Curtis Painter News

First, the good news: Favorites did right by bettors on Sunday, ending a two-week run of wins by the books, which were emboldened by all the dogs covering.

Reggie Wayne and Peyton Manning want to keep playing this season. Or at least this week.

Indianapolis and New Orleans improve to 13-0 with hard-fought wins, and with three beatable opponents left on each team's schedule, the potential is there for two 16-0 regular seasons.

OK, no offense to any Purdue alums or Curtis Painter fans out there, but the headline of this article is a joke.

The Colts are hopeful that they can add a veteran backup quarterback next week, according to a league source, and will try to build in roster flexibility to do so.

The Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday placed backup QB Jim Sorgi on injured reserve with a right shoulder injury.

Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Jim Sorgi was placed on injured reserve today and the team used his roster spot to add some depth at offensive tackle by re-signing Michael Toudouze.

It's not going to happen. It's not part of the Colts' mentality. But they should go for it.

The Indianapolis Colts put former Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman through a workout Friday.

Joe Tiller made the decision, and stuck with it. Curtis Painter had to deal with it, and did.

QUESTION: Given the Colts have pretty much locked up everything they need, over the remaining five games what kind of playing time do you see players like Dwight Freeney getting since he seems to be a bit banged up? Also, is there any chance of seeing someone besides Peyton Manning get some snaps in the final few games? -- from Evan, Indianapolis ...

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning went through his second limited practice Thursday, but the team has no concern about his availability for Sunday's game at Houston.

Maybe Hayden is back in 2-3 weeks. Have yet to talk to him. Gonzo poked his head in the locker room for a moment the other day, but didn't want to discuss his status and took off.

Talk of quarterbacks -- the Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning, the New England Patriots' Tom Brady -- has dominated the buildup for Sunday night's showdown at Lucas Oil Stadium.

With every NFL team now having reached the midway point of the 2009 season, it's time to hand out our annual awards for a job well done, or at least half-done: First-Half MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts are starting Kyle DeVan, who's been rotating a lot with Mike Pollak, at right guard Sunday against the Texans.

It wasn't pretty. And it certainly wasn't as efficient as it had been in the team's previous six games.

Shown in this Aug.29, 2009 file photo, Indianapolis Colts backup QB Curtis Painter is one of 3 former Purdue QBs playing for unbeaten NFL teams.

QUESTION: What is the status of Anthony Gonzalez? He is still out and the team isn't saying a whole lot about his return.

I always have NFL thoughts. It's my favorite sports season. I just don't always get to put those thoughts into written form .