COLTS @ CARDINALS...NFL Week 12 Late Slate...LUCK faces his Old O-Coordinator in KANGOL-wearing Coach ARIANS....COLTS trying to chase down AFC Leaders...CARDS trying to stay in NFC Wild Card Hunt...A QB DRIVEN League the Old and New CARSON vs LUCK #INDvsARI

Colts @ Cardinals NFL Week 12 Late Slate 4pm ET

The Indianapolis Colts go west to checkout an old friend in Bird Gang Coach Bruce Arians and then it's business as usual for both. The Colts come in having got the "Monkey of their back" Offensively and that put them right into the AFC South Catbird Seat. The Colts need to get that ground game going against a stout Cards Front led by Darnell Dockett and Calais Campbell with Backer Daryl Washington behind those two wreaking havoc. Colts RB Donald Brown has played well of late and the Colts might need RB Trent Richardson in this one. TE Coby Fleener and WR TY Hilton both got loose last week but it was Fleener who did the real damage. Can they move the Pig versus a pretty good secondary led by All-Pro Patrick Peterson?

The Cards are right there in he thick of the NFC Wild Card as the Seahawks have all but locked up in the NFC West. The Cards have played well of late as QB Carson Palmer has found his niche and how about keeping him clean as well. Cards Rookie RB Andre Ellington is sharing duties with RB Shard Mendenhall as Shard is not the same back he once was. 2nd Year WR Michael Floyd has gotten better and the Cards got a huge game from him last week. Can the Cards move the Pig by land and Air versus a Colts "D" that is trying to get back to its September and early October Groove? The Cards  know its a lot of Man to Man and Bump and Run on the outside from the Colts and if the Cards O-Line keeps Palmer clean the Colts might want to rethink their strategy.

Winner: BIRD GANG 34-31 in a shootout....Palmer and Luck go Toe to Toe