Colts boot Vikings: As Luck would have it, win No. 1 was a thriller
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is sacked by Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen during the 4th quarter of the Colts 23-20 victory Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT ROBERSON/sroberson@dailyjournal.net
INDIANAPOLIS
Not only could Robert Griffin III stride atop water a week ago at this time, he seemed capable of doing so without getting his cleats or game socks wet.
Griffin’s stunningly impressive Week 1 performance in New Orleans was enough to encourage whispers that as the week progressed seemed to expand into full-fledged dialogue:
Is it possible the Indianapolis Colts used their No. 1 slotting in last April’s draft to select — gulp! — the wrong guy?
Andrew Luck has no trendy Ro-man numeral in his name (AL I?). Still, on Sunday he must have muzzled some of those guilty of straddling the fence in the ongoing Luck-RGIII debate. You know, the one promising to die down right around the time the two are sitting in rocking chairs playing checkers in front of a Cracker Barrel.
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“Luck party of two ... your table’s ready.”
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