INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts are getting comfortable on the
road.Theyve won four straight on other teams home fields, the past two by a
combined 75-16.Theyve already dealt big blows to two playoff contenders, Green
Bay and Minnesota, and will try to derail Oaklands hopes of earning a
first-round bye on Saturday.It still may not be enough for Indy to salvage its
playoff hopes.We understand exactly where were at and our focus is on one thing
and one thing only and thats to get this W, coach Chuck Pagano said Tuesday.We
know its a huge challenge and a tall order against a great football team on the
road. But we cant worry about small chances and this, that and the other. Weve
got to go play.These days, playing anywhere outside the confines of Lucas Oil
Stadium looks like a plus even if they must visit one of the NFLs least friendly
venues, the dreaded Black Hole.Some, such as punter Pat McAfee, have already
experienced the unique atmosphere Raiders fans enjoy creating.When McAfee played
in Oakland in 2010, he remembers being greeted by a heckler dressed in spikes
who was giving him grief about an arrest for public intoxication.As McAfee
recalls, the fan started chanting DUI until McAfee explained he wasnt driving.
Then the fan changed the chant to DUS, which McAfee said didnt work as the fan
tried to call him out for his alleged overnight swim in a local canal.Others,
such as eight-year veteran Darius Butler, are eager to see if the Oakland crowd
lives up to the hype with so much at stake. The Raiders lead Kansas City by one
game in the AFC West.But strangely, these are the exactly elements in which the
Colts (7-7) have thrived lately.Im really not sure why we have such great games
on the road and come out flat at home, McAfee said. I think theres an energy in
the stands that we feed off, its kind of us against the world.Whatever the
explanation, the numbers prove it.After blowing out the Vikings 34-6 last
weekend, Indy assured itself of another non-losing road record. In Paganos five
seasons as coach, the Colts have never finished worse than 4-4 away from home
and a win this weekend would make them 5-3 on the road for the third time in
four years.At home, its been a different story.The Colts blew a lead in the
final 35 seconds and lost to Detroit in the season opener, ended October with a
poor showing in a home loss to Kansas City and squandered a chance to take
control of the AFC South with an uninspiring loss to Houston on Dec. 11.Those
three losses could be the difference between making the postseason and missing
the playoffs for the second straight season, something that hasnt happened in
Indy since 1997-98.The Colts head into the weekend one game behind Houston and
Tennessee in the division race and would be eliminated this weekend with a win
by either the Texans or Titans.Whats the reason for the disparity?I dont know,
Andrew Luck said. Im not sure we can explain it and Im not sure it ever can be
explained.So the only option Indy has this weekend is to win at Oakland (11-3)
and hope for the best.On the road, youve got to pack your defense and pack your
run game, especially this time of year, Butler said. Ive never been to Oakland,
but I know they have a passionate fan base and Ive heard a lot of stories about
them.Game notes Pagano is unsure whether right guard Denzelle Good (concussion)
or right tackle Joe Reitz (back) will play this week. Both missed the game at
Minnesota. ... Receiver Donte Moncrief (hamstring) did limited work at Tuesdays
practice. Pagano also isnt sure whether hell play Saturday, either. ... Indy
signed defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles to the practice squad on Tuesday.---For
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Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when
interviewing for the job Friday night. Australia has flatly rejected calls for
an apology over swimmer Mack Hortons controversial comments about Chinese
swimmer Sun Yang.A war of words was sparked by Horton, who dismissed Sun as a
drug cheat after beating him to claim the 400m freestyle gold medal on the
opening night of the Rio Games.China has demanded an apology but the
International Olympic Committee says it has not yet received a formal complaint
and does not intend to investigate further.Spokesman Mark Adams has also given
Horton qualified support.People say many things after competition and theyre
entitled to say those things, he said on Monday.Australian chef de mission Kitty
Chiller says there will be no apology.Mack obviously has very strong views about
the need for clean sport, as every single one of us does, she said.He has every
right to express his views and his displeasure in that sense.We have no
intention of making an apology.Horton also has the support of other
medal-winning Aussies, trap shooting gold medallist Catherine Skinner and bronze
medal-winning synchronised swimmers Maddison Keeney and Annabelle Smith, who
backed his anti-drugs stance.Im all for clean sport. Everyone should have an
equal playing field, Keeney said.I support Mack. Im with him all the way.Horton
called his 400m triuumph over Sun a win for the good guys, in reference to the
dual London Olympic gold medallist serving a three-month ban for testing
positive to banned stimulant trimetazidine in 2014.ddddddddddddBut the China
swimming team was unimpressed.We have been noticing what has been said in the
past two days by Horton, who launched a malicious personal attack (on Sun), team
manager Xu Qi told online news service Chinagate.We think his inappropriate
words greatly hurt the feelings between Chinese and Australian swimmers.It is
proof of a lack of good manners and upbringing.We strongly demand an apology
from this swimmer.Adams said the IOC wanted to encourage freedom of speech but
the Olympics was also about respecting the right of others to compete.There is a
line somewhere there where people should be free to compete in tranquillity, he
said.Chiller said she didnt think Horton would be too fazed by the
controversy.Mack is in a pretty good place. Hes got probably his best event
coming up in a few days and I know he, like all the swimmers, are focused on
their own event, their own lane, she said.I would hazard a guess that it wouldnt
affect him at all.
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