Indianapolis ? Edgerrin James isn’t hesitant about his comeback from a serious knee injury.

Instead, he’s playing football the only way he knows full speed.

Colts running back Edgerrin James looks for yardage. James, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament last season, had 220 total yards in Indianapolis' 21-13 loss to Miami, erasing any doubts about his knee.

Two weeks into the season and less than 10 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, James is serving notice to the NFL that he’s back.

Any doubts were erased Sunday when he carried 30 times for 138 yards, piled up 220 total yards on offense. He was slashing with precision and cutting hard in a 21-13 loss to Miami, which consistently has one of the NFL’s best defenses.

“I think the Miami game answered a lot of questions for a lot of people,” said Peyton Manning, the Colts’ two-time Pro Bowl quarterback. “You could tell he was in great shape.”

Already James is flashing the darting style and power that made him the NFL’s rushing champion in 1999 and 2000. He trails AFC rushing leader Ricky Williams by six yards and leads the conference in total yards with 330 on a rebuilt knee.

If his performances on the field are material for highlight reels, his recovery from an injury that used to end players’ careers has been a medical marvel.

Lingering effects? Forget it, he seems as good as new.

“After games, I don’t think he’s had any soreness or anything,” Colts coach Tony Dungy. “It’s remarkable that so soon after having surgery, he’s playing like he is.”

The most surprising aspect of James’ return, though, may be his fitness.

While many players need at least a year to regain their previous form following an ACL injury and gradually work their way back into playing shape, James has returned at full throttle, rarely resting.

The Colts held him out of all four preseason games, both as a precaution and at James’ request, and he hasn’t missed a step. He’s been in on every offensive play the last two weeks and proven to opponents that he’s the same threat he was his first two seasons.

James isn’t saying how far along he believes he is or anything for that matter. He hasn’t spoken to the local media for almost three weeks, preferring instead to let his actions speak for themselves.

Right now, that’s good enough.

He’s running through tackles, and his moves remain sharp.

“I think we’ve seen a lot of it in practice, and I’m sure he can get better,” Manning said Monday. “But I’ll take 16 games like he had yesterday.”

If James continues to play as he did Sunday, he can book a third trip to the Pro Bowl and likely challenge for another NFL rushing title.