Colts vs Pats

[TheBigChicken]

8-0 vs 7-0....this should be a mighty fine ballgame to watch...finally something to kinda get excited about. Especially after that oh so exciting World Series...

[primushead]

YES!  They'll be hyping this one up ALL WEEK I'm sure.  It should be an awesome game though.

What's everyone's predictions?  I'll start.

Colts - 35
Pats -  31

[knotcameloose]

I wanna see Bob Sanders lay the smack down.

[BH]

I hope the '73 Dolphins are sweating because no team is even in the same league at the Patriots this year, not even the Colts.  It's rediculous.  I am so friggin' tired of Tom Brady and Beliciek (sp?).

Pats 31
Colts 17

[Jon T.]

This should be a fun one to watch.  Both punters might as well take the week off.   I hope I'm wrong but I'm thinking 35 30 Pats.

[Taterbug]

I would love to see Brady get knocked out and the colts run up the score to 50 - 3.
But I think Dungy has more class than that.
It feels like a mid-season Super Bowl.
My team the Bears are  done ( losers ).
GO COLTS  ( my new favorite team )
Brady has a new girlfriend. I hope he wears protection this time.

[MMJ_fanatic]

What everyone seems to be forgetting is that: 1) the Pats have beens scoring more points in their games than the Colts have in theirs, 2) none of the teams the Colts have faced have anything close to the offensive arsenal we have (including Brady), and 3) none of the Colts' opponents have had the defensive weapons we put out there.  I just don't understand all the hate--is it jealousy?  

[ycartrob]

 I just don't understand all the hate--is it jealousy?  

I see both sides, however, if someone wanted to pay me a couple
K to take pics of me cradling a baby goat, all I'd say is, "What time and where?"

[Jon T.]

What everyone seems to be forgetting is that: 1) the Pats have beens scoring more points in their games than the Colts have in theirs, 2) none of the teams the Colts have faced have anything close to the offensive arsenal we have (including Brady), and 3) none of the Colts' opponents have had the defensive weapons we put out there.  I just don't understand all the hate--is it jealousy?  

Everthing you've said can be turned around.  The Pats haven't played anyone as fundamentally sound on both sides of the ball as the Colts.  That being said I don't think the Colts can hang.  The reason I want the Colts to win though is because I don't like Belichick plain and simple.  I like pretty much most of the players though but in this case one bad apple spoils the bunch.  

[Taterbug]

Sure, yes I'm jealous,  The dude is a winner, a millonaire, won 3 super bowls and dates smokin hot women,. What's not to hate about about him  :).
I just really don't like billichick, he seems really shifty to me, he is a nickel slick cheater.

[primushead]

I wouldn't say I'm jealous, but everyone loves to hate the guy on top.  

I just have a problem with Bill's hoody thing.  



And, as much as I want Tom Brady to give me something to hate about him, he hasn't done it at all.  He's very modest in post-game interviews, and generally is a classy guy on and off the field.  

[aMD]

The colts have had a more difficult schedule and an extra week of rest, but I still think the Pats are going to take this one.  

Pats - 41
Colts - 31

[LizKing531]

The colts have had a more difficult schedule and an extra week of rest, but I still think the Pats are going to take this one.  

Pats - 41
Colts - 31

Yeah Yeah - Colts are gonna take this one & stop by Cincy to woop up on them just cause they were in the neighborhood.

;)

[bowl of soup]

Best breakdown of this match-up can be found here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/071023&sportCat=nfl

good vs. evil

[Jon T.]

THat is a good article.  When I first read that I thought it was Bill Simmons.  He's an avid Patriot's fan so I was confused as shit waiting for some kind of punchline.  It was a few days later I realized that I am retarded.

[Taterbug]

 I just don't understand all the hate--is it jealousy?  

I see both sides, however, if someone wanted to pay me a couple
K to take pics of me cradling a baby goat, all I'd say is, "What time and where?"

Aw come on, I would do it for 10 bucks. I come real cheap.

[MMJ_fanatic]

Sorry everyone but I hereby denounce all the "cheating" accusations as bs propagated by sore loser Mangini.  I mean can anybody here seriously believe Bill is the only guy to want to study opponent's signals?  Why the hell did the Jets have 4 or 5 guys signaling from the sidelines if this is such an isolated incident?  Mangini got his ass kicked and was pissed at Belichick so he called him out--but on the bright side now the league is watching out for this so now nobody can get away with it.  As far as running up scores guess what?  Players are paid to score points and also receive incentives for their performance through the years.  Additionally there is a message to send:  "Yeah you guys all think that videotaping made us?  Well just take a look at our performance since the 'incident'."  I don't think anyone needs to apologize for a high scoring game.  And as far as NE not being challenged--San Diego has a great team, Washington was supposed to be a tough defense, and Dallas was undefeated.  I just don't see Indy racking up the same kind of point we've been racking up against our defense.  
I'd be as short with reporters as Bill has been if they continually asked me assinine questions too.  He can appear distant but he is all business.

[aMD]

homer.  ;)

i liked michael wilboun's take on it today.  bellichek is running up the score to prove to everyone they don't need to cheat.  He also said that they have every right to run up the score but they're lucky there wasn't a dick butkus or someone like that on washington defense who wouldn't take a cheap hit on Brady.  If you want to stop it, punch the pretty boy in the mouth when no one's looking.

want to make it clear that i'm rooting for indy

[red]

Pats by 10.

[ManNamedTruth]

i can deffinately see a cheap shot coming at Brady. I hope it happens when Steelers play em!