Andrew Luck's record day key as Colts edge Dolphins

Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

INDIANAPOLIS -- Andrew Luck was not about to be upstaged by another rookie. Not on Sunday. Not in his home dome.

And not when his arm is on fire.



Luck set the NFL's rookie passing record with 433 yards to propel his Indianapolis Colts to a 23-20 victory against the the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium.

It set the tone for a matchup of two of the NFL's biggest surprises from the first half of the season, with Miami led by its own rookie passer, Ryan Tannehill.



Luck surely demonstrated exactly why Indianapolis (5-3) drafted him with the first pick overall, as he completed 30-of-48 passes with two TDs. He also notched his fourth game of at least 300 yards passing the season, matching the rookie mark set by the franchise icon he replaced, Peyton Manning.



Tannehill, picked seventh by Miami (4-4), was solid in his own right. He completed 22 of 38 passes for 290 yards.

But with Indianapolis protecting its lead inside the two-minute warning, Tannehill's final pass on fourth-and-15 wound up one yard shy of the first down marker.



It was that type of day for the Colts, whose leukemia-stricken coach, Chuck Pagano, watched from a private suite. It was the first game at Pagano attended since he took a leave of absence in early October.



The Colts got their game-winning points from Adam Vinatieri, on a 43-yard field goal with 5 minutes, 58 seconds remaining. It was Vinatieri's third field goal, which capped a 13-play drive.



Luck's second TD pass, a 36-yarder to T.Y. Hilton, put the Colts up 20-17, late in the third quarter.





