| GAME LEADERS |
| QBs | RBs | WRs |
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Peyton Manning
Yds: 247
TDs: 1
Rat: 81.8
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Dominic Rhodes
Yds: 113
TDs: 1
Avg: 5.4
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Joseph Addai
Rec: 10
Yds: 66
TDs: 0
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Rex Grossman
Yds: 165
TDs: 1
Rat: 68.3
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Thomas Jones
Yds: 112
TDs: 0
Avg: 7.5
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Desmond Clark
Rec: 6
Yds: 64
TDs: 0
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| TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS | | TEAM OFFENSE | TM | PER GAME AVERAGE | | Total Yards | IND | 379.4 | | CHI | 324.9 | | Yards Passing | IND | 269.3 | | CHI | 205.1 | | Yards Rushing | IND | 110.1 | | CHI | 119.9 | | TEAM DEFENSE | TM | PER GAME AVERAGE | | Yards Allowed | IND | 332.3 | | CHI | 294.1 | | Pass Yds Allowed | IND | 159.3 | | CHI | 194.8 | | Rush Yds Allowed | IND | 173.0 | | CHI | 99.4 |
| GAMEDAY MATCHUP | | W | L | T | PF | PA | DIV | CON | | IND | 12 | 4 | 0 | 26.7 | 23 | 3-3-0 | 9-3-0 | | CHI | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26.7 | 16 | 5-1-0 | 11-1-0 |
| H2H MATCHUPS (SINCE 2001) | | Indianapolis leads 2-0 | | Nov 21, 2004 | IND 41, @CHI 10 |
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