This is what I've been expecting to see from the boys in blue all season. Granted it was against the Bills, but for any road team to dominate a game in Buffalo like that is impressive. Brady finally appears to trust his new WRs. Dillon showed he's far from washed up. The defense didn't miss many tackles for a change. Asante Samuel had a pro bowl caliber performance. The front 4 held the leading rusher in the AFC, McGahee in check for the most part. Hopefully they can carry this solid performance into the next few weeks. Pats next 3 opponents: Vikings Colts Jets
Damn right, I was impressed. I wasn't impressed too much with the stats but they did do what they needed to do, WHEN they needed to do it on both sides of the ball. Willis McGahee had a hell of a run down the field and only 3 points resulted from it so I was happy overall. It seems like our best running happened where it mattered most, in the red zone. The Pats are 5-1 and are improving every week so I think they will be a real threat again this year. Right now the media seems to think they are a "sleeper" team to watch out for.
looking at their next 3 games i think theyll only win one but the Pats should rebound after that. If the Pats beat the Colts i will put them as a super bowl team again
The Colts are the most flawed 6-0 team I've seen in some time. With our running attack they can easily be had IMO.
Colts looked pretty good yesterday. They slapped the 'Skins around like they weren't even on the field. The decision to go for two when they were up by 19 was dumb, though. If you think about it, 19 is a field goal, two touchdowns and two two point conversions. If they kick the extra point, the 'Skins need three TDs to catch up. Dungy apparently didn't get the memo that says you only go for two when there is no other choice. I really, really wanted that to come back and bite them, but the 'Skins just stunk it up yesterday.
Don't expect the Pats to play like the Skins did, especially knowing how bitter this rivalry is. Bill Polian is on the Patriots' shit list and he isn't coming off of it anytime soon. I predict that the Broncos will beat them and then they will get another loss at Gillette.
Pats are a better team than the skins and they'll put up more of a fight. I expect zero ability to run against the Pats and when Manning has to throw 50 times, he'll make his share of mistakes and give the Pats an opportunity. Pats, on the other hand, should be able to run the ball 40 times and grind it out. I'll be interested to see what the line on this game ends up being.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pack Attack)</div><div class='quotemain'>Pats are a better team than the skins and they'll put up more of a fight. I expect zero ability to run against the Pats and when Manning has to throw 50 times, he'll make his share of mistakes and give the Pats an opportunity. Pats, on the other hand, should be able to run the ball 40 times and grind it out. I'll be interested to see what the line on this game ends up being.</div> I would bet my life earnings that Indy will be the favorite. No matter what happens from now until then, even if Manning gets hurt. Even if Indy was playing Chicago I would still bet that Indy was picked as the favorite.
It has been over a year since pats beat Indy, so i am going to say Colts beat the patriots. Patriots havent been able to get it done against manning since crennel left, and i dont think that changes.
Indy can't stop the run though. You'll see that this Sunday against the Broncos. If you can't run or stop the run, you won't win. I love that saying. The Broncos are going to run all over the Colts.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pats_Fan420)</div><div class='quotemain'>Indy can't stop the run though. You'll see that this Sunday against the Broncos. If you can't run or stop the run, you won't win. I love that saying. The Broncos are going to run all over the Colts.</div> yeah but they're 6-0 despite not being able to stop the run. The other key factors are getting an early lead & pressuring Manning.
I'm still sticking with my prediction of the Broncos winning. The Colts have played the Giants, Texans, Jaguars, Jets, Titans, and Redskins and none of those teams are nearly as solid as the Broncos. No, I'm not saying that because they own the Pats either. The Broncos are a hell of a football team and they have excellent coaching. I don't have a doubt in my mind that they can beat the Colts.
It all depends on the weather conditions come kickoff IMO. If the field is sloppy then I give the Broncos the edge. I'll be doing a snow dance on Sunday as I'd hate to see the Colts have home field advantage for the playoffs 2 years in a row.
