Injuries are improving the fantasy value of Joseph Addai and Pierre Garcon.

The Colts received some good news before their Sunday game against the Jaguars: RB Joseph Addai (knee) and WR Austin Collie (heel) both can play after being listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report.

RB Joseph Addai (knee), WR Austin Collie (heel) and WR Pierre Garcon (hamstring) are all listed as questionable on the Colts injury report released on Friday. Addai and Garcon both missed practice on Friday, while Collie completely participated.

Peyton Manning directed a Super Bowl record-tying 96-yard drive that ended on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon, giving the Colts a 10-0 lead over the Saints in the first quarter.

So far, very few members of the Colts have made a fantasy impact in Week 16.

The Colts listed 29 players — over half the active roster — on Wednesday’s final injury report, including DEs Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, who are questionable to face the Jaguars.

This is an ultra competitive league, and if Larry Johnson is on the street as an unrestricted free agent, I’d expect someone to bring him in on the cheap.

Colts WR Reggie Wayne and DE Dwight Freeney are officially active for Sunday’s game against the 49ers as expected.

It was a tough day for wide receivers, as Houston’s Andre Johnson, Minnesota’s Bernard Berrian and Indianapolis’ Reggie Wayne all sustained injuries. Johnson and Berrian didn’t return, although Wayne did.

Reggie Wayne, the Colts’ No. 1 receiver, left the game against the Rams with a strained groin and is questionable to return. The Colts already are playing with No. 2 receiver Anthony Gonzalez, who suffered a knee injury in the season opener and still isn’t ready to play.

I would argue that right now — in the 2009 NFL season — is the most challenging time to be a a fantasy owner.

Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning joined host Fran Charles on Monday for an interview on Total Access, chatting about coach Jim Caldwell, changes on the offensive line, rookie RB Donald Brown and more.

The Colts are dealing with a number of injuries during training camp, as starters Antoine Bethea, Dallas Clark, Bob Sanders and Ryan Diem are all sidelined heading into the preseason opener.

Colts rookie RB Donald Brown agreed to a five-year, $12.8 million contract Sunday, one day before the team’s first practice of training camp. The first-round draft pick is guaranteed $6.8 million in the deal, a league source told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Barring setbacks, it would be a shock if Joseph Addai didn’t retain the top spot on the Colts’ depth chart heading into the regular season. But rookie Donald Brown has a lot of time between then and now to make an impressionj. A backfield committee may be imminent.