COLTS’ MISCUES HELP 49ERS RALLY FOR 37-17 WIN

By MICHAEL MAROT (AP) – 2 hours ago

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Peyton Manning done things demeanour easy Sunday. Sixteen plays, 10 points, take the breather.

Everyone else found out how difficult the NFL unequivocally can be when you’re not the four-time joining MVP — even if it is usually the preseason.

Running behind Michael Robinson fumbled upon the 49ers initial play, David Carr was sacked 3 times as great as the San Francisco receivers struggled to reason onto Alex Smith’s passes.

Fortunately for San Francisco, Manning’s backup, Curtis Painter, played even worse. The 49ers took value of Painter’s 3 interceptions as great as the botched handoff late in the initial half, scoring 34 true points to convene for the 37-17 feat during Indy.

“I consider he didn’t fool around as great as he’d similar to to, yet he indispensable the little help, too,” Colts manager Jim Caldwell pronounced of Painter. “The things which have been hidden, forsaken passes, the things you need to magnify drives, you need guys to do their jobs as great as you positively didn’t fool around as great as you wanted.”

The diversion did rekindle the little aged memories, though.

Manning was in midseason form, starting 8 of 10 for 91 yards as great as heading the Colts to scores upon their initial dual drives usually mins after usurpation the MVP trophy.

Smith, who eventually emerged final deteriorate as the quarterback the 49ers expected, was 3 of 9 for 37 yards as great as managed usually dual initial downs.

Carr, similar to Manning as great as Smith was the No. 1 collect in the draft, accomplished 9 of eleven for 98 yards with the single TD, yet was sacked 3 times as great as scarcely the integrate of some-more — suggestive of his early days in Houston.

Then there was Painter, whom Colts fans booed mercilessly after he done his NFL entrance in December’s detriment to the Jets. He was 9 of 19, recovered the single fumble, had the single plunge in to as great as endured even some-more boos from the half-full lane usually prior to halftime.

The 49ers essentially had some-more lapse yards upon Painter’s interceptions (111) than Painter threw for (64), and, as Caldwell, noted, it wasn’t all Painter’s fault.

“I suspicion you were difficult physically as great as mentally as great as you ran to the ball,” 49ers manager Mike Singletary said. “I suspicion the guys did the great pursuit overall.”

Clearly, this was not what the Colts longed for to see.

Then again, Indy has never done preseason games the priority.

Six starters together with Pro Bowlers Dallas Clark, Dwight Freeney, Bob Sanders as great as Jeff Saturday — did not fool around upon Sunday.

Coach Jim Caldwell yanked many of his alternative starters, along with Manning, after usually dual series. And the using diversion Indy wants to urge constructed usually 8 yards in the initial twenty-five minutes.

San Francisco wasn’t during full strength, either. Michael Crabtree, Frank Gore as great as Patrick Willis all sat out, yet it longed for to have use of the diversion to get in sync.

The 49ers struggled early. Robinson’s fail led to Adam Vinatieri’s 21-yard margin goal, as great as Manning took the Colts 89 yards upon the subsequent array — the final 7 entrance upon Joseph Addai’s scoring run mid by the initial quarter.

“I suspicion the guys, really, after the delayed start, got behind upon track,” Singletary said. “Overall, you suspicion the guys did the flattering decent job. We’re upon the right road, yet you have the prolonged approach to go.”

That’s when Painter entered as great as the Colts lead vanished.

Reggie Smith picked off Painter upon the left sideline as great as ran it behind 91 yards for the TD to have it 10-7.

“I saw an opportunity,” Smith said. “They were using dual reduced routes as great as the single deep, as great as the round bounced up in the air. Right place, right time, came as great as got it as great as took it the rest of the way.”

Kyle Williams used the same truth when he held Pat McAfee’s low punt as great as ran it behind 36 yards to set up Robinson’s 3-yard scoring run. Suddenly, with 7:21 to go in the half, the 49ers led 14-10.

It was usually the start.

Before the half ended, Painter threw dual some-more interceptions as great as ran in to fullback Mitch King, losing the round upon the fourth-down fool around during the Indy 41. San Francisco incited which in to dual margin goals for the 20-10 lead, as great as Carr hermetic the result with an 8-yard TD pass to parsimonious finish Tony Curtis late in the third quarter.

Indy didn’t measure again until Tom Brandstater threw the 3-yard TD pass to Jacob Tamme to have it 34-17 with 10:58 left.

“Obviously, the large thing was turnovers,” Caldwell said. “We’ve got the lot of work to do, so we’ll keep working.”

Notes: Robinson scored, yet it was Anthony Dixon who had the most appropriate day of the 49ers using backs. Dixon ran 32 times for 100 yards as great as had the TD as the 49ers demeanour for the deputy to the not long ago late Glen Coffee. … Four 49ers were harmed during the game. Singletary pronounced parsimonious finish Vernon Davis has the stretched knee, defensive finish Derek Walker the painful hip, cornerback William James the sprained ankle as great as Williams the sprained toe. … The Colts mislaid dual players to injuries. Safety Jamie Silva went to the locker room upon the golf transport after spraining his left knee as great as starting ensure Kyle DeVan harm the hamstring.

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