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"It was good to see Mike,'' said [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who was having trouble moving his neck to the left. "He's a guy that you want on your team.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Starting RB [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] was giving Peyton Manning and the Colts the steady, chain-moving presence they needed against a Kansas City Chiefs defense aligned to take away the big pass play. That is, until [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] left in the third quarter with an undetermined shoulder and neck injury.
-- Jim Corbett
Colts' [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]: Too early to tell severity of his neck injury
The former Michigan standout re-booted the Colts run game and his career with a solid, clutch performance. Hart showed good patience, setting up his blockers on what proved the winning, 11-yard touchdown in a 19-9 Colts win against the Chiefs.
"Right now, I can manage it. Turning to the left is kind of sore. (Monday) I will have a better feel on how I'm feeling.''
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] appears day to day, but deferred speculation until Monday.
"He's going to do whatever. And he got a chance to get in there and get a couple of runs and showed what he can do.''
"That's kind of when you feel more the aches and pains," he said.
With [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]'s backup Donald Brown scratched before kickoff due to a hamstring injury, it was up to third-year, third-stringer Mike Hart to step up.
It didn't seem serious. But it's another setback for a team that counts heavily on [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] as both a runner, pass protector and receiver who was split wide several times against the Chiefs.
Prior to Sunday's 11-carry, 50-carry, one-touchdown performance, Hart had just four carries for zero net yards this season. Last season, Hart appeared in just nine games, running for 70 yards and a touchdown after suffering a season-ending knee injury and being placed on injured reserve Oct. 14,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2008.