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Colts maintain 'Run the damn ball' approach

It's a slogan emblazoned on a baseball cap, and it's a way of life for the Indianapolis Colts' physical offense: Run the damn ball.

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They followed that adage during a punishing second-quarter drive capped by a touchdown run by Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett.

The NFL's fourth-ranked rushing offense ran the football seven consecutive times for 42 yards with Brissett beating outside linebacker Brennan Scarlett around the corner for a 5-yard score.

Nyheim Hines had an 18-yard up the middle and a 6-yard run to position Brissett in the red zone for the score.