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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts have taken their share of punches over the past two seasons.On Sunday, they again showed they can throw a few, too.One day after the struggling Colts pulled off a shocking victory at Green Bay, they returned home with a punchers chance of getting back into the playoff race.We have a bunch of fighters on this team, defensive tackle David Parry said Monday. When you get backed into a corner, youre either going to fight or youre going to quit, and were not going to quit.The Colts (4-5) certainly have shown their ability to counterpunch time after time.They didnt go down when coach Chuck Pagano missed 11 games while battling leukemia in 2012. They won the AFC South in 2013 after Reggie Wayne incurred a season-ending knee injury in Week 7. They repeated as division champs in 2014 despite an 0-2 start, and last season Indy went 8-8 though Andrew Luck missed nine games.Its no different this year.Four times, Indys season appeared on the verge of collapse and each time the Colts fought back.The run started in Week 3, when the winless Colts used a fourth-quarter rally to get past San Diego. Two weeks later, against the reeling Chicago Bears, Indy found itself on the ropes again -- until another Andrew Lucks rally saved the day. Two weeks after that, the Colts were staring at a possible 0-3 start in division play until scoring two touchdowns in the final two minutes to win at Tennessee.So when the Colts headed to Green Bay on Sunday, following a loss to Kansas City and amid questions about coach Chuck Paganos job security heading into the bye week, the Colts delivered again. This time, Indy strung together its most complete game of the season and walked with away with its first win at Lambeau Field since 1988.We needed it. We needed it for ourselves, I think, Luck said after the game. We know we can be a good team. There are things we have to clean up and we have to stack these together. We needed this in a bad way.Last season, Pagano went through a similar scenario, with the Colts cranking out victories in every must-win game except one, a stretch that included another improbable early November victory over eventual Super Bowl champion Denver. The lone loss, at home to Houston, wound up costing the Colts their third straight division crown and their fourth consecutive playoff appearance.So why does Indianapolis save its best for the high-stakes games? Even Pagano cant really explain it.When our backs are against the wall, I dont think theres anyone thats better, he said. We dont need to be there, thats of our own doing. But weve learned from everything weve been through to this point, and I think you have to fight through some stuff to get to where you want to get to.Now he needs to see improved play over the crucial final seven games.A loss to Tennessee on Nov. 20 could throw a monkey wrench into their division hopes. Four days later, theyll host a Thanksgiving night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Then Indy hits the road for three of the next four: at the New York Jets, at Minnesota and at Oakland, with only home games against Houston and Jacksonville left.All seven could be considered must-win games.But the good news is thats typically when the Colts come out swinging.Weve got to stay hungry and weve got to understand and remember this feeling. This is why you do what you do, Pagano said. 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Lance Franklin will buck a recent trend if he can kick a big bag of goals in Saturdays AFL grand final against the Western Bulldogs.The only players to have kicked five goals in a grand final in the past decade were his former Hawthorn teammate Jarryd Roughead in 2014 and Geelongs Cam Mooney in 2007.One has to go back to 1997 to find the last player to kick more than five in a season decider.Darren Jarman kicked six in Adelaides win over St Kilda, while a year earlier the games most prolific all-time goalkicker, Tony Lockett, booted six in a losing cause for Sydney against North Melbourne .Its very rare that you get a big key forward kick five or six goals (in a grand final), said former key forward Barry Hall, who kicked a total of five goals in his three grand final appearances, with a best effort of three.You dont get the traditional forwards kicking big bags of goals and winning the game for you.Its just a different game of footy.Franklin has kicked ten goals in his four grand final appearances, a lower strike rate than his career average of over three a game.Buddys bbest goal efforts in season deciders were both in a losing team.ddddddddddddHis kicked four for the Swans against the Hawks in 2014 and his next highest tally of three was for Hawthorn against Sydney two years earlier.Conversely, he kicked just one and two in victories over Fremantle and Geelong in 2013 and 2008 respectively.Franklins 80-goal campaign has pushed him up ten places in the all-time goalkicking list headed by Locketts 1360 majors.Hes moved up to 12th spot with 786, having this year overtaken the likes of Hall, Wayne Carey, Peter Hudson and Stephen Kernahan.If he can fulfil the six seasons remaining on his Sydney contract. Franklin could well become just the sixth man to kick 1000 goals, needing an average of around 43 a year to reach four figures.However, Locketts tally, which is starting to develop the unattainable aura of Bradmans Test cricket average of 99.94, looks safe as Buddy would need to average 95 a year to catch Plugger. ' ' '