Carolina Panthers beat Indianapolis Colts in overtime
Tuesday 3 November 2015 07:23, UK
Graham Gano kicked a 52-yard field goal in overtime to give the Carolina Panthers a 29-26 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday to remain one of four unbeaten teams in the NFL.
After quarterback Andrew Luck rallied the Colts from 17 points down in the final seven-and-a-half minutes of regulation, both teams exchanged field goals in overtime.
Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly's interception of Luck then gave the Panthers the ball at the Colts' 39 in the sudden-death portion of the extra session and Gano did the rest.
Kuechly had dropped an earlier interception that would have sealed the game at the end of regulation.
Gano hit the winner to extend the Panthers regular-season winning streak to 11 games, dating to last season.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was 16 of 35 for 248 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He also ran for 41 yards.
He clicked on a couple of second-half drives, putting Carolina 23-6 up before the Colts came storming back.
Newton threw two touchdown passes in less than five minutes as the Panthers continued their best start in franchise history by improving to 7-0.
Luck had been limited to 40 yards passing and two interceptions through the first three quarters, but came to life in the fourth quarter.
He threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson and an eight-yard touchdown strike to Fleener to bring the Colts to 23-20.
Adam Vinatieri hit the third of his four field goals as time expired to send the game into overtime.
