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Old 01-19-2007, 02:20 PM
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Default Re: ***OFFICIAL AFC TITLE GAME pats @ COLTS ***

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It should be NYJ. How else am I supposed to compare the two teams. Over the length of the season, I'm pretty sure the Colts had the same record against a harder schedule. They also beat the Pats on the road. So how is the 17 week schedule more indicative of proving that the Pats are the better team as others are bringing up. Yes over the 17 week season, the Pats D was definitely better than the Colts D. The Colts O was better and definitely the most efficient O in the league.

The only facts that it shows they performed well to top competition. The Colts scoring differential in comparison to some of the other top tier teams is pretty small but they had one of the tougher regular season schedules in the league. Their division had to play the NFC East which had 3 playoff teams while the AFC East got to play the NFC NOrth which had 1 playoff team and 1 "decent" team in GNB. Additionally, the Colts again for some reason had to go on the road to playoff NE, and they beat them.

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Using the regular season to try and compare these two teams is pretty useless. The Pats offensively are a much better team now than they were earlier when Brady was trying to get on the same page with his new WR's. And Indy lately in the playoffs anyway has shown signs of a much improved defense.

Should be a helluva game.
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