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Colts ready to emerge as NFL's breakout team?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| December 01, 2002 | Hayes, Reggie | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

INDIANAPOLIS_The NFL awaits its annual breakout team, the one that rises above the league's regulated parity, a state of equality decreed via stone tablets by Pete Rozelle years ago.

So why not the Indianapolis Colts?

Why can't the charmed and chosen ones be the Indianapolis Colts, 8-4 and atop the AFC South after a convincing if unmemorable 19-3 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday at the RCA Dome?

Sure, it's easy to list reasons why it probably won't be the Colts. The offense is erratic. The defense is vulnerable. The special teams aren't always all that special, give or take a Mike Vanderjagt mile-high field goal. But, given a break or two, why can't the story of the NFL's final month and January playoffs be the Colts?

There's a certain fortuitous timing and ...

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