Colts on historic streak of narrow wins

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky

Some quality context from ESPN Research on the Colts' 10-6 win Sunday in Cleveland: It was just the second time that a Colts team quarterbacked by Peyton Manning won a game without scoring an offensive touchdown. The only time came on Sept. 7, 2003, also in Cleveland against the Browns. The Colts won the game, 9-6.

The Colts current five-game winning streak has featured wins all by six points or less.

Close Games for Indianapolis DateResult11/2 W, 18-15 over New England11/9 W, 24-20 over Pittsburgh11/16 W, 33-27 over Houston11/23 W, 23-20 over San Diego*11/30 W, 10-6 over Cleveland* Adam Vinatieri's game-winning 51-yard field goal as time expired According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Colts are the just third team in NFL history to win five consecutive games each by six points or fewer.

The last team to do it was the 1992 Colts (which finished the season 9-7 and didn't make the playoffs), and the team before them was the 1986 Giants, which went on to finish 14-2 and win Super Bowl XXI.



Most Consecutive Wins, Each By Six Points or Fewer (NFL History) SeasonTeamDatesWins2008 Colts Nov. 2-Nov. 30 5*1992 Colts Nov. 29-Dec. 27 51986 Giants Nov. 2-Dec. 1 5*Active Streak

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