Wayne keeps his eye on the ball

Nov/13/08 08:04 AM Filed in: Reggie Wayne
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PITTSBURGH -- Reggie Wayne was good Sunday at Heinz Field. He had six receptions, 114 yards and one touchdown in the Indianapolis Colts' 24-20 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He also was lucky.

On his 65-yard touchdown, Wayne adjusted when Peyton Manning's pass along the left sideline was underthrown and went through the hands of Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor. Wayne secured the deflection, spun away from safety Ryan Clark and sprinted to the end zone for the longest play allowed by Pittsburgh this season.

Wayne snatched another pass deflected by Taylor in the third quarter, that time gaining 16 yards.

"Those count, too, you know what I mean?'' Wayne said after posting his second 100-yard receiving game of the season and 25th of his career. "It's not giving up on a play and trying to be the man to make the play."

So, it's better to be lucky than good?

"I'd rather be both,'' Wayne said.

Tipped passes, according to Manning, are "cyclical.''

"They've been going the other way,'' he said, "so it was nice to have a couple of them bounce our way.''

(indystar.com)