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Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals

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2009 Regular season · Week 3 · University of Phoenix Stadium · Sunday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Colts beat Cardinals 31–10 in 2009 Week 3

The Indianapolis Colts beat the Arizona Cardinals 31–10 on the road at University of Phoenix Stadium in Week 3 of the 2009 regular season on September 27, 2009.

The result moved the Colts to 3–0 and dropped the Cardinals to 1–2. It was the Colts’ third straight win. The Colts finished 2009 at 14–2 and lost Super Bowl XLIV. The Cardinals finished 2009 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the Indianapolis Colts won 17–13 on January 1, 2006. When they met again, the Arizona Cardinals won 40–11 on November 24, 2013.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Colts lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2005 Full series history

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