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Vinatieri kicks another winner, Colts beat Falcons 24-21

Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri kicks the game-winning field goal during the second of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Atlanta. The Colts won 24-21.
Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri kicks the game-winning field goal during the second of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Atlanta. The Colts won 24-21. Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri kicks the game-winning field goal during the second of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Atlanta. The Colts won 24-21.

By Associated Press 4 min read

ATLANTA – The ol’ geezers came through for the Indianapolis Colts.

Forty-year-old Matt Hasselbeck throwing a pair of touchdown passes in relief of Andrew Luck.

Adam Vinatieri, the oldest player in the league at 42, adding another game-winning kick to his brilliant career.

The result: a 24-21 victory Sunday over the slumping Atlanta Falcons, after the Colts rallied from a pair of two-touchdown deficits.

D’Qwell Jackson tied it with just over 10 minutes remaining on a 6-yard interception return for a touchdown. Then Vinatieri won it, as he’s done so many times before, on a 43-yard field goal with 52 seconds remaining.