INDIANAPOLIS — Facing a red-hot Cowboys team in game with massive playoff implications, the Indianapolis Colts beat Dallas at its own game.
Indianapolis crushed Dallas 23-0 behind a dominant running game and a suffocating defense, handing the Cowboys their first shutout since 2003, when Dallas failed to score in a game against the New England Patriots.
The Colts (8-6) are now built to win in multiple ways — this is the first time Indianapolis won a game in which Andrew Luck did not throw a touchdown pass since 2013 — and kept themselves in prime position to fight for the sixth and final spot in the AFC playoff picture.