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Speaker 1: latest with the Indianapolis Colts. Now here's the voice of

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Speaker 1: the Colts, Matt Taylor from the Power Home Solar Radio studio.

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Speaker 1: Colts Daily Update on a Tuesday is on the air.

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Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor. Thanks for joining in everybody, as the

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Speaker 1: Colts are on the buy no game on Sunday. It's

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Speaker 1: week number fourteen and it's the latest buy the NFL

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Speaker 1: also the latest buy for the Colts in the history

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Speaker 1: Thirteen straight games plus the preseason, plus training camp. The

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Speaker 1: The Colts are seven and six by virtue of their

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Speaker 1: AFC playoff standings. Remember, the top seven get in with

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Speaker 1: This is the first time in nineteen years every team

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Speaker 1: and according to five thirty eight dot com, the analytics website,

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Speaker 1: So again, the Colts have the rest of the week off.

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Speaker 1: big time congrats to Kenny Moore, Colts nominee for the

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Speaker 1: That's Frank Reich from last night's Colts Roundtable Live radio

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Speaker 1: show and that full interview and that full show also

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Speaker 1: Colts Audio Network, wherever you've download your podcast. That's all

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