The drive right before the half was an excellent job. We figured 20 plays, no more than 25. They ended up with 30. We work a lot on it every day. Good teams don't do what we did tonight.
Bad teams do that.
There are areas need to improve on, but we have to hurry up because time is running out. Unlike the first two preseason games, Manning played the entire first half and was most effective in the second quarter when the Colts scored the only touchdown of the game. But when you're out there with Peyton, he runs the show. He's masterminding the whole thing. James, who came in with only 5 yards rushing in the preseason, carried five times late in the second period, including the 29-yard gain to the Saints 40.