There comes a time in our lives when we get to witness history in the making and Sunday will be just that time. The New England Patriots will take on the defending Super Bowl Champion
Indianapolis Colts.
Both teams come into this game undefeated, New England is 8-0 and Indy is 7-0. Much of the talk lately even around here is that New England has been running up the score against the teams they have defeated. What a joke you have got to be kidding me. Is this sandlot football we're talking about? NO, this is the NFL and should the offense just lay down and quit? NO, The offense shouldn't have to stop the offense. The defense should stop the offense.
All I have heard this morning is that this game is billed "Good" vs "Evil". Indy being good Patriots being evil. I guess spy-gate has had it's toll on NE and I think Ne is trying to make a statement to the rest of the league. The`Pats have bolstered their team by a great margin and it has shown. This is the first time in their history they have gone 8-0. Indy has gone 7-0 the last 3 years.
Some key match-ups to look for today will be Peyton Manning throwing to Dallas Clark. Clark along with Peyton killed the Pats in the AFC championship game late in that game last year. Also, look for the Pats defense to try and contain Joseph Addai and if they can do that then look for Manning to open things up to wide receiver Reggie Wayne. Marvin Harrison is on the mend and he has always been a deep threat. I wonder if his knee will be strong enough for him to make the cuts he needs to get away from the Pats defenders.
The Pats will look to run the ball with Laurence Maroney and if that stalls then Brady will air it out. Look for his key receivers to be all over the place as he will be throwing to a multitude of receivers. Brady's key will be Wes Welker and Randy Moss. I figure they will double team Moss and that will leave receivers like Welker and Donte Stallworth open to do their thing. Also, Ben Watson looks like he is healthy to play again and that could prove beneficial for the Pats.
This will be a preview of the AFC Championship game again this year. The winner could just have home field advantage throughout the playoffs, I look to see the Pats take this game by a 41-27 margin.
The Pats have really improved their offense to compete like the Colts but their Defense is also a lot stronger and that will be the difference this week.
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