts all season.
Despite having some success on the ground and passing to the flats, Foles just couldn't hit anyone down field and couldn't get the Eagles into the endzone in the first half. Andrew Luck hit Cecil Shorts III and Reggie Wayne for TD passes in the 2nd quarter and the Colts went into halftime up 24-3. As expected, with Richardson and Vick Ballard just waiting to grind the Eagles down, this game looked out of reach.
Richardson added his second TD run in the 3rd quarter, and he teamed up with Ballard to crush Philadelphia's hopes of a comeback. Luck hit DaRick Rogers for his third TD pass, and Foles shot back with one to Pierre Garcon, but the game was already well out of hand. The Eagles had one more shot at a score, with the clock ticking down, but a sack on 4th & Goal from the 4 ended any hopes of salvaging some respect.
Foles was outclassed and outplayed by Luck.
Indianapolis' turnaround was now complete, a resounding victory after a 2014 season filled with utter disappointment. Luck, going 41/46 with 3TD passes, was named Superbowl MVP. With the way this team is built, he could be looking at more in seasons to come.
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