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Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots Playoff Thread (1 Viewer)

captain_amazing

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Let's get this started! Pats 34 Colts 31. Big day for the Pats running game with Blount steaming ahead for over 100 yards and 1 TD.

Won't surprise me if the Colts win, however, based on the Pats season.

Weather is set for a balmy low to mid 40 degrees and rain.

Whaddya got?

 
Ridley goes over 100 not Blount.

Luck will put up better numbers than Brady.

Brady will be 18-7 in post season after this game with a W.

Fleener puts up better numbers than Hilton

Amendola and Collie both reach pay dirt

 
I feel good about the Colts heading into this one. I'm thinking Belechik may have a tougher time game planning for Luck than he used to have with Manning. If Andrew can limit his picks, Indy slips past NE 34-31.

 
Beats the hell out of going to Denver to play them again. I was hoping like hell the Bengals would get beat so we could play NE. Unfortunately for NE, the Peyton Manning curse in NE doesn't apply and I think someone else said it earlier, NE isn't as good as their record.

No use predicting scores and I think it will be close, but I'll say the Colts win by 6.

 
Run It Up said:
Defense is gonna need to show up, looking like there will be two healthy receivers and Collie.
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I do agree the defense is going to need to show up, specifically Jones and Ninko with the pass rush. However, I think their ground game is going to be more important in terms of coming out on top. From my understanding, the Colts rush defense is pretty bad, and with Blount coming off a great individual performance and having the overall hot hand for Pats RBs, I think they need to run and run often. If they don't, or do but without success, I think it'll be a tough one for them to pull off.
 
captain_amazing said:
Run It Up said:
Defense is gonna need to show up, looking like there will be two healthy receivers and Collie.
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I do agree the defense is going to need to show up, specifically Jones and Ninko with the pass rush. However, I think their ground game is going to be more important in terms of coming out on top. From my understanding, the Colts rush defense is pretty bad, and with Blount coming off a great individual performance and having the overall hot hand for Pats RBs, I think they need to run and run often. If they don't, or do but without success, I think it'll be a tough one for them to pull off.
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I expect them to be run heavy as well, control time of possession. Just worried that if the Pats are on the wrong end of the turnover game its gonna be a grind to get back in it with the diminished receiving corp.

Not sure if the DBs are all active this game either.

 
As an FYI, Pats leading LB after Mayo went down early this season - Spikes - was put on IR last week. I don't think that'll have a major impact on the game, as I wouldn't expect the Colts to emphasize the run, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Dane Fletcher will likely play in his place, along with Collins.

 
Run It Up said:
captain_amazing said:
Run It Up said:
Defense is gonna need to show up, looking like there will be two healthy receivers and Collie.
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I do agree the defense is going to need to show up, specifically Jones and Ninko with the pass rush. However, I think their ground game is going to be more important in terms of coming out on top. From my understanding, the Colts rush defense is pretty bad, and with Blount coming off a great individual performance and having the overall hot hand for Pats RBs, I think they need to run and run often. If they don't, or do but without success, I think it'll be a tough one for them to pull off.
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I expect them to be run heavy as well, control time of possession. Just worried that if the Pats are on the wrong end of the turnover game its gonna be a grind to get back in it with the diminished receiving corp.Not sure if the DBs are all active this game either.
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Yea, if the Pats get in a hole early, I wouldn't be too confident in the offense getting them out of it. From practice reports, sounds like Dennard will be back, so there might be some good news there.
 
Both teams will be playing without their #1 WR.

Reggie Wayne is on IR and Wes Welker plays for the Broncos.

Here's to the #2s gettin it done!

 
Rotoworld:

Colts OC Pep Hamilton referenced the Patriots' 2007 "Spygate" scandal during his Wednesday presser.

A Jets assistant from 2003-05, Hamilton was asked about Gang Green's matchups with the Pats. "I do know for a fact that it was always a 60-minute chess match," Hamilton said. "It was ever-changing looks and disguises and they always tend to find ways to figure out some of your signals." It's a veiled reference, but an unmistakeable one. Between Hamilton's comments and the signing of ex-Pat Deion Branch, the Colts are signaling they want to bring the fight to the Pats instead of vice versa.


Source: Indianapolis Star
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It's going to rain the whole game with 20-25 mph winds. Whoever runs the best and holds onto the ball will win the game.

 
captain_amazing said:
Run It Up said:
captain_amazing said:
Run It Up said:
Defense is gonna need to show up, looking like there will be two healthy receivers and Collie.
Click to expand...
I do agree the defense is going to need to show up, specifically Jones and Ninko with the pass rush. However, I think their ground game is going to be more important in terms of coming out on top. From my understanding, the Colts rush defense is pretty bad, and with Blount coming off a great individual performance and having the overall hot hand for Pats RBs, I think they need to run and run often. If they don't, or do but without success, I think it'll be a tough one for them to pull off.
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I expect them to be run heavy as well, control time of possession. Just worried that if the Pats are on the wrong end of the turnover game its gonna be a grind to get back in it with the diminished receiving corp.Not sure if the DBs are all active this game either.
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Yea, if the Pats get in a hole early, I wouldn't be too confident in the offense getting them out of it. From practice reports, sounds like Dennard will be back, so there might be some good news there.
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The Charles-less Chiefs put 44 on them on the road, and were a dropped pass away from a 50 spot. :shrug:

 
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Colts can look pitiful at times then jump up and bite the best teams in the league. Luck can look completely overrated for stretches (in fact I called him that in the KC game thread right before he spurred the fabulous comeback) but he has demonstrated an incredible ability to just will his team to victory much as I am loathe to admit. Sometimes a win like that can spur a team, and NE sure isnt invinceable this year either. I think Indy relishes the underdog role and goes in and wins, provided their run defense can hold up. Dont see the Patriots blowing them out.

 
Colts 34 Pats 20

Too many injuries, and too many average skill position players for the Pats.

 
MoveToSkypager said:
I expect to see 200 yards rushing from New England this game.
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The more I think about this game, the more I think it is likely the Patriots run all day, to keep the Colts offense off the field and to dominate the TOP. I doubt Belichick wants to get into a shootout with Luck, and given NE's defensive problems, it seems like the smart game plan.

 
Ghost Rider said:
MoveToSkypager said:
I expect to see 200 yards rushing from New England this game.
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The more I think about this game, the more I think it is likely the Patriots run all day, to keep the Colts offense off the field and to dominate the TOP. I doubt Belichick wants to get into a shootout with Luck, and given NE's defensive problems, it seems like the smart game plan.
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This, and a good amount of Vereen screens.

 
since 2007,Brady is just 3-4 in postseason,with 3 of those losses coming at home..

watching the way the Colts coaching staff dismantled better teams like SF, Denver, Seattle, Kc ( first game), I'm positive they'll come up with something to stop the 'smoke-n-mirrors' Patriots..

NE ranks 6th worst against opposing TE's..

NE ranks 12 worst against opposing Qb's, giving up more yards and 5 more passing Tds than the Colts ( and worse than the Bucs)

29th in rush attempts against, 30th in rushing yards allowed, 24th in y/a.

but, 'the feeble old man standing behind the curtain,talking into a microphone',as Dorothy exclaimed in the Wizard of Oz, is the Patriots.the illusion is that they're this great team that can run with anyone..the reality is that they're perhaps the worst remaing team in the playoffs..even if they beat Indy,they're HUGE underdogs to Denver next week..Huge underdogs to Seattle or SF or Carolina or even N.O. in the SB..not sure they'd even beat SD if they played them next week..

they beat N.O. on a flukey hail mary type of pass a few weeks ago..

they couldn't win with Moss, and they sure as heck won't win with Edelman and Amendola..with homefield advantage on the line,they lost in Miami week 15..

Colts stifle the Pats, beating them easily..score predicitions are useless, I'm just saying the Colts are loose, playing with house money ( should've lost last week)..

 
Wasnt so long ago that Pats were perfect at home in Belichick/Brady era in play offs - but the 3 losses ( and could/should have been 4 ) v the Jets and Ravens were against physical teams with good running game and very good defense - I dont think the Colts compare in that way, weather should help the Pats D against the Colts Offensive strength which is passing game and the Pats should be able to run all over the Colts.

 
The Colts will experience Blount force trauma in this game. They will be totally dominated by the Pats running game, with both Ridleu and Blount going over 100 yards, and Screen Vereen will make the Colts Defense look silly.

Belichick with two weeks to prepare, and high winds and rain spells big, big trouble for Indy. This one probably wont even be close.

 
It will be interesting to see which Colts team shows up. They have been somewhat of a Jekyll and Hyde team. Early in the year they had some really quality wins (SEA, SF, DEN), but they tapered off the second half of the year. Even though they went 7-3 their last 10 games played, their scoring differential in that time was exactly even. Their turnover ratio was +2 but they gave up 180 more yards than they produced. Their 3 losses were not pretty, losing at home to STL by 30, getting stomped by ARI by 29, and getting beat by CIN by 14. The only team they beat with a winning record was KC (who they beat twice), but the Chiefs really had nothing to play for the first time. And the Colts needed a miracle to beat them last week.

While on the surface I agree that the Patriots are too banged up to win the SB, I'm not sure this is the week they go down. Both good and bad, NE has shown that they keep both teams in the game for the duration of the game this year. The majority of their games (11) turned out to be one possession games at the end. The last time they lost a regular season game by more than one score was in November 2010 against CLE (of all teams). They did lose to BAL by double digits last year in the post season.

Even with mounting injuries and guys hurt all season long, NE has still kept moving forward and (for now) has still been able to continue to perform (and actually do better as the season has progressed). From November on, they went 6-2 (with last second losses to CAR and MIA). However, unlike the Colts, the Pats scoring differential in those games was +71 points to go along with a +2 turnover margin and +313 differential in yardage.

I think there is more of a chance of a Pats blowout (14+ points) than a Colts blowout. I still have vivid memories of NE hanging 59 points on the Colts last year, but given New England's propensity for playing in so many close games, I think NE will win but IND will cover. However, that may mean the Pats were up double digits and then give up a garbage time score to make the score seem closer (and within 7.5 points).

 
Larrywarren said:
Wasnt so long ago that Pats were perfect at home in Belichick/Brady era in play offs - but the 3 losses ( and could/should have been 4 ) v the Jets and Ravens were against physical teams with good running game and very good defense - I dont think the Colts compare in that way, weather should help the Pats D against the Colts Offensive strength which is passing game and the Pats should be able to run all over the Colts.
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Funny the "as advertised" version of Richardson might have been very helpful here.

Maybe that's what they were thinking.

(To the extent Irsay Jr. actually thinks that is...)

 
This game will resemble the Bills game in week 17, a sloppy mess. I'm as old school as anyone, love the elements and all but this will not resemble anything like quality football. I wish it had snowed instead as there is nothing worse than watching them play in a driving rain storm for 3 1/2 hours. It's too bad as I was looking forward to Brady vs Luck where you could actually thrown more than a 10 or 15 yard pass. :tfp:

 
The Colts offense just put up over 500 yards against a better defense.

Pats averaged 129 rushing ypg and the Colts gave up an average of 125 ypg rushing.

NE gave up 134 ypg rushing and the Colts ran for an avg of 109. But somehow NE is going to go for 200+? And what, they're going to instantly become the '85 Bears?

Both teams averaged giving up 21 ppg this year.

NE scored an avg of 27.8 ppg and the Colts 24.4, however, the Colts faced the tough NFC West Defenses while the Pats faced the "tough" NFC South.

And some are predicting a blowout?

I sure hope the Colts coaching staff reads these boards so they know the Pats might pound the running game.

Colts in a close one. Or so I hope.

 
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