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This marks the first time since 1986 that the Patriots have been at least a touchdown favorite at Indianapolis according to the OddsShark NFL Database.
New England has dominated this rivalry series.
THE STREAKS: New England has won six straight in this series, including the two playoff games and five straight on Sunday night. Instead, the Colts need to find their rhythm offensively, hopefully with Luck back in the lineup. “We’re just going to try to do our best to go out there and play well”.
-Look at past box scores of the Colts and Patriots and the difference between rushing yards has told the story. Not just to the Boston rivals, but to the rest of the league.
In last week’s game, Indianapolis prevailed against the Texans 27-20. Rookies Henry Anderson and David Parry have played very well to start the reason. Kendall Langford wasn’t on the team previous year.
The bar is opening at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday and will be prepared for crowds rooting for both teams. The only question is, will the Patriots win by a touchdown and a field goal – which is what most of the oddsmakers have it (10 points) – or will they crush the Colts by 21 or 28 or maybe even more? Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams ran for 127 and averaged 6.0 yards per carry.
Ahmad Bradshaw, whom was with the Colts for the past 2 years, was resigned earlier this week.
Jackson never wanted to be in the spotlight for something like this, all he wanted to do on that wet January day in Foxborough, Massachusetts, was make a play. “When facing young quarterbacks, he is the master of disguise coverages”. The Patriots will have Devin McCourty lurking in the secondary to snag a couple of those deep balls.
On the other side of the ball. Brady needs to remain collected, and dissect the Colts defense. It’ll take you a better part of a quarter to figure out what they’re doing.
Dion Lewis, who played three unremarkable seasons with Philadelphia and Indianapolis, has made up for their absence. Pressure him often and create a takeaway or two.
The Patriots will meet the Colts for the first time this season.
CB Vontae Davis (foot) practiced Wednesday and is expected to start Sunday night’s game with New England.
The next opponent is a good one. The Colts run defense has improved, but their pass defense is still really bad. Got guys blocking that are good players for them.
