That was a battle of the ages, two heavyweight bruisers standing toe to toe landing fierce haymakers back and fourth. Blood and teeth sprayed out on the canvas -- it was such a rollercoaster of emotion – everything it was hyped up to be.

Brady had, if you look at the stat sheet only, one of the worst games of his career. But if you watched the game it was anything but that. He had 4 INT’s – 2 of which were tipped by the slippery-handed wide receivers and one by the Colts defensive line – that I don’t fault him.

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It’s a bit mystifying on why the Patriots passed the ball so much, but then again that why they probably did it. Belichick prides himself on doing something that you didn’t expect and running that much nobody expected.

Manning looked unbelievable – and was only outdone by his receivers. That pass that Harrison caught in the end zone was a form of artwork that as a football fan you can only appreciate – and it was a dagger in the heart too for the Patriots.

I also think that Belichick didn’t dig too deep into his bag of tricks for this one because he knows he will be seeing them in the playoffs. Every play you run in the NFL is archived forever for everyone to dissect – meaning you got one shot on showing somebody something they have never seen before. He plays to win and I’m sure had that last pass not been picked off we would have scored and gone into OT.

Maroney and Dillon looked fantastic – and I believe that the defense did an admirable job in keeping the big play offence of the Colts somewhat in check. One thing that did worry me were all the penalties .. but I guess when your up against the Colts you got to dance that fine line of getting in their face enough without getting penalized.

As if we also needed proof yet again that the Patriots wide receivers are not totally there yet – tipping the pass to the opposing team is never helpful. I don’t think they played well enough to beat the colts, but they played well enough to let me know they could have beat the Colts. We will have to see what happens in the playoffs ..

One thing that peeved me a bit was the booing of Vinatieri – I don’t think it was needed .. he is obviously still on our payroll. He never misses – never mind 2 in a row. Thanks Adam.

Hats off to the Colts. Good show my man. Good show.