Colts Hang On For 5th Straight

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) Often overlooked and always overshadowed by their star-studded offense, the Indianapolis Colts' defense found the end zone on a day Peyton Manning couldn't.

Defensive end Robert Mathis scooped up Derek Anderson's fumble and rumbled 39 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Colts stayed in the thick of the AFC playoff chase by winning their fifth straight, an ugly 10-6 decision over the snake-bitten Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Mathis' big play helped bail out Manning and Indy's high-octane offense, which failed to score a TD and never got humming with its usual efficiency.

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