personally, i think the 10 point spread on this game is ludicrous. Luck 'should' be able to throw the ball all over the field against a bad patriots secondary. sure, the pats will be able to score against a so-so colts defense but i just don't see the pats being able to shut down luck and their receivers.
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The Colts (surprisingly) match up well against the Pats and the Pats recent history, not all that impressive. Just not sure I have the balls to pick the Colts in an upset...maybe I will...
applebee's is the mcdonald's of bars and grills............ their food is not real great. their draft beer is always cold and fresh and reasonably priced though so i will drink there at times. getting back on topic, unless the pats can come up with a game plan to confuse the rookie, i would expect Luck to have a big day and for the colts offense to be able to put some points on the board. the only question will be how well can the colts so-so defense contain the pats offense .......... if the colts can get a few stops, maybe a turnover or 2, force some fg's instead of td's, i could see a 27-24 one-possession type of game. i definitely don't see the pats as 10 points better than the colts normally ................ that's not to say that they couldn't win an individual game by 10+ points, i would just say that in reality, right now the pats are probably only a few points better than the colts if they both play their average game.
