Colts C Kelly expects to play in Saturday's AFC wild-card game

Indianapolis Colts centre Ryan Kelly was a full practice participant on Wednesday and said he expects to play in Saturday's AFC wild-card game against the Houston Texans. Kelly injured his neck in Week 16 against the New York Giants and missed the regular-season finale against the Tennessee Titans. Kelly said the injury affected his arm strength so there was no way he could try to give it a go against the Titans. "It was a big week last week, and I felt after the (Tennessee) game and going through some walkthrough stuff (Tuesday), I felt like the strength was back," Kelly said.

"Doing some things to hopefully help my neck stay in the same spot and not move around too much. Other than that, I feel well." Kelly, a Pro Bowl alternate, is a key cog in a Colts' offensive line that allowed just 18 regular-season sacks to tie the New Orleans Saints for the league low. Receiver T.Y. Hilton (ankle) didn't practice Wednesday but also is expected to be available against the Texans. Strong safety Clayton Geathers (knee) returned to practice after missing the past two games. He was a full participant.