First off I would like to thank NBC for picking this game up on Sunday night. Why, you might ask? Well as a Colts season ticket holder this year we begin our tailgate at 8 a.m. every game day, Brian and Nate are the veterans of the group. Actually I take that back I don’t know that I should thank NBC now that I think about that. That gives our group that tailgates, 12 hours to take part in binge drinking activities in our spot at the Delaware and South street lot. This has bad news written all over it. Most people have asked me, “Are you seriously going to start at 8 a.m. ?” As my good friend Nate tells them, “If it were easy everyone would do it.” I feel like there should be a helicopter on stand by if any of us need life lined, maybe a cute nurse with an IV at the tailgate. We sit in the end zone in section 625. That is one hell of a walk up the stadium and I sure as hell won’t be in any shape to put forth a good effort in making that walk. I might have to leave the tailgate at like 4 just to get there by kickoff. On Sunday I will probably be able to smell the booze coming off everybody in our section considering they got half a day to drink before the game starts. There is a 99.8 percent chance I will be calling into work on Monday (cough, cough). I think I’m coming down with a fever and the only prescription is more beer and a Colts win! You can’t win them all if you don’t win the first 9. See below for some of the section 625 crew. Brian is wearing the football glasses, Megan is voting for world peace, and I could use a refill on my beer. What else is new.
Now let’s talk about the actual game plan the Colts need to imply. On defense there is a semi clone of Bob Sanders, since his career is over in Indy. He goes by the name Clint Session. Bill Polian is a genius. Year after year this guy just plugs in no name college players into a system and turns them into studs. Session is a beast and should have a pretty good game. One key matchup is if Matt Light plays for the Pats or not. Even if Light does play I still believe Freeney wins this matchup. Freeney is on a tear this season and Light won’t be close to 100%. The Colts have 22 sacks on the season. The Colts are starting 2 rookie defensive backs, thank god Moss is getting older and not as good as he use to be. I give the edge to the Pats still but I do like the athleticism those DB’s bring to the table. The Colts are only giving up 13.5 points a game. On the other hand the Pats give up only 14.4. I am going to go out on a limb and say those numbers are going to go up after this week for both teams. Now let’s talk Colts offense vs. the Pats D. Peyton Manning is averaging 315 yards passing a game. I mean it’s not out of the question that he could reach 5,000 yards passing this year. Insane! I don’t see why he can’t light up this Pats secondary. Merriweather is banged up and may not even play. The Colts have given up the fewest sacks allowed this season and the Pats have only gotten to the QB 15 times in 8 games. So Peyton should have all day to throw and use that play action. Dallas Clark is having a career year along with Reggie Wayne having another pro bowl year as usual. The Colts have struggled with the run game, but the past couple games Addai and Brown have shown signs of life. So we will see which run game shows up.In closing sports fans, this game should be a dandy. Who wins? I don’t know for sure. I am predicting the Colts will win because of these facts. The Pats are 1-2 on the road this year. I mean they lost to the Jets and Mark Sanchez. Peyton Manning shines in prime time games and he’s a tad better than Mark Sanchez. Colts WIN! Go Horse! P.S. can anyone set an over/under on how many beers I drink in the 12 or so hours I will have at the tailgate?
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