INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) – Andrew Luck threw for 376 yards and one touchdown, former Buckeye Daniel “Boom” Herron ran for another score and Indianapolis dominated the second half to beat the Bengals 26-10 in the AFC wild-card round Sunday.
The Colts (12-5) head to Denver (12-4) next week Sunday; Luck is 0-2 in the postseason on the road.
For Cincinnati (10-6-1), the postseason misery continued: It became the first team in NFL history to lose four consecutive opening-round playoff games. Andy Dalton finished went 18 of 35 for 151 yards and lost a fumble as he fell to 0-4 in the playoffs.
Indy led 13-10 at halftime, but Luck changed the game by floating a perfect 36-yard TD pass to Donte Moncrief as Luck was falling down in the third quarter. That made it 20-10.
Adam Vinatieri sealed the win with the final two of his four field goals.
The Colts travel to Denver next Sunday while the Ravens head to top-seeded New England in the other AFC divisional playoff game next Saturday.
In the NFC, the Carolina Panthers advanced to the divisional round and will play in Seattle while the Cowboys downed the Lions Sunday to earn the right to travel to Green Bay.