Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning (Darron Cummings/AP Photo)
Apparently, the Indianapolis Colts can give thanks that they're not playing Thursday.
On the day before Thanksgiving, the Colts -- one of two remaining unbeaten teams in the NFL -- filed their longest injury report of the season, with 25 players listed. It's a list that includes three-time Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning, who was limited in practice with a glute injury.
The report reads as follows:
* Did not participate: S Antoine Bethea (foot), DE Keyunta Dawson (knee), DB Aaron Francisco (ankle), DE Dwight Freeney (abdomen), WR Anthony Gonzalez (knee), CB Kelvin Hayden (knee), LB Ramon Humber (calf), TE Gijon Robinson (concussion), QB Jim Sorgi (right shoulder), TE Jacob Tamme (quadriceps), K Adam Vinatieri (right knee), WR Reggie Wayne(foot).
* Limited participation – Charlie Johnson (foot), Manning (glute).
* Full participation – RB Joseph Addai (knee), DE Raheem Brock (neck), RB Donald Brown (shoulder), S Melvin Bullitt (shoulder), WR Pierre Garcon (ankle), CB Tim Jennings (ankle), DE Robert Mathis (neck), CB Jerraud Powers (knee), Tom Santi (hip), C Jeff Saturday (calf), LT Tony Ugoh (knee).
In all, six starters missed practice: Bethea, Freeney, Gonzalez , Hayden, Robinson and Wayne. Freeney, Bethea and Wayne played this past Sunday while the other three did not.
The Colts (10-0) will visit the Houston Texans Sunday. They can clinch a sixth AFC South title in seven years with a victory if Jacksonville (6-4) loses at San Francisco.
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