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Speaker 1: This is the Colts Daily Update. A look at the

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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. A week seventeen is upon us.

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Speaker 1: Tonight's in the NFL. The Titans take on the Cowboys Thursday, ninth,

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Speaker 1: Football Tennessee. On a little bit of a downhill. They've

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Speaker 1: lost five in a row. They're now in second place

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Speaker 1: in the AFC South, only two games to play. Tonight,

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Speaker 1: they're in danger of losing six in a row for

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Speaker 1: the first time since two thousand and fifteen. The Colts, meanwhile,

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Speaker 1: they're on the practice field today. They're getting ready for

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Speaker 1: their matchup on Sunday against the New York Giants. The

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Speaker 1: Colts check in four ten and one, the Giants eight

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Speaker 1: six and one, and if the Giants went on Sunday

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Speaker 1: over the Colts, they will clinch a playoff spot in

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Speaker 1: the NFC for the first time since two thousand and sixteen.

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Speaker 1: That's the backdrop tonight. I'm Matt Taylor. Joined tonight. It's Thursday,

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Speaker 1: so JJ Stankovitz from Colts dot Com is here as well. JJ.

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Speaker 1: Happy December twenty ninth. I think you and I are

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Speaker 1: the only ones working in Indianapolis today. Brother, Hey, the

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Speaker 1: content doesn't stop even if it's around New Year's And hey,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna be in New York City, New York adjacent

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Speaker 1: on New Year's Eve? What time are you going to bed?

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Speaker 1: And why is it nine thirty? Um? I wish it

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Speaker 1: not much. You gotta be honest with you, It's gonna

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Speaker 1: be pretty nice to have. I mean, I always say

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Speaker 1: hope she's not listening. But to get a solid ten

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Speaker 1: hours asleep in a hotel room by myself is pretty

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Speaker 1: clutch on the road. Last opportunity we have this year,

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Speaker 1: so a better take advantage. And even though we are

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Speaker 1: probably as close to Times Square on New Year's Eve

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Speaker 1: as maybe you and I will ever be, I have

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Speaker 1: no interest, still no desire, that's absolutely no interest in

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Speaker 1: going there. Where do people go to the bathroom? Honestly, Like,

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Speaker 1: where do they go to the bathroom? Like your shoulder

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Speaker 1: and pals, Well, you're you're shoulder and shoulder. I'm sure

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Speaker 1: like all of those you know, restaurants in storefronts there

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Speaker 1: thought about it, because I also never have considered going

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Speaker 1: to Times Square. I really have. I really haven't either.

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Speaker 1: It's not something that stiens exactly. How do you get around?

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Speaker 1: And it's an arm and a leg to get back

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Speaker 1: to the hotel for sure. All right, Well, the Colts

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Speaker 1: are they're sticking with Nick Foles at quarterback as we

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Speaker 1: transitioned into some football here two games left. Obviously, the

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Speaker 1: offense did not go well on Monday Night Football with

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Speaker 1: Nick Foles at the helm for the first time this season.

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Speaker 1: What kind of hiccups did he run into operating this offense?

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Speaker 1: How can they improve this go around? On Sunday against

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Speaker 1: the Giants. I think you saw Nick Foles take some

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Speaker 1: hoped he could do to just get defenses to back

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Speaker 1: off the run game a little bit. But he didn't

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Speaker 1: And I think that's where you need to see him

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Speaker 1: improve in this game. Is even if you only hit

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Speaker 1: of an opposing defense. They're gonna be some opportunities in

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Speaker 1: this game. The Giants are going to send a lot

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Speaker 1: of funky blitz is wink. Martindale is known for sending exotic,

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Speaker 1: this game, maybe that changes their calculus a little bit.

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Speaker 1: you know, the Chargers got to Nick Foles seven times

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Speaker 1: and Chargers sent a lot of pressures in that game.

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Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray Junior had a couple of, you know, impactful

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Speaker 1: you know, and only two of those sacks. By the way,

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Speaker 1: Jeff had already said, we're on the offensive line, so

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Speaker 1: that this is gonna be a challenge for this Colts offense.

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Speaker 1: But I think that the big thing for Foles is

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Speaker 1: and I think a lot of people here just you

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Speaker 1: or Sunday in New York. That's JJ Stang Events. I'm

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Speaker 1: Matt Taylor. This is the Cold Staley Update. This is

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Speaker 1: ninety three five and one oh seven five the fan

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Speaker 1: leading you into Pacer pregame. Tonight, the Pacers take on

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Speaker 1: the Cleveland Cavaliers at the field House Elsewhere. On defense,

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Speaker 1: challenge for the Colts offensive line. Indeed, that's JJ Stankovitz

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Speaker 1: from Colts dot Com. What are you writing about going

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Speaker 1: into this game New Year's Day. So I got a

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Speaker 1: and the rest of it's you know, kind of history

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Speaker 1: for Yeah, it's a really good story. Check it out.

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Speaker 1: That's JJ Stankovitz from Colts dot Com. He's all over

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Speaker 1: the website and the Wallball app and the Colts Audio

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Speaker 1: Network as well. JJ, have fun doing whatever you're doing

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Speaker 1: on New Year's Eve. You will not be in town.

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Speaker 1: You're not going in Manhattan, So enjoy your cherries jubilee

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Speaker 1: wherever you get it on New Year's Eve, and stay sharp,

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Speaker 1: we'll talk to you on Sunday. My friend, can I

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Speaker 1: also make a dad joke? Tech? Oh love it? Talk

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Speaker 1: to you next year, Matte. It's always a classic, right,

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Speaker 1: you got the babysitter. See you guys next year. Next year.

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Speaker 1: Pacer Hoops is next Pacers and Calves at the Field House.

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Speaker 1: J j I'm Matt Taylor. This has been the cold

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Speaker 1: Staley update here on the Fan ninety three five one

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