Matt Stover

As a Colts fan, this game really disappointed me. But hey, the New Orleans Saints wanted it more. They needed this. After all New Orleans has gone through for the past few years with Hurricane Katrina and all that. Along with that, the Saints were never a good football team. The NFC Championship was the farthest they’ve ever gone before the season started. And they only made the NFC Championship once in their life. The Saints were undervalued. With losing to teams like the Buccaneers with their starters, the Saints were not favorites entering the playoffs. They proved everyone wrong. And then, the heroics of Tracy Porter came in the NFC Championship game. After that pick, it was over. It happened last night in the Super Bowl, against a high-powered Colts’ team. The first quarter [...] Continue reading →

Oh man, oh man, what a game this was! Heading into this game were the underdog New York Jets, who looked to surprise the Colts again like they did 40 years ago when Joe Namath and the Jets shocked the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. It looked like from the first half. In the first quarter, both teams were punished by the strong defenses. There were punts flying left and right. This also included a field goal miss by Jay Feely, who is among the many kickers who have been struggling this postseason. The first score came when the Colts failed to deliver a touchdown in the red zone. That meant they had to settle for a field goal. Matt Stover put it up right, and in. 3-0. But everything changed after that. Here came Mark Sanchez, with a powerful run fake and pump fake to trick Dwight [...] Continue reading →

The Colts have saved themselves once again after beating the now 5-4 Houston Texans, 23-20. The Colts started out great. And Manning was on fire, having already over 175 passing yards at the end of the first quarter. It started off with seven-yard touchdown pass between Manning and Addai. Then, later in the first quarter, Matt Stover kicked a 22-yard field-goal to boost the Colts lead up to 10-0. Stover returned in the start of second quarter, booting another [...] Continue reading →

Addai Saves Colts from Underdog 49ers, 18-14

November 2, 2009 by Josh Dhani | Alex Smith, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Clark, High School Football, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Joseph Addia, Matt Stover, New England Patriots, NFL, Peyton Manning, Pro Bowl, Reggie Wayne, San Francisco 49ers

Are you serious? The Colts actually won this game? Jeez, by the way they played, man, it looked their butts would get kicked, badly! Only one touchdown came in this game, and four field goals by a 40-year-old dude named Matt Stover. Alex Smith looked like he gained his trust from the 49ers and it’s fans by his performance that you wouldn’t expect if you look at Indy’s pass defense and what they have done for the past five [...] Continue reading →

Colts Sign Matt Stover, Cut Ed Johnson

October 14, 2009 by Josh Dhani | Antonio Johnson, Baltimore Ravens, Daniel Muir, Ed Johnson, Eric Foster, Fili Moala, Indianapolis Colts, Jim Caldwell, Keyunta Dawson, Matt Stover, NFL, NFL draft, NFL playoffs, Raheem Brock

With Adam Vinatieri out for six weeks, the Indianapolis Colts signed former Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover, 41. Stover played against the Colts during Indy’s 15-6 Divisional Playoff win over B-More in the 2007 Playoffs. But the Stover signing isn’t much of a surprise as people expect. What really might be a surprise is that the Colts cut defensive tackle Ed Johnson, for the second straight time, in just 13 months. Johnson was cut the first time due to a drug possession which violated the NFL policy and rules. But the Colts didn’t release for character, it was performance. “Just overall, it was production. It was a lack thereof,” Coach Jim Caldwell said. “I know some might be wondering if it was a character issue and it was not.” Johnson only started four [...] Continue reading →