Carter, defenders make roster pitch

INDIANAPOLIS _ Five years to nearly the day of the Cedric Peerman Bowl, linebacker Chris Carter went on the road to secure a roster spot in spectacular fashion in the pre-season finale.

It will be recalled that in 2010 Peerman came to Indianapolis in a roster scrum with running back James Johnson and delivered a 93-yard touchdown run and a 60-yard kick return and he’s been on the roster ever since.

It’s unclear how long Carter is going to last, but it certainly looks like he’ll be on this Opening Day roster at least after his sack led to the Bengals’ winning points in a 9-6 victory over the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. No tight end has been able to block Carter this preseason and add Colts’…